Ok, this is inspiring.
> Still seem to have a number of new unopened cassettes...shows how fast they became obsolete!
I haven't read the complete thread yet - any suggestions about who/how to 'dispose of' NOS (or old mixes!) cassette tapes to folks who'd actually find value in them? Hate to just junk it all....
>Black Box - 70s cassette subcription to poetry/'new audio' radio type show...they did some very innovative stuff with mics and 'live' locations, etc.
> 1974 live recording of Mingus using a 'pro' Sony 152SD recorder w/stereo condensor mics up my sleeves.!
No idea where I recorded Bill Dixon from
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Dixon
but Cecil Taylor lived in the same apartment building (penthouse, though - he was a music professor there at the time)
Mingus was Oct 1974, I see.
Bunch of 'original' Memorex cassettes, which I also had the aluminum rack housings for (long since tossed)
Example of just how OCD I was about listing and printing labels for mix tapes (this one was from FM broadcasts in Philly).
Jeeze, I must've wasted nearly decade on getting that stuff 'right'!!!
I have (still) about 50 of those mix tapes, which represent at least 4 different computer OS's and at least that many different printers, and at least as many different recorders!
Some of them are good enough to re-create as playlists today - and double check to make sure I still have copies of all those in CD or digital format (all my LPs were stolen years ago).
I really enoyed making mix-tapes, and matching mood, tempo, instruments etc for the best segues (hah!).
Next I'll have to fire up the 3-head Sony deck and see if it's still working, and then see if I can 'rip' anything to files.
Nice project to finally get started on during a quiet winter!
Thanks for the inspiration(s)!