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Real recognise reel – Part 2

By Anton | Published: April 7, 2008
Dang! Doesn’t it suck when you start something, then discover someone else has already done it!? “I am using images posted to that site and others gathered online, to make observations how people interact with the media format known as compact cassettes (pre-recorded, re-recorded, and mix tapes).” http://mycassettes.blogspot.com/ Not really – I’ll just be contributing to the greater discourse [...]
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Real recognise reel – Part 1.

By Anton | Published: April 7, 2008
Sure, cheesy title, but I must firstly give credit where credit’s due. Cassette Jam http://earth.prohosting.com/th0715/cassettes/top.htm This is absolutely the best collection of cassette tapes I have ever come across. Period. It’s a Japanese site, so I can’t really give you any more info about it – yes it’s old, but it’s still so good!. The guy who created it also [...]
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Cassette tape culture.

By Anton | Published: December 21, 2007
So. What’s this all about? Well, this site will be a collection of observations on the intriguing and growing interest in cassette tapes. A little while ago I started to notice cassette tape imagery and symbols occurring here and there; websites, magazines, fashion and others. “This is interesting,” I thought, “why the interest?” My answer is this ad-hoc research. Enjoy!
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