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Hundreds of them.
Found three boxes of (mostly) soundtrack cassettes in the garage. They've been in there for maybe 20 years, in the cold and damp. Perhaps unsurprisingly, two of the first three tapes I tried didn't play properly: MR BASEBALL lasted about 20 seconds before slurring drunkenly. There's no way I'm going through them all to see if any of them are still okay, especially as I have them all (give or take a few) on CD anyway. Sadly I can't do anything else with them but send them to landfill.
Here's a few: these are just the Varese ones:
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Drjq9KGX0AAfLHt.jpg
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Sadly I can't do anything else with them but send them to landfill.
Here's a few: these are just the Varese ones:
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Drjq9KGX0AAfLHt.jpg
Whoa, I did not even know some of these were still released on Cassette... I switched from LPs to CDs some time in the mid 1980s, and never bought any pre-recorded Cassettes anyway, so I was not sure for how long the format stuck around. (Of course, I used cassettes to record some stuff).
I would not throw these out on a landfill though... they are somehow an interesting relict from another era. Perhaps there is a collector somewhere who might by happy to find them a new home.
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I don't have many soundtrack releases on cassette - maybe half a dozen (The Gerhardt recording of Herrmann was the first - One pound out Boots the Chemist). I never listen to them.
But AMAZINGLY (I found out), the very first cassette of "taped direct from the telly" still works, so I've just listened to Franz Waxman's 9-second End Title card from THE DEVIL DOLL - the first piece of film music I ever "had", taped on August 18, 1973.
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Funny. I've gone back to collecting cassettes this year. It's been a fun time of seeking, but one tape perpetually elludes me. The Cassablanca/Polygram issue of ALIEN. Did it turn up in your collection?
I know this post is better suited for the "Trading Post", but...
If anyone else reading this has a copy that they dont mind selling, let me know.
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Gosh, I loved cassettes as a kid. I remember well using scissors and sellotape to mend broken bits.
I also remember recording loads of chart singles off the radio, and being fairly good at deleting as much of the dj as possible.
Happy days.
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Gosh, I loved cassettes as a kid. I remember well using scissors and sellotape to mend broken bits.
I also remember recording loads of chart singles off the radio, and being fairly good at deleting as much of the dj as possible.
Happy days.
Most importantly...the Walkman!
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Still listen to my cassettes in the car, but rarely listen to the pre-recorded ones... I just record my CDs onto Maxells!
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Do not throw those away.
Indeed! I'll take em. Will pay for shipping to transport them to a welcoming home if your plan is to simply dump them!
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Definitely take photos before parting with them. I did that when I got rid of some VHS titles, and I'm glad I did. The pictures take up no space, and preserve your memories of the thing.
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) They are stored in their boxes. 