Dear All,

Any pointers or comments would be greatly appreciated.

My car is from 1982 and so is my car audio ie pioneer tape deck ("with" auto reverse!!😏) My question is in 2 parts and i will keep it concise (ish).

1. Does anybody sell cassette tapes anymore? ie I'm talking really about the ubiquitous rare northern modern soul compilations which were around, a guy in Camden market had millions of the things for a fiver each but i am going back 25 years or so, is this something that nowadays you just simply can't buy because there is no market for it, or am i looking in the wrong places and tape selling and swapping still exist?

2. I know a friend of mine had Sam Dees "The show must go on" and Luther "this close to you" both on cassette and I am certain from memory they were legit releases but can't find any evidence of their existence anywhere. I remember cassette tapes being around all over the place, but where have they gone? did people chuck them, tape over them, were they destroyed? or simply did a huge amount of great soul albums throughout the 70s 80s only get a vinyl release?

As requested, any help with this would be appreciated as I'm getting a little bored of Olivia Newton Johns Greatest hits and Boogie Tunes Volume 1 both on a loop. Before you ask no i am NOT prepared to dump my pioneer cassette "with" auto reverse😏

Big Thankyou

 

 

On 15/11/2023 at 13:14, Middleman said:

Hi Rick,

I assume you've done a search on Ebay........

Cheers

S

Sure Did, and found a Sony walkman WM-EX 170 still in unopened pack same as mine, Buy now For £169 + £7: 99 P&P

 

Cheers Rick

 

Soul Salad

I've got other plans for my tapes.

 

Hi Dax , clearing out another draw of bits and bobs and have found 4 no C90s , no use to me haven't got a tape player , and don't want another.

Tape 1 , Radio 1 interview featuring Annie Nightingale, Dave Envison & the Legend Edwin Starr from 1983 .

Tape 2, Jimmy James & the Vagabonds live at " Pussycats " in Wakefield quite good actually .

Tape 3, Recorded live at the Wigan Casino , can't guarantee sound quality 

Tape 4 , A Nigel Parker compilation from Brighouse 1993 , includes some great tunes .

Yours if you want them mate 

13 minutes ago, Happy Feet said:

Hi Dax , clearing out another draw of bits and bobs and have found 4 no C90s , no use to me haven't got a tape player , and don't want another.

Tape 1 , Radio 1 interview featuring Annie Nightingale, Dave Envison & the Legend Edwin Starr from 1983 .

Tape 2, Jimmy James & the Vagabonds live at " Pussycats " in Wakefield quite good actually .

Tape 3, Recorded live at the Wigan Casino , can't guarantee sound quality 

Tape 4 , A Nigel Parker compilation from Brighouse 1993 , includes some great tunes .

Yours if you want them mate 

Can you convert and upload these?

46 minutes ago, Chalky said:

Can you convert and upload these?

I haven't got a tape player but if anyone has the means to do so Chalky & then if Dax wants them forward them on .

Edited January 28, 20241 yr by Happy Feet

14 hours ago, Happy Feet said:

I haven't got a tape player but if anyone has the means to do so Chalky & then if Dax wants them forward them on .

I can convert once sort my desktop out. 

Fascinating thread. I thought I'd have a delve for anything about soul on cassettes, and of course it's here in Soul Source.

The reason I was having a look around was that I've been reading a book called 'High Bias - the Distorted History of the Cassette Tape' by Marc Masters. Despite there being no references to soul music nor to the tape-swapping scene within soul that was a big thing for many of us, it's a great book.

One particular aspect of it is how so many individuals and bands just used basic cassette tape equipment to record their own music, and instead of even trying to get it then issued on vinyl or in later years CD, would simply copy the tapes and give away or sell direct to anyone they could. It made me wonder how many aspiring soul acts took the same route, and whether people have been digging for obscure home made cassettes with some stunning soulful tracks that only ever existed on that cassette? Potentially this could be cassettes from the early days of the equipment being available in the late 60s onwards, though of course as the ability to record to CD and digital media emerged many would have switched to those media.

https://www.waterstones.com/book/high-bias/marc-masters/9781469675985

Essential equipment for cassette tape fans

On 28/01/2024 at 17:05, Chalky said:

Can you convert and upload these?

Do you know if the thing Guy hennigan did with Janice long, on radio 1, is available anywhere chalky?

11 minutes ago, Geeselad said:

Do you know if the thing Guy hennigan did with Janice long, on radio 1, is available anywhere chalky?

Google's a wonderful tool ...

full show (I think) here. Need to check my tapes as I'm sure I had the full show, I remember listening and taping it