What was once the future is now the past but I have an oblong place in my heart for the humble tape. We used to argue about whether chrome or metal was any good and if anti-noise or hiss-reduction actually did anything. Any bag or satchel I had usually had three or four scummy old cassettes in them and there was a skill to spooling up unwound specimens with a biro. We soon discovered that 120 min tapes sagged in the middle and 60 mins could not fit an LP. The D90 was the king of cassettes and it's apotheosis, the compilation or "mix" tape. We spent hours labelling the things in tipp-ex and felt-pen, making intricate collages to decorate the box. No adolescent relationship every bore fruit without the exchange of home-made tapes labelled things like "Groovy Tunes" and "Wierd Stuff, Vol II".
It's true. The best album is the one you make yourself.
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I just love the MIXTAPE! Great post. I have plans on "publishing" my old mixtapes on my Blog. By that I mean I will share the track listings so all my fans can make similar tapes or playlists at home and pretend they are me...
Thought it be interesting to see what I have in my old boxes. I remember doing mixtapes when I went traveling so I have a few USA 1993, Roskilde Festival 1994 and so on...
Take Care!
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