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Cassette Tapes

imastawka — Wed, 27 Sep 2017 05:18:46 GMT

Watch these kids try and figure out what they are and how they're used.

Now tell me how old you feel

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domino-710 — Wed, 27 Sep 2017 05:21:40 GMT

@imastawka wrote:
Watch these kids try and figure out what they are and how they're used.

Now tell me how old you feel

Stawks - I feel no older - but less stupid.

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Anonymous — Wed, 27 Sep 2017 05:22:10 GMT

Maybe I should give them one of my BETA video tapes

They ain't getting my records !

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domino-710 — Wed, 27 Sep 2017 05:23:54 GMT

Careful there - Bear.

Heaven only knows where they would put those.

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Anonymous — Wed, 27 Sep 2017 05:29:14 GMT

Ouch

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domino-710 — Wed, 27 Sep 2017 05:34:35 GMT

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zanadoo_56 — Wed, 27 Sep 2017 05:38:32 GMT

Classic.

Incidents like these do make me feel ancient at times.

I was once discussing my vinyl record collection with a colleague and mentioned I also owned ten 78s which I could no longer play as my old portable player couldn't be repaired. Someone came along, heard the end of the conversation and asked what a 78 was. I explained they were shellac based earlier versons of vinyl records. She then asked, 'What's a vinyl record?' I was struck dumb with amazement. She wasn't joking.

Now what compounds that ancient feeling is that I still occasionally buy vinyl records....to the amusement of my family. And unilke an increasing number of record sellers on eBay, I don't believe you can fully accurately grade a record's condition and playability by just looking at it. If the seller doesn't say it's been played then graded then I don't buy.

PS I've still got all my old cassettes too!

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imastawka — Wed, 27 Sep 2017 05:41:32 GMT

Zanadoo, some new artists are now having vinyl albums released.

So everything old is new again

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domino-710 — Wed, 27 Sep 2017 05:45:13 GMT

DD has a ' record player ' - it even has a USB port.

She has the weirdest collection of vinyl.

Sadly it lives under the bed with the fluff bunnies.

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Anonymous — Wed, 27 Sep 2017 05:49:50 GMT

I love love love love love my records

Albums, 45's, 10 inch, gatefolds

Sadly I lost a truckload of others when I moved house one time

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zanadoo_56 — Wed, 27 Sep 2017 05:55:31 GMT

@imastawka wrote:
Zanadoo, some new artists are now having vinyl albums released.

So everything old is new again

Oh yes, I know. Most of the music I buy though is from my favourite era - late 50s-early 60s.

I watch Rage occasionally and I quite like K-Pop at times but not enough to want to buy any of it. Most recent music leaves me cold.

Despite vinyl making a comeback of sorts, there are now people who don't even bother with CDs...it's all downloaded.

Me, I kinda like all my favourite music in hard copy so to speak.

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davidc4430 — Wed, 27 Sep 2017 06:13:04 GMT

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davidc4430 — Wed, 27 Sep 2017 06:15:24 GMT

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davidc4430 — Wed, 27 Sep 2017 06:17:01 GMT

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davidc4430 — Wed, 27 Sep 2017 06:29:02 GMT

My very expensive (in its day) twin auto reverse Luxman cassette recorder/player deck that hasnt had a tape in it for over 10 years sitting on top of my expensive (in its day) Yamaha CD player that has been used maybe 5 times in the past 5 years.

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imastawka — Wed, 27 Sep 2017 06:38:50 GMT

C'mon David, you must have lots of compilation tapes lying around, just craving to be used.

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davidc4430 — Wed, 27 Sep 2017 06:59:11 GMT

actually i havent got even 1 cassette tape, blank or pre-recorded, or even home made compilation.

when we moved to wallyroo they all went into the skip with everything i thought i'd never want again

wow wish i could undo some of those decisions, but not the cassette one, horrible things.

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go-tazz — Wed, 27 Sep 2017 07:04:15 GMT

I still have a cassette player in my car as the tapes have on them the only music that I like,

As for my records,(I no longer have a record player or the space to put one so they will all be sold in the near

future),

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davidc4430 — Wed, 27 Sep 2017 07:14:49 GMT

ive got an MP3 CD player in my car, i burn a new disc about every 6 months, you can fit just ove 100 songs on a cd in MP3 format.

100 songs is plenty for me as i dont do many long trips.

i often hit the replay button on 1 track until i get sick of hearing it and move on.

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imastawka — Wed, 27 Sep 2017 07:32:05 GMT

@go-tazz wrote:
I still have a cassette player in my car as the tapes have on them the only music that I like,

As for my records,(I no longer have a record player or the space to put one so they will all be sold in the near

future),

Just make sure you do proper research. Some records are worth quite a lot.