[Kerry]

I won't elaborate. You'll know or you won't

[Jordan.]

I don't think so in my lifetime

However I do remember them from been young because my mum had them.

[Kore]

I think I had one or two as a kid lol

[Ninastar]

I wouldn't say I owned them, but i borrowed some abba ones from my grandparents when I was younger. Maybe the sent them actually, i'm not too sure

[Ninastar]

Originally Posted by Ninastar

I wouldn't say I owned them, but i borrowed some abba ones from my grandparents when I was younger. Maybe the sent them actually, i'm not too sure

I didn’t realise that these tapes were from my grandparents but reading this back makes me so happy

I also remember them playing Dusty Springfield but I don’t know if that was on a CD or not

[Zizu]

Originally Posted by Ninastar

I didn’t realise that these tapes were from my grandparents but reading this back makes me so happy

I also remember them playing Dusty Springfield but I don’t know if that was on a CD or not

Memories are so precious

It’s fascinating how songs and even tastes can trigger past memories/experiences


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[Zizu]

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[Roy Mars III]

My crappy car only has a cassette player, so I own loads of them.

[billy123]

Yes indeed! I had all the skid row albums on cassette!!
I was pretty cool like that

When i used to go to club kinetic i used to buy cassette boxsets of the night outside

One year my parents got me a Bros album on cassette i was disgusted but i pretended to like it

[Pyramid*]

god yes! LOL. I also remember the feeling of utter devastation when the actual tape/ribbon of a favourite one became tangled or worse.... SNAPPED.

Ahhh....them were the days!

thank god for the internet I say.

[Gillian-73]

Originally Posted by Pyramid*

god yes! LOL. I also remember the feeling of utter devastation when the actual tape/ribbon of a favourite one became tangled or worse.... SNAPPED.

Ahhh....them were the days!

thank god for the internet I say.

Lol i remember that well too! there was a way to fix them albeit temporarily but i forget how now

[Visage]

Yes both audio and VHS.

I also had a pen handy if the tape needed winding back after it came loose.

[Ammi]

yes cassettes and vinyl records.....................oh dear

[Roy Mars III]

Originally Posted by Ammi

yes cassettes and vinyl records.....................oh dear

I still buy vinyl. The best way to listen to music.

[Ammi]

Originally Posted by Roy Mars III

I still buy vinyl. The best way to listen to music.

I've got loads in my loft, I've kept most of them, although it's years since I bought any.........I just love owning them and looking at them, it makes me feel good.......it's like a couple of my friends are using those Kindle books......and I can't understand why you wouldn't want to 'own' an actual book...........there's nothing quite like the feeling of owning a Vinyl or a book, I've got everything from The Beatles, Cat Stevens, Elton John, David Bowie to Led Zeppelin and Deep Purple.............you got me carried away there........*blush*

[Pyramid*]

Originally Posted by Roy Mars III

I still buy vinyl. The best way to listen to music.

I've heard a lot of avid music friends swear by the same thing and their vinyl collections are sacred.

[Gillian-73]

Originally Posted by Roy Mars III

I still buy vinyl. The best way to listen to music.

I've got a good collection on vinyl that i've put together over the years then about fifteen years ago somebody one of my brothers mates was getting rid of hundreds for fifty pence each so my collection grew!

[Pyramid*]

Originally Posted by Visage

Yes both audio and VHS.

I also had a pen handy if the tape needed winding back after it came loose.

Oh, the memories!!

Had to be one with the 'hexagonal' shape to it: none of the smooth ones - they were frustrating!

Worse - was knocking the plastic recording strips off - to protect it from being taped over: to find some git had covered the holes with cellotape to reuse it.

[Visage]

Originally Posted by Pyramid*

Oh, the memories!!

Had to be one with the 'hexagonal' shape to it: none of the smooth ones - they were frustrating!

Worse - was knocking the plastic recording strips off - to protect it from being taped over: to find some git had covered the holes with cellotape to reuse it.

Ah those tapes we thought we'd protected by removing the plastic strips only to find the power of the celetape ruined the whole tape. I certainly don't miss those..

[Ammi]

Originally Posted by Pyramid*

Oh, the memories!!

Had to be one with the 'hexagonal' shape to it: none of the smooth ones - they were frustrating!

Worse - was knocking the plastic recording strips off - to protect it from being taped over: to find some git had covered the holes with cellotape to reuse it.

I had a Batamax recorder, only to realise VHS was the way forward.......LOL

[Pyramid*]

Originally Posted by Ammi

I had a Batamax recorder, only to realise VHS was the way forward.......LOL

Betamax never took off at all eh..... it's the long cords I recall for the 'remote control' - a remote that had to be physically plugged in to use.

[Ammi]

Originally Posted by Pyramid*

Betamax never took off at all eh..... it's the long cords I recall for the 'remote control' - a remote that had to be physically plugged in to use.

...well, yes, now you tell me............where were you then............

[Gillian-73]

Originally Posted by Ammi

I had a Batamax recorder, only to realise VHS was the way forward.......LOL

Lmao!

Originally Posted by Pyramid*

Betamax never took off at all eh..... it's the long cords I recall for the 'remote control' - a remote that had to be physically plugged in to use.

yes i can remember a mate having one

[Photon]

Originally Posted by Pyramid*

Betamax never took off at all eh..... it's the long cords I recall for the 'remote control' - a remote that had to be physically plugged in to use.

No, it was because despite Betamax having superior quality, there were numerous drawbacks. Recording times were shorter and the equipment was generally more expensive. One of the primary issues in the cost for equipment being in favor of VHS was that JVC had licensed out the VHS tech to other companies, which meant other companies were having to compete with each other to create lower priced products.

Despite having better vertical resolution(in the first variant), Betamax was limited to an hour recording time. Another variant came out with a longer recording time, but it came at the cost of decreased vertical resolution(240, just like VHS). Later on there was a 290 variant, but Betamax was out of the game.


Betamax was actually used for a long time in the video production industry, only to be phased out by the introduction of HD.

[Kerry]

Originally Posted by Visage

Yes both audio and VHS.

I also had a pen handy if the tape needed winding back after it came loose.

Oh yeah. Winding them on with pens haha. Trouble is, I'd get impatient and sit idly spinning the cassette around with one hand, tape twirling in the air, only for it to at some point fly across the room