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The impact and importance of cassette tapes in relationships.

By admin | Published: March 18, 2010
Well, I’ll be. See, we tend to think of cassette tapes from the materialistic point of view (well not really), but along come a book, “Cassette from My Ex” that shows us the emotional side of these little pieces of plastic with magnetic tape in ‘em. “Cassette from My Ex: Stories and Soundtracks of Lost Loves shares [...]
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Real recognise reel – Part 3.

By Anton | Published: August 30, 2008
Wow. I’ve known about this site for ages, and shame on me, I’ve neglected to post on it until now. Shame on me. tapedeck.org If Cassette Jam is the King, this site is surely the Prince. 355 large images of cassettes, sorted by brand, playing time and tape quality. What can I say? I’m a nitwit. Respect.
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It made for a great logo, at least.

By Anton | Published: April 11, 2008
They had no idea what was just around the corner. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Home_Taping_is_Killing_Music Quote from funky ‘ol Wikipedia: “‘Home Taping Is Killing Music‘ was the slogan of a 1980s anti-copyright infringement campaign by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI), a British music industry trade group. With the rise in cassette recorder popularity, the BPI feared that people being able to record [...]
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