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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 ·

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January 12, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

The First Five: What Were The First Albums You Ever Owned?

First off, I have to admit that I’m guilty of thinking that I had great musical taste early on. Very mainstream of course. But then, I was eight. The only person I know of that was kicking it underground and living the hedonistic lifestyle at nine years of age was Drew Barrymore. And look what […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged Cassette, John Cougar Mellencamp, MC Hammer, Midnight Oil, Rick Astley, Tapes, The First Five, The First Five: What Were The First Albums You Ever Owned?, U2, What Were The First Albums You Ever Owned ·

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February 15, 2012 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 1620

Rick Astley, Whenever You Need Somebody (1987) Of course I’m never gonna give this up. Bought for $1 (can you believe the nerve? The prices they’re charging for this shit!) and now I have a very old-school approach to Rickrolling people. Thumb through my record collection and you might fall on to this album. I […]
Posted in The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged 1987, LP, Never Gonna Give You Up, Rick Astley, Rickroll'd, Rickrolling, Vinyl, Whenever You Need Somebody ·

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