Originally published at: TapeDeck.org celebrates the graphic design history of analog cassette tapes - Boing Boing
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Fun site! I was never a fan of cassettes for albums. I felt the quality was noticeably inferior to vinyl. LOOOVED making mix tapes though, whether directly from the radio (avoiding commercials and crossfades was all part of the game) or album tracks was just part of the culture of it.
Now, when CDs debuted, I was excited about that.
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Cool site - and yes, the TEAC tapes with the metal spools are still as cool as they were in the 1980s.
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It was only within the past 2-3 years that I finally digitised the contents of my collection of cassette tapes. There was a lot of nostalgic sighing while that project was in progress. Now they are in the attic in a box, gathering dust.
One or two were demo tapes from long forgotten bands and the only cover art I could use for the mp3 tracks was a scan of the cassette inlay card, so the memory lives on.
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Ahh, the memories of the 5-hour drive to university with multiple cases of cassettes on the passenger seat to keep feeding into my car stereo to make the ride tolerable (especially through parts of the state with limited FM radio station options). I was especially happy when some dorm friends recorded each of the Led Zeppelin albums that had recently been released on CD for me.
I still own a good quality dual cassette deck for the home stereo system, but it is not hooked up and I sometimes contemplate selling it to someone who would appreciate it.
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