BL R-series engine BL R-series engine The R series is a line of petrol engines introduced by British Leyland in 1983 for the then-new Austin Maestro. It was only produced in one capacity—1.6 litres. The engine was essentially a lightly modified version of the E-series unit found in the Maxi and Allegro. The main differences over the older engine are to the sump and gearbox mounting flange, which were adapted to accept a traditional "end-on" transmission unit which had been bought from Volkswagen in place of the traditional BMC transmission-in-sump arrangement. The R series was mainly a stop gap, and had a very
Moog synthesizer recorded in 1970; and Manning's "Home Sweet Home" (programmed by Robert Moog himself), which was recorded in 1968 but released in 1970. Following Harrison's example, the Beatles' adoption of Moog synthesizer was reflected prominently in "Abbey Road" tracks such as "Because", "Here Comes the Sun" and "I Want You (She's So Heavy)". The success of "Switched-On Bach" sparked a spate of other synthesizer records in the late '60s–mid '70s. Most of these albums featured cover versions of songs arranged for Moog synthesizer in the most dramatic and flamboyant way possible, covering rock ("Switched-On Rock"), country and other genres of music.