Hey everyone! I’m hoping to get this subreddit more active again, so here is an official Mixtape Exchange for May 2024.

Just post in the comments if you’d like to participate to make and/or receive a tape. Tell us all your preferred genres to hopefully learn about more bands you’ll like, or leave it up to the other user to get a fun surprise.

Make me a mixtape don't leave out Husker Du

Put something on that The Cars did in 1982

Put on Duran Duran Duran Duran and U2

Make me a mixtape that brings me closer to you

https://personalsoundtracks.co.uk/product/operation-mind-control-fluorescence-cassette-works-1987-1992/. Ambient / industrial / experimental home recordings.

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obviously i'm not expecting anyone to send me anything, but i just found this subreddit. i'm living below the poverty line but i love cassettes a lot. i really love vintage 80s stuff, ABBA, Kate Bush, all sorts of new wave/new romantic/etc., tapes from the 70s and 80s and 90s from Sweden and Finland (of Swedish and Finnish music!), and vapourwave. i also love mixtapes and live bootlegs. finally, i really want to collect a bunch of damaged versions of popular albums. as long as most cassette players can still play them, as i want to amass a bunch of clips i could sample from.

i would really love some tapes, and i would be so appreciative and grateful. i'm also open to receiving modern tapes by bands you like, as well as tapes of your own music! i love listening to nearly everything!

thanks so much.

This is a cross-post from some other subreddits. I hope that this is allowed, as this endeavor is very important to me and I figured other cassette enthusiasts would sympathize with my plight. Thank you to all who read and interact ahead of time.

This might be a bit of a stretch, but I have lost some things of extreme importance and I need to exhaust all my avenues in order to find them. I will start with the basics.

I have lost some tapes. Audio-cassettes and micro-cassettes to be exact. There are other items that were with them, but they are not nearly as important and sentimental. For a bit of context, the past few years have been very difficult for me and I have moved multiple times from several terrible living situations. However, one constant has been these old tapes from my childhood.

A few years ago, I began my efforts to digitize them, and succeeded into converting 13 tapes into digital format, but I was far more concerned with the tapes being damaged beyond repair in the building where I was living. As such, I gave them to a family member to store them in a safe, climate-controlled storage unit they were using for other family heirlooms and furniture.

I thought that they were safe in storage until very recently, when the family member storing them moved and the storage unit was cleaned out completely. I was not present for this, but I was able to go through all the things that were removed after the fact. Having gone through many, many boxes and Tupperware, I was unable to find them. It is plausible that I simply have not found the right box, or that they were moved to a closet out of sight. But I was quite thorough and now I am at a loss as to where they could be. I am devastated to think that they might be lost forever, especially when I was so certain that they would be safe.

***It is possible, but not likely that they were donated to the Goodwill in Alexandria, Louisiana.*** I sincerely hope that is not the case, but it is a possibility. Alexandria, Louisiana is where they would have gone missing or been found, unless they were transported elsewhere, though I fail to see why. I no longer live in this area and never plan to do so again, so their retrieval, if possible will be a matter of shrewd negotiation and potential compensation if I am able to afford it. If nothing else, if any of these items are found, I will gladly pay shipping.

Onto the items in question.

The tapes and other ephemera were in a box. This box, if these items were not removed, would have been a white box. It was a re-used box of some kind (I believe it had green lettering, perhaps used for citrus or food. It was not very deep and not very long. Perhaps 7 inches deep and 15 inches long. It would have been labeled ‘Old Tapes’. Within the box, as far as I can remember, would have been 20-30 audio-cassette tapes, 5-7 micro-cassette tapes, a slim version of the original Playstation, a small clamshell of PS1 games, a bright yellow Walkman, and potentially some cables that I used for audio transfer/digitization of the tapes. Possibly some notebooks and journals. It is very likely that there were other sentimental items placed in the box at the last minute that I simply cannot recall.

As far as the tapes are concerned, they are mostly conversational vignettes between my childhood friends, as well as several improvised skits, terrible singing and general silliness. There were many mix tapes of bad 90s music and a few miscellaneous music cassettes that I picked up from garage sales. I won’t go into extreme detail about the content of the tapes, since this would bloat the post far too much. However, I will include descriptions of some of the most prominent tapes and what was written on their labels.

Names on Tapes: Soul Reaver, Disturbing…, Who Knows?, Are you stupid, or is it just me?, Triple SSS, Interviews, Top 10, Shoes On The Roof, Old Memorex Tape, Feet Twins, Diss Recordings, The Killer Coaster, Uno Tournament, Live And Learn, Stroke 9. These are only the ones I can recall off the top of my head, as well as some that I have transcripts of. There are many, many more, varying in content.

Most of the tapes were Maxell brand, some Memorex, some Phillips, some TDK, some Sony. Some were commercial audio-cassette versions of records or musicals. I saw no reason to take any pictures whilst in the middle of the tedious digitization process. However, I do have pictures of some copies that were in a friend's possession as per the update below.

As ridiculous and embarrassing as they are, they are an integral part of my childhood and honestly a bit of an obsession. The thought of them in someone’s moldy basement or in a landfill somewhere fills me with an anxiety I can scarcely begin to describe. I am currently making efforts to contact family members and friends who might have existing copies. I likely should have acted sooner, but I thought that perhaps they would have been found by now. Either way, I can’t just do nothing and I hope that it’s not too late to send out the message and hope it finds the right people.

In the rare case that you are in possession of any of my tapes, or have any leads in regards to the tapes or box, I can provide further contact details and further information. I am not familiar with Reddit, so please forgive me if I am stilted or uncertain of decorum. I will do my best to provide necessary information within reason.

***Update 1: 3 copies have been located. A friend of mine who participated in making the recordings has some hard copies of at least 3 tapes, some of which were content not previously digitized. I have hit a dead end with some other leads, but at least I am getting somewhere. Thank you to everyone who is reading. If you have any ideas on how to further spread the message, please contact me. I am thinking about contacting newspapers in the area if necessary.

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All lovely examples of the tapes' general look and my terrible handwriting.

Hey yall I just got a walkman today and have recently learned about vaporwave and how most vaporwave is produced into cassette format. I know some albums can be very very pricey but if anyone has any cheap tapes they could part with I'd really appreciate it.

Hello!

I used to listen to this cassette as a child, and I would love to listen to it again. I haven't been able to find it for sale. Does anyone know a place I could get it, make a copy, or even listen to it?

Thank you!

Not sure if this is allowed, but didn't see anything in the rules against questions!.

I have googled for 15 minutes with no answers. I have an Akai Stereo Cassete Deck CS 703D. Using a cheap $5 dollar aux cord produces pour recording results. It was very staticy/buzzy. The auxillary cord I used was super tight fitting and broke off in there when I tried to pull it out. It did work.

My question would be is there a special cord I should buy that would both fit better and produce better sound? Did they make 3.5mm Jack's differently in 1979?

Sorry for formatting and if this is against community rules. Thanks in advance!

They are interesting due to the unique mix contents, but the Frankie Goes To Hollywood ones are the most notable, and are pretty rare. Anyone have any of these?

I've been looking for this tape for about 2-3 years, but always just miss sales of it. Anyone on here have a copy, or a lead on one?

I am conducting university research on the uses of cassettes and would like to ask if you could take a few minutes of your time to answer my questionnaire.

https://www.esurveycreator.com/s/31203ca

I understand this may not be the kind of post that usually gets shared around here but I could really use all the help I can get. There's a cassette giveaway at the end for people interested in new pre-recorded cassettes, more details via the link above. Thanks in advance!

Originally posted to /r/cassetteculture, figured it might get more visibility here :)

https://www.reddit.com/r/cassetteculture/comments/bc85hf/looking_to_start_a_mixtape_trading_circle_analog/

I wasn't able to get a hold of this EP when it was available, and was wondering if anyone on here had a copy or knew where to get one.

I'm looking for anything that could be considered ambient or melodic back ground music.

Brian Eno or something in that vein.

Would be willing to trade!

I could give some unwanted tapes a good home. Looking to expand my collection.

Hello,

I know this is a longshot, but I'm looking for some rare cassette-only releases by the band Crawlspace (the one featuring ex-Gizmos singer Eddie Flowers with releases on Sympathy for the Record Industry, etc., not the German indie band or metal band or Christian band also called Crawlspace). In 1999, the band created Slippy Sound, a tape-only label that released 11 cassettes and one VHS in one year. Some of the tapes are absurdly limited -- one is in an edition of 9 copies, and two others only had 12 copies available! I bought five of them back in the day; I'm looking for the remaining seven. If you have any and would like to sell or trade or make dubs whatever, please get in touch. I'm writing an article about Crawlspace (for the Bloomington-based Vulcher magazine), so the more of their albums I can find, the more complete the article will be!

What I'm looking for (* are highest priority)

• Nectar Flows from this Chalice c60 (Slippy Sound 1)
• Ready For the Future c60 (Slippy Sound 2) *
• Whiteman Darkcloud c60 (Slippy Sound 4)
• The Mountain and the Mole Hill c60 (Slippy Sound 8)
• 'shroom-Tit Arithmetic c100 (Slippy Sound 9) *
• Cave Paintings One c60 (Slippy Sound 11) *
• Cave Paintings Two c60 (Slippy Sound 12) *

More info: https://www.discogs.com/label/1209479-Slippy-Sound

Thanks for looking!

Wanting to discover new music, any mixtapes, any genre of music! Located in the Uk. Have recorded one mixtape successfully if you want to trade.

I'm in Canada but could do a Western Union transfer if needed. Really love this album and would love to own it.

I love the concept of tapes that aren't music. It can be a recording of literally anything, as long as it's not new (older than five years old, if you had to guess) and non-musical.

Looking for any and all cassettes I can track down by The Frogs.

Hey ya'll,

I recently started a cassette labeled based out of Atlanta, GA.

It's called Anchovy Tapes, and the first release I'm putting out is from an Atlanta band called Background.

I would you like, please check out my site and definitely check out Background.

Http://anchovytapes.bigcartel.com www.soundcloud.com/anchovytapes

and if you have any questions email me at anchovytapes@gmail.com

thanks!

Especially looking for classic rock, grunge, alternative, funk, punk and jazz. Michael Jackson too! I am located in Florida currently.

A bit of a long rambly backstory, feel free to skip it if you want:

Ever since I was young I've had a passion for playing music and listening to music. Cassettes were a huge part of my childhood and helped inspire me to pick up guitar at a young age and never put it down.

I have fond memories of listening to the music my parents played in the car while I drummed along on my legs as a kid. Jethro Tull, AC/DC, Rush, Led Zeppelin, Van Halen, Aerosmith and a list that can go on and on. It was the soundtrack of my time spent in the backseat of our air condition-less Mercury Marquis in early 90s Florida.

I started having my own collection at a young age with all of the expected classic rock staples I jammed to in the car. I was also a big fan of Michael Jackson as he tended to fuse many styles together. Weird Al also because a favorite for young me. Being a kid in the early 90s meant I was also starting to pick up tapes likes Alice in Chains, Stone Temple Pilots, Pearl Jam, Bush, Soundgarden and so forth. Later I'd come across a band called Primus that would change everything for me and be the reason I picked up a bass guitar after hearing Tommy the Cat.

Through cassettes and friends I was awoken to the world of Jazz and jazz fusion, hearing musicians like Herbie Hancock, Chick Corea, Al Di Meola, Steve Khan and many other staples that blew me away with complex compositions that I couldn't wrap my head around but loved listening to. The Cosby Show was actually my first exposure to jazz music and it lead me to delve deeper. As time went on and my family moved around money got tight. While staying with a relative we lost a storage unit our things were in due to an inability to afford it. Sadly many of my things were in there, including most of my cassettes.

As years went by I went to CDs and later MP3s like many people did. It wasn't until recently that I picked up a cassette deck again and felt a real surge of joy come back to me. All these years later I felt the same excitement I did as a kid putting the cassette in and rewinding it, flipping it over to side B, unfurling the J card while listening.

I was told about this subreddit from my post on /r/randomkindess and thought it couldn't hurt to ask. Cassettes have been phased out of most people's lives but I'm eager to bring them back into mine. I would really appreciate any unwanted cassettes that you may have to spare so that I may have a chance to build my collection again.

tl;dr: Cassettes were a big part of my youth but I lost my collection in a storage unit as a kid. Looking to begin again as an adult and would appreciate any cassettes you don't want especially classic rock, grunge, alternative, funk, punk and jazz.

Thank you for reading!