Rich Posted September 8, 2023 Share Posted September 8, 2023 ...assuming you're a} alive and b} old enough, what tape are you putting in your Walkman or car stereo? For me, it's a C90 with Level 42's eponymous 1st album on one side and their 'Pursuit of Accidents' on the other. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linus27 Posted September 8, 2023 Share Posted September 8, 2023 This is easy, it would 99% be Madonna 'Like and Virgin' and Madonna 'Madonna'. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bartelby Posted September 8, 2023 Share Posted September 8, 2023 Ooh, that's a tough choice. Probably a home done compilation tape with, amongst others: Metallica, Anthrax, Slayer, Dead Kennedys, The Damned, Minor Threat, Iron Maiden, Dio, WASP, The Cramps, The Meteors... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
police squad Posted September 8, 2023 Share Posted September 8, 2023 Loving the Alien by David Bowie 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beedster Posted September 8, 2023 Share Posted September 8, 2023 The The: Soul Mining 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackroadkill Posted September 8, 2023 Share Posted September 8, 2023 To use the C90 get-out clause - Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band on one side and A Night At The Opera on the other. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NikNik Posted September 8, 2023 Share Posted September 8, 2023 '85? This was one of them. ' 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paolo85 Posted September 8, 2023 Share Posted September 8, 2023 Well, nothing would prevent me from putting in the same stuff from the 50s that I listen to on Spotify. Knowing me there's a chance I would not listen to 1985 stuff untill 10 years later when it's easier to tell what was meant to leave a mark. But who knows... there was proper good stuff back then. So maybe I would be different. If I bumped into it, Virgin Steele's Noble Savage from 1985 would get a lot of listening. And so would Megadeth and Slayer's debut albums. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doctor J Posted September 8, 2023 Share Posted September 8, 2023 Projecting coolness onto my young self, it would be Celtic Frost - To Mega Therion and Watchtower - Energetic Disassembly In reality, it was Now That's What I Call Music 6 and Hits! The Album 3 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newfoundfreedom Posted September 8, 2023 Share Posted September 8, 2023 Two years too early for me. I could tell you exactly what I was listening to in 1987. But in 1985 I was only 10 and didn't have either a Walkman or any interest in music. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris_b Posted September 8, 2023 Share Posted September 8, 2023 I was probably listening to albums and tapes from the likes of Bobby Bland, The Blues Brothers, Robert Cray, Stevie Wonder, BB King, Albert Collins, Tina Turner, Ry Cooder, John Hiatt, Eric Clapton, Tower of Power. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cetera Posted September 8, 2023 Share Posted September 8, 2023 (edited) Easy.... after September 1985 it was KISS 'Animalize' on one side and Kiss 'Asylum' on the other. Or Van Halen '1984' on one side with Iron Maiden's 'Powerslave' on the other.... Edited September 8, 2023 by cetera 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reggaebass Posted September 8, 2023 Share Posted September 8, 2023 I was well into Gregory isaacs Night Nurse then and was working in central London , walkman was on every single day , I had the one with the bass slider on the front, I literally wore a few cassettes out then 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hiram.k.hackenbacker Posted September 8, 2023 Share Posted September 8, 2023 No Jacket Required by Phil Collins The Dream of The Blue Turtles by Sting 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul S Posted September 8, 2023 Share Posted September 8, 2023 Tears for Fears 'Songs From The Big Chair' and Dire Straits 'Brothers in Arms' for me. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRedX Posted September 8, 2023 Share Posted September 8, 2023 (edited) I couldn't afford a car or even a Walkman in 1985. If I had it would have been Doot-Doot by Freur (which even though it came out in 1983 had yet to be bettered by anyone IMO) or A Secret Wish by Propaganda. Edited September 8, 2023 by BigRedX 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pineweasel Posted September 8, 2023 Share Posted September 8, 2023 Husker Du - Flip Your Wig and Scritti Politti - Cupid & Psyche ‘85 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davepb24 Posted September 8, 2023 Share Posted September 8, 2023 mostly acquired out of my student grant in 1985: Hounds Of Love - Kate Bush Misplaced Childhood - Marillion Low-Life - New Order Love - The Cult 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
franzbassist Posted September 8, 2023 Share Posted September 8, 2023 (edited) First year at uni. Took my 1.1 Fiesta down with me, upgraded the radio, added speakers on the parcel shelf in the back, and had a shoe box full of tapes to dip into as the mood took me. Good times! These are the albums I remember playing the most: U2 "Unforgettable Fire" Level 42 "World Machine" Stevie Ray Vaughan "Couldn't Stand the Weather" Kate Bush "Hounds of Love" Killing Joke "Night Time" Judie Tzuke "Ritmo" Icehouse "Primitive Man" Plus plenty of older Purple, Rainbow and Whitesnake. Edited September 8, 2023 by franzbassist 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beedster Posted September 8, 2023 Share Posted September 8, 2023 23 minutes ago, BigRedX said: I couldn't afford a car or even a Walkman in 1985. If I had it would have been Doot-Doot by Freur (which even though it came out in 1983 had yet to be bettered by anyone IMO) or A Secret Wish by Propaganda. Ah, I'd forgotten A Secret Wish, I loved the album and loved the remixes even more (In which Duel became Jewelled). Seew,s so dated now but vert powerfully produced 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beedster Posted September 8, 2023 Share Posted September 8, 2023 1 minute ago, franzbassist said: First year at uni. Took my 1.1 Fiesta down with me, upgraded the radio and added speakers on the parcel shelf in the back, and had a shoe box full of tapes to dip into as the mood took me. Good times! These are the albums I remember playing the most: U2 "Unforgettable Fire" Level 42 "World Machine" Stevie Ray Vaughan "Couldn't Stand the Weather" Kate Bush "Hounds of Love" Killing Joke "Night Time" Judie Tzuke "Ritmo" Icehouse "Primitive Man" Plus plenty of older Purple, Rainbow and Whitesnake. Ah yes, Unforgettable Fire was on mine also 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dad3353 Posted September 8, 2023 Share Posted September 8, 2023 Schubert's Ninth... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beedster Posted September 8, 2023 Share Posted September 8, 2023 2 minutes ago, Dad3353 said: Schubert's Ninth... Ha Ha, nice one, I saw that @Dad3353 had responded and thought 'This ain't gonna be Jason & Kylie 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leonard Smalls Posted September 8, 2023 Share Posted September 8, 2023 Chilli Peppers "Freakey Styley" on one side, with the excellent "GoGo - the Sound of Washington DC" compilation on the other. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rushbo Posted September 8, 2023 Share Posted September 8, 2023 My tastes expanded in '85 when I started to work at Virgin Records in Birmingham. I went from a rocker who liked a bit of pop/indie to the smart alec music nerd that I am today. In heavy rotation at Rushbo Towers at various points in 1985 would have been: Ratt: Invasion of Your Privacy Prince: Around the World in a Day REM: Fables of the Reconstruction Suzanne Vega: S/T Big Audio Dynamite: This is BAD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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