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« Reply #120 on: November 16, 2019, 08:32:21 PM » |
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Hadn't seen anything interesting on cassette for ages but I spotted a copy of Alan Hull's Another Little Adventure, in my local Oxfam, this afternoon.
It's an excellent little live album, on Black Crow Records, that came out in 1988, Ridiculous value for 50p!
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« Reply #121 on: November 18, 2019, 09:43:16 PM » |
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Hadn't seen anything interesting on cassette for ages but I spotted a copy of Alan Hull's Another Little Adventure, in my local Oxfam, this afternoon.
It's an excellent little live album, on Black Crow Records, that came out in 1988, Ridiculous value for 50p!
Absolute bargian and an album I'd love to hear. Alan Hull was a great writer and had the amazing voice that added so much personality to his songs |
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« Reply #122 on: November 19, 2019, 02:49:54 PM » |
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Hadn't seen anything interesting on cassette for ages but I spotted a copy of Alan Hull's Another Little Adventure, in my local Oxfam, this afternoon.
It's an excellent little live album, on Black Crow Records, that came out in 1988, Ridiculous value for 50p!
Absolute bargian and an album I'd love to hear. Alan Hull was a great writer and had the amazing voice that added so much personality to his songs It's a strong album and stands up well against some of his other live releases. I just need On The Other Side to complete my collection!  |
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« Reply #123 on: November 19, 2019, 02:54:46 PM » |
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Hadn't seen anything interesting on cassette for ages but I spotted a copy of Alan Hull's Another Little Adventure, in my local Oxfam, this afternoon.
It's an excellent little live album, on Black Crow Records, that came out in 1988, Ridiculous value for 50p!
Absolute bargian and an album I'd love to hear. Alan Hull was a great writer and had the amazing voice that added so much personality to his songs It's a strong album and stands up well against some of his other live releases. I just need On The Other Side to complete my collection! There you go! https://www.discogs.com/Alan-Hull-On-The-Other-Side/release/9895146 |
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« Reply #124 on: December 02, 2019, 12:38:50 PM » |
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burning shed.com have a number of King Crimson/ Robert Fripp cassettes for sale.
1980s ex warehouse stock. £5.00 each.
Log onto burning shed.com then cassette format.
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« Reply #125 on: December 02, 2019, 12:51:02 PM » |
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Just spotted this. Thanks so much for the tip! |
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« Reply #126 on: December 06, 2019, 05:37:19 AM » |
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Have asked for a cd/cassette player for Christmas, as all this talk of cassettes has made me want to listen to mine if they are still working. |
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« Reply #127 on: December 06, 2019, 07:49:46 AM » |
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Have asked for a cd/cassette player for Christmas, as all this talk of cassettes has made me want to listen to mine if they are still working. Cue: Demonic laughter and me rubbing my hands in glee   |
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« Reply #128 on: December 06, 2019, 08:11:16 AM » |
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Have asked for a cd/cassette player for Christmas, as all this talk of cassettes has made me want to listen to mine if they are still working. Have they got antique shops on the Isle of Skye? |
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« Reply #129 on: December 06, 2019, 09:04:04 AM » |
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Have asked for a cd/cassette player for Christmas, as all this talk of cassettes has made me want to listen to mine if they are still working. Have they got antique shops on the Isle of Skye? Don't you believe it..they're selling them in Tescos. |
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« Reply #130 on: December 06, 2019, 02:09:14 PM » |
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Have asked for a cd/cassette player for Christmas, as all this talk of cassettes has made me want to listen to mine if they are still working. Have they got antique shops on the Isle of Skye? Don't you believe it..they're selling them in Tescos. Have they got Tescos on the Isle of Skye? |
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« Reply #131 on: December 06, 2019, 03:53:51 PM » |
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Have asked for a cd/cassette player for Christmas, as all this talk of cassettes has made me want to listen to mine if they are still working. Have they got antique shops on the Isle of Skye? Don't you believe it..they're selling them in Tescos. Have they got Tescos on the Isle of Skye? I can hear Andy Stewart singing, "Donald where's your Tescos?" |
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« Reply #132 on: December 06, 2019, 05:26:17 PM » |
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Have asked for a cd/cassette player for Christmas, as all this talk of cassettes has made me want to listen to mine if they are still working. Have they got antique shops on the Isle of Skye? Don't you believe it..they're selling them in Tescos. Have they got Tescos on the Isle of Skye? No, just three Co-ops and Tesco Delivery to pick-up points. (And some firms will deliver to us if they aren’t averse to island postcodes  ) But we are allowed off the island periodically, to visit electrical retailers in the nearest town, 120 miles away ...my cassettes WILL play again! |
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« Reply #133 on: December 06, 2019, 05:59:14 PM » |
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The 'Oo and Polydor have done a good job on this: https://store.thewho.com/*/*/WHO-Cassette/690C0000000Looks very similar to a classic 70's Poly cassette. Even got paper labels... And, fwiw, I like the album. It's got a mature feel, but not (in the main) in a naff way. The quality control slips on a couple of tracks, but it's far far better than many other Who albums. |
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« Reply #134 on: December 09, 2019, 05:00:28 PM » |
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Interestingly, one of the guys on the Pink Floyd forum I'm a member of, who's a live tape collector and has good skills in restoring recordings to a high standard, has been shifting his talents to official releases, and has discovered that some cassette issues, after he's done his stuff, have a better sound quality than some vinyl or CD pressings.
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« Reply #135 on: December 09, 2019, 05:16:04 PM » |
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Interestingly, one of the guys on the Pink Floyd forum I'm a member of, who's a live tape collector and has good skills in restoring recordings to a high standard, has been shifting his talents to official releases, and has discovered that some cassette issues, after he's done his stuff, have a better sound quality than some vinyl or CD pressings.
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« Reply #136 on: December 09, 2019, 10:58:14 PM » |
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Interestingly, one of the guys on the Pink Floyd forum I'm a member of, who's a live tape collector and has good skills in restoring recordings to a high standard, has been shifting his talents to official releases, and has discovered that some cassette issues, after he's done his stuff, have a better sound quality than some vinyl or CD pressings.
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« Reply #137 on: December 10, 2019, 04:12:52 PM » |
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Interestingly, one of the guys on the Pink Floyd forum I'm a member of, who's a live tape collector and has good skills in restoring recordings to a high standard, has been shifting his talents to official releases, and has discovered that some cassette issues, after he's done his stuff, have a better sound quality than some vinyl or CD pressings.
The bit I highlighted in bold is quite a major caveat though. Jules I guess. Basically he makes digital transfers. These turn out better than transfers of vinyl and sound better than the official CD transfers of master sources. The tech stuff I don't get, but Dolby on and/or off is a major factor. Pre-Dolby tapes that haven't been worn out come up on top, usually. |
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« Reply #138 on: December 12, 2019, 05:25:12 PM » |
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Dug out some of my old cassettes today while working at home, so I've been listening to (and digitising some of them):
Big Country - an off-air recording of a live concert in Essen from 1986
Runrig - Amazing Things
Dave Bainbridge & Dave Fitzgerald (from Iona) - Eye of the Eagle
Tri Yann - Cafe du Bon Coin
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« Reply #139 on: January 15, 2020, 07:40:54 PM » |
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Great feature about ‘mix tapes’ on tonight’s The One Show.
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