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Post by mstreepsucks on Jan 20, 2023 23:54:50 GMT
I'm saying , not that anyone asked but I totally do. I don't know how lame that makes me though.
Does anyone else buy music on that form even though you could get the cd of that album instead? Or record.
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Post by Zos on Jan 21, 2023 13:00:21 GMT
Very rarely and only as a collectorist second copy.
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Post by Feologild Oakes on Jan 21, 2023 13:04:43 GMT
Last time i bought a cassette was in the early 90s.
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Post by petrolino on Jan 27, 2023 22:19:40 GMT
Last cassette I bought was probably back in the 1990s.
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Post by jamesottosweetheart on Jan 29, 2023 19:22:59 GMT
My last cassette was purchased in late 2016/early 2017 and the only reason why I got it was because it was the only copy of the music that I could find. Sadly, it was an album that was never converted to a CD.
God bless you always!!!
Holly
P.S. Actually I was super lucky to even find a cassette copy of the album. Late singer Billy Joe Royal was the singer and his self-named album released in 1980 was the album.
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Post by mstreepsucks on Jan 29, 2023 20:11:56 GMT
It might be a good idea to buy live albums on tape, instead of cd. Because a tape plays music in slow motion. And most live recordings , well some anyway, they play their songs too fast.
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Post by general313 on Jan 30, 2023 1:07:51 GMT
Never bought a prerecorded cassette, only vinyl and CDs.
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Post by NJtoTX on Jan 31, 2023 6:13:20 GMT
It might be a good idea to buy live albums on tape, instead of cd. Because a tape plays music in slow motion. And most live recordings , well some anyway, they play their songs too fast. It shouldn't. The player can lose some power over the years and dirt can get in, and tapes can stretch. |
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Post by onethreetwo on Jan 31, 2023 6:16:31 GMT
I do. 1. It's the cheapest way to collect music and 2. There's a retro/nostalgia factor. I've bought about 100 in the last year.
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Post by TheGoodMan19 on Jan 31, 2023 12:55:36 GMT
I was one of the generation that bought 8 Tracks. They were great. You had to love how a song would fade out on Track Two and fade back in on Track Three. And if you left one out in the Sun for more than five minutes, it looked like a grilled cheese sandwich. Still it was the only way to listen to your Meat Loaf or Aerosmith albums on the go. It wasn't until the beginning of the 80's that the cassette took over. I think it was the Walkman that did in the 8 Track.
I never bought a pre-recorded cassette in my life but I did have a ton of self-recorded cassettes. We wised up in the late 70's and recorded albums. Me and a few friends swapped albums so you could record it and have your own copy. We even worked out a system. One guy would buy the new Van Halen album and pass it around to be taped. Another would buy the new Rolling Stones album, another the new Rush album, etc. I'm sure the record companies loved the thought of that but they shouldn't have price gouged us to death. We were Napster way before Sean Parker.
Now I have every song I could ever want on my phone. How we would have loved that when we were growing up.
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Post by NJtoTX on Jan 31, 2023 13:55:42 GMT
I was one of the generation that bought 8 Tracks. They were great. You had to love how a song would fade out on Track Two and fade back in on Track Three. And if you left one out in the Sun for more than five minutes, it looked like a grilled cheese sandwich. Still it was the only way to listen to your Meat Loaf or Aerosmith albums on the go. It wasn't until the beginning of the 80's that the cassette took over. I think it was the Walkman that did in the 8 Track. I never bought a pre-recorded cassette in my life but I did have a ton of self-recorded cassettes. We wised up in the late 70's and recorded albums. Me and a few friends swapped albums so you could record it and have your own copy. We even worked out a system. One guy would buy the new Van Halen album and pass it around to be taped. Another would buy the new Rolling Stones album, another the new Rush album, etc. I'm sure the record companies loved the thought of that but they shouldn't have price gouged us to death. We were Napster way before Sean Parker. Now I have every song I could ever want on my phone. How we would have loved that when we were growing up. I got albums at the Palo Alto and nearby libraries and recorded them or added songs to individual tapes, but was horrible about labeling. I've got cassettes that may or may not have my son's voice as he was growing up, but no way to find those moments. Have a bunch of cassettes and VCR tapes, many out of their cases, all caked with dust. If I got pre-recorded, it was mostly from garage sales. I have 2 cassette players that will play, but not rewind or fast forward. My dad's car was used and had an 8 track in the glove box and 2 cassettes, one that I liked and would play, but I can't remember what it was. |
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Post by jamesottosweetheart on Jan 31, 2023 22:40:40 GMT
Forgive me if this is a dumb question, but when did cassette tapes first get started?
God bless you always!!!
Holly
P.S. I have actually never once listened to an eight-track tape before.
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Post by TheGoodMan19 on Feb 1, 2023 0:55:54 GMT
Forgive me if this is a dumb question, but when did cassette tapes first get started? God bless you always!!! Holly P.S. I have actually never once listened to an eight-track tape before. According to Wikipedia, both the 8 Track and cassette were invented in 1963. Not sure why the 8 Track was more popular at first
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Post by politicidal on Feb 1, 2023 15:50:45 GMT
No.
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Post by Vodkie on Feb 11, 2023 3:05:13 GMT
Yes. Especially since cassettes have made a comeback. I just bought 2 cassettes today actually
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Post by Vodkie on Feb 11, 2023 3:10:12 GMT
I also just sold one on ebay for 20 still sealed that I paid $1 for
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Post by FridayOnElmStreet on Feb 11, 2023 5:49:47 GMT
I just bought some on ebay.
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