I've got dozens and dozens of old cassette tapes, 2 brand new unopened tapes, and a few cassette players. Unfortunately I don't have a real mellotron.
On a related note, storage has become an issue now. I will have to get rid of all our old VCRs.
On a semi-related note (since this topic has basically become the "cassette appreciation thread"), about a year ago a news story came out about Sony making digital cassette tapes.
What do you guys think? Will cassette tapes become a new standard in the form of these new ones?
A couple years ago I bought an album on cassette, Laibach's "Kapital", for no reason other than that the cassette version is different (and, it turns out, better) than the digital version. It's a weird case and I haven't bought cassettes before or since, though there still seem to be a handful on sale. I can't say whether they're still being actually made, though.
Awww no mix tape jokes? hah. I remember recording favorite songs off the radio when I was a kid. Mostly comedy stuff though. In the USA you might find that stuff at garage sales or pawn shops if you're lucky.
I've still got some lying around, what was saddening was I found some of my Dad's 8-tracks and a player that were no longer working. (pretty sure it was the tapes, the player seemed to work fine)
mortimermcmirestinks wrote:
Now I wish MoffD wasn't allergic to me.
BlueGasMask wrote:Not sure about the rest of NZ but Auckland sure has them. What about down there, Levellass?
I'd be interested to know where exactly in Auckland you've seen them. I sure haven't seen anything other than CDs (or digital downloads) for a very long time, apart from the occasional case of vinyl in specialist stores.