There's a message floatin' in the air...

Okay, so what was the keyboard used in this magnificent 70's classic?

I'd swear it's the greatest sound everr!

I believe it's a Yamaha YC-30 combo organ, but I might be wrong? It had a ribbon slider for that whooping sound, I think...

Awesome! - I have another question too... Those microphones! To me, in the early1970's (and I know I'm showing my age here!) they were the height of modernity. Just the sort of mic that Joe 90 or James T Kirk might use, were they ever to become pop stars. Those mics were the future - and as far as I'm concerned, they still are! What were they? perhaps more importantly, where can I get one?

oh man, this thread is so brilliant

the video is blurry but I think they're some sort of pencil condenser from the era, possibly even the coveted akg c451, a fine small diaphragm mic for any recording application although not a big winner on stage due to feedback issues

Cool - Seems about right, so after doing a bit of research of my own I suspect that what I had in mind was perhaps the so called Tom Jones mic: the Sennheiser MD 211. Here they are in action alongside Janis... ain't that some funkadelic footage right there!

https://youtu.be/mZmiefQ5y4U

yeah, tom jones has a senheiser there, but I'm not sure if the osmonds do, those mics look longer... they could also be some sort of EV or altec, but I don't think so