Off The Tracks

Off The Tracks
  • Blog
    • Interviews
    • Miscellany
    • Special Guests
    • Reviews
  • Podcasts
  • The Vinyl Countdown
  • Back Catalogue
  • About
    • About
    • About the banner image
    • On Song

Posts Tagged Cassette Tape

Archive

May 10, 2022 by Simon Sweetman

My Pink Floyd Tapes

There I was at 12 and 13 and 14,  listening to the music of Pink Floyd on cassette tape.  Roger Waters’ first two solo albums too. But it was the Floyd stuff that meant the most to me. Had me copying out the lyrics on an old typewriter. Old school: pause/rewind/play and then  pause/rewind/play and […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged Blog, Cassette Tape, Cassette Tapes, Dave Gilmour, David Gilmour, My Pink Floyd Tapes, Nick Mason, Pink Floyd, Richard Wright, Rick Wright, Roger Waters, Tapes ·

Archive

April 11, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

Rick-Rolling Through My Tape Collection: Remembering The Generation of Cassette Tapes

I own Rick Astley’s Whenever You Need Somebody on tape. I bought it when it was released. I found that old tape just recently. (I have it on vinyl as well – nutcase!) Buying tapes – it dates you. I mowed lawns to earn money to buy tapes. Then I’d listen to the new tape […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged 1980s, 1990s, Blog, Blog On The Tracks, Cassette, Cassette Tape, Cassette Tapes, CD, Compact Disc, Get In The Ring, HB, LP, Music, Nostalgia, Remembering The Generation of Cassette TapesC, Rick Astley, Rick Roll'd, Rick-Rolling Through My Tape Collection, Rick-Rolling Through My Tape Collection: Remembering The Generation of Cassette Tapes, RickRoll, Tape, Tapes, Vinyl, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

Archive

March 21, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

What Value Do You Place On Recorded Music?

It was a couple of years ago, but I remember being in the local record store when a customer was inquiring about Miles Davis’ Bitches Brew. He wanted to know if it was available on vinyl and was shown a sealed copy of the latest reissue; a double LP. The price? $59.99. The customer – […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged Bitches Brew, Cassette Tape, CD, Daniel Johnston, Download, Downloading, DVD, iTunes, Loaded, Lou Reed, Miles Davis, Recorded Music, The Velvet Underground, Value, What value do you place on recorded music? ·

Archive

October 16, 2013 by Simon Sweetman

Anthonie Tonnon: Live At The Inch Bar (13.11.12)

Anthonie Tonnon Live At The Inch Bar The Attic: #AR007 Available only as a cassette tape – buy it at his gigs – this captures Anthonie Tonnon (formerly Tono/Tono and The Finance Company) stepping up at The Inch Bar in Dunedin to perform a solo set; his first solo set in his former hometown since […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Album Review, Anthonie Tonnon, Cassette Tape, Dunedin, Live At Inch Bar (13.11.12), Tape, Tono, Tono and The Finance Company ·

Archive

September 13, 2013 by Simon Sweetman

Poem: “Try The Eighties”

…used to manage this particular CD Store (in Courtenay Place) [in Wellington] and the best thing that happened there (the best thing I can remember) [well, the only best thing that I can remember from there] was this one time, when this guy came in and said, “do you guys sell tapes?” And I replied, […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged "Try The Eighties", Cassette, Cassette Tape, Poem, Tape ·

Popular

  • The Best Guitarist in The World: # 8 – Mark Knopfler
  • Janna Lapidus Leblanc: Four Years In Pictures
  • The Sad Story of Bob Welch: Fleetwood Mac’s Most Undervalued Member
  • Prince: Tokyo Dome 1990
  • The Best Guitarist in The World: # 11 – Lindsey Buckingham
  • Time Casts Its Spell: When Silver Springs Became The Secret Weapon It Had Always Threatened To Be
  • Everything Must Go: My Last Time At The Record Fair
  • Bono’s Book
  • On: Neil Young’s Decade
  • R.I.P. Ronny Jordan

Archives

Tags

Album Review Auckland Blog Book Book Review Chat Compilation DJ DVD DVD Review EP Film Film Review Gig Gig Review Guest Blog Guitar Interview Jazz Live Live Gig LP Movie Music NZ Podcast Poem Poetry Record Records Simon Sweetman Soundtrack Spines Spotify Stub Stubs Sweetman Podcast The Vinyl Countdown Vinyl Want more? Check out my Substack You can also support Off The Tracks via PressPatron Wellington Wgtn Writing You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron [OST]

Categories

  • Back Catalogue
  • Blog
  • Interviews
  • Miscellany
  • Mixtapes
  • Playlists
  • Podcasts
  • Reviews
  • Scene Of The Day
  • Special Guests
  • The Vinyl Countdown

Off The Tracks is the home of Sweetman Podcast, a weekly interview/chat-based pod. It's also home to my reviews across film, TV, music and books and some creative writing as well.

Off The Tracks aims to provide quality reviews and essays, regular blog updates about the shows, albums, books and movies you should be experiencing.

It's a passion project. Your support will help to keep Off The Tracks online.

All content © 2022 by Off The Tracks. WordPress Themes by Graph Paper Press