Barking Spiders Posted September 9, 2023 Share Posted September 9, 2023 I be 15 in 1985 and my collection was based largely what I heard on John Peel. A good dose of post punk and the kind of stuff you get on electronic 80s comps now selling for a couple of quid on Zon. Basically what I'm still listening to a lot nearly 40 years later 🙃 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Musicman666 Posted September 10, 2023 Share Posted September 10, 2023 Anything by cure, new order, simple minds, killing joke and any other associated indie bands …all on standard tdk c90 grey coloured. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
la bam Posted September 10, 2023 Share Posted September 10, 2023 What was the lp everyone had around then with the dice on? Was it 'Hits 5'? Everyone I knew had that for some reason. That and Now 10 a few years later... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaggy Posted September 10, 2023 Share Posted September 10, 2023 This thread probably says a lot about the age demographic on BC......😉 Still had my first car in 1985, a 1966 Bond Equipe GT4S (cost me all of £100) which being old was positive earth electrics, so I couldn’t fit a car stereo conventionally. Initially had a ghetto blaster on the back seat, them fitted a Blaupunkt stereo in a home made centre console (a nice bit of oak to match the wooden dash!) with the power lead going directly to the battery. I think I only had 3 cassettes, so played to them on repeat: - Simple Minds: New Gold Dream - Dire Straits: Making Movies - Best of George Benson. Mind, in the house I probably already had around 1000 LP’s - almost all gone to car boot sales now 🙁 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alien Posted September 10, 2023 Share Posted September 10, 2023 I was 14/15 in 1985, and I was just in the process of moving from being into pop music to being into melodic rock and NWOBHM. Bands like Def Leppard, Saxon and Diamond head were coming onto my radar, followed shortly by the US invasion of the '80s, with Bon Jovi, Skid Row and the like. That's pretty much been me up until about 2010 or so, when I've started to listen to some rap and dance music, but basically If musicians made it, I'm more likely to listen to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosie C Posted September 10, 2023 Share Posted September 10, 2023 On 08/09/2023 at 11:54, Rich said: ...assuming you're a} alive and b} old enough, what tape are you putting in your Walkman or car stereo? In 1985 I wasn't old enough to have a car, I was still listening to bands like Duran Duran and Ultravox that I'd been listening to throughout my early teens, but I was starting to listen to other bands like A-ha and INXS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alien Posted September 10, 2023 Share Posted September 10, 2023 Another thing from back then... My dad worked in Dunstable, just a couple of buildings away from the AGFA factory, so he could get mates rates on bulk packs of cassette tapes (remember them?) They did a version of a C90 tape with an extra 3 minutes on each side, so overlength albums would fit onto one side, meaning you didn't have to pick your least favourite tune to lose! 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mykesbass Posted September 10, 2023 Share Posted September 10, 2023 23 minutes ago, Alien said: Another thing from back then... My dad worked in Dunstable, just a couple of buildings away from the AGFA factory, so he could get mates rates on bulk packs of cassette tapes (remember them?) They did a version of a C90 tape with an extra 3 minutes on each side, so overlength albums would fit onto one side, meaning you didn't have to pick your least favourite tune to lose! Blimey, yes. Remember selling a slightly longer cassette back then but couldn't remember the brand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alien Posted September 10, 2023 Share Posted September 10, 2023 15 minutes ago, Mykesbass said: Blimey, yes. Remember selling a slightly longer cassette back then but couldn't remember the brand. AGFA-Gaevert C90+6's 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alien Posted September 10, 2023 Share Posted September 10, 2023 If I had a rootle around in my loft space I might find a couple somewhere up there. Mind you, unless somebody really wants them, that ain't happenin'! A Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowdown Posted September 10, 2023 Share Posted September 10, 2023 46 minutes ago, Alien said: Another thing from back then... They did a version of a C90 tape with an extra 3 minutes on each side, so overlength albums would fit onto one side, meaning you didn't have to pick your least favourite tune to lose! A C90 that goes up to eleven? 1 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alien Posted September 10, 2023 Share Posted September 10, 2023 1 minute ago, lowdown said: A C90 that goes up to eleven? If you're talking songs on each side, yes! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tegs07 Posted September 10, 2023 Share Posted September 10, 2023 (edited) Most likely either: The Cure / Head on the Door JAMC / Psychocandy or The Pogues / Rum, Sodomy and the Lash. Would have been original copies. If recorded by me whatever tape I could find cheapish in a multi pack from Woolworths. Edited September 10, 2023 by tegs07 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaggy Posted September 10, 2023 Share Posted September 10, 2023 4 hours ago, Alien said: Another thing from back then... My dad worked in Dunstable, just a couple of buildings away from the AGFA factory, so he could get mates rates on bulk packs of cassette tapes (remember them?) They did a version of a C90 tape with an extra 3 minutes on each side, so overlength albums would fit onto one side, meaning you didn't have to pick your least favourite tune to lose! Don't remember the “long” C90’s, but I do remember trying the C120’s as you know you’d be sure get a full long album per side (and many of the “prog” LP’s were long......) - unfortunately they’d regularly jam, stick, and / or uselessly fill your cassette deck with yards of unspooled tape....🙁. I think I used to favour BASF chrome C90’s. A bit of nostalgia 😎- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacDaddy Posted September 10, 2023 Share Posted September 10, 2023 4 minutes ago, Shaggy said: Don't remember the “long” C90’s, but I do remember trying the C120’s as you know you’d be sure get a full long album per side (and many of the “prog” LP’s were long......) - unfortunately they’d regularly jam, stick, and / or uselessly fill your cassette deck with yards of unspooled tape....🙁. I think I used to favour BASF chrome C90’s. A bit of nostalgia 😎- 2 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRedX Posted September 10, 2023 Share Posted September 10, 2023 Actually I was mostly listening to demo tapes by Nottingham bands, IIRC my favourites at the time were by The Basking Sharks and Fuel To The Fire. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Riva Posted September 10, 2023 Share Posted September 10, 2023 (edited) 2 hours ago, Shaggy said: Don't remember the “long” C90’s, but I do remember trying the C120’s as you know you’d be sure get a full long album per side (and many of the “prog” LP’s were long......) - unfortunately they’d regularly jam, stick, and / or uselessly fill your cassette deck with yards of unspooled tape....🙁. I think I used to favour BASF chrome C90’s. A bit of nostalgia 😎- The 120s were handy for the Radio 1 concerts that were occasionally aired. And, yes, they were a pain for getting snagged up in the machine… Edited September 10, 2023 by Old Man Riva 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Velarian Posted September 10, 2023 Share Posted September 10, 2023 16 minutes ago, Old Man Riva said: The 120s were handy for the Radio 1 concerts that were occasionally aired. And, yes, they were a pain for getting snagged up in the machine… If I’m not mistaken, I think the C120s were made from thinner tape so they could fit more on the spool, which is why they frequently got chewed up. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zbd1960 Posted September 10, 2023 Share Posted September 10, 2023 In September 1985 I'd just switched career paths to IT, left home, was about to buy my first house. I had a new Mini Metro (yeah, I know....) which I had a better cassette player put in. I seem to remember it was chrome C90s? I seem to remember Mahler 2 was a regular then.... My Linn Sondek was 3 years old then (it'll be 40 soon). My main cassette deck was a Nagamichi - wish I'd kept it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mykesbass Posted September 10, 2023 Share Posted September 10, 2023 3 minutes ago, Velarian said: If I’m not mistaken, I think the C120s were made from thinner tape so they could fit more on the spool, which is why they frequently got chewed up. And dropouts and stretching. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassbiscuits Posted September 11, 2023 Share Posted September 11, 2023 I was 11 in 1985, and I hadn't yet discovered the rock/metal that would go on to be important to me. So I'd say something like Chris De Burgh "Spanish Train" or Dire Straits "Brothers in Arms" at that stage of my life. I was still a year away from discovering the joy of Iron Maiden, Kiss or the Scorpions... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rushbo Posted September 11, 2023 Share Posted September 11, 2023 (edited) 21 hours ago, Alien said: Another thing from back then... My dad worked in Dunstable, just a couple of buildings away from the AGFA factory, so he could get mates rates on bulk packs of cassette tapes (remember them?) They did a version of a C90 tape with an extra 3 minutes on each side, so overlength albums would fit onto one side, meaning you didn't have to pick your least favourite tune to lose! TDK made the SA100 tape - 50 minutes each side. The SA was my tape of choice for sound quality (on my fairly modest, 1984 Pioneer stack system and 1985 Ingersol "Walkman.") A mate of mine warned me against using chrome tapes as they wore out the play heads (apparently.) This may, of course, be bullshine. Edited September 11, 2023 by rushbo 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRedX Posted September 11, 2023 Share Posted September 11, 2023 (edited) On 08/09/2023 at 20:14, Velarian said: I remember having a couple of cool cassettes (Teac I think) which had faux aluminium spools, that looked like a reel to reel set up. TDK Metal tapes, supposedly the best quality of tape coating and according to the meter markings on my Aiwa cassette deck capable of taking an additional 2dB recording level before distortion. These also had a partly metal shell to give better alignment of the tape over the recording and playback heads I used these for the stereo masters of all my home recordings. Edited September 11, 2023 by BigRedX Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat Burrito Posted September 11, 2023 Share Posted September 11, 2023 Not very of the time but in 1985 I was 12 and often found myself stuck upstairs in the houses of my parents' friends and their slightly older children, who would play with stuff by The Sex Pistols, The Clash and The Damned. The parents were teachers and would be partying downstairs. I'm afraid my "walkman" would have been a Matsui. And my 7" Gatefold single of The Cult's "Rain" would have been blasting out of a mono dansette, but I've gone slightly off tangent there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barking Spiders Posted September 11, 2023 Share Posted September 11, 2023 19 minutes ago, Cat Burrito said: I'm afraid my "walkman" would have been a Matsui. And my 7" Gatefold single of The Cult's "Rain" would have been blasting out of a mono dansette, but I've gone slightly off tangent there. Ah the Matsui . I remember getting one for my 14th birthday and having to lug around a shedload of cassettes in my backpack. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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