Comments on: Cassette Tapes

By: Jenn

Jenn — Wed, 06 May 2009 17:23:20 +0000

My very first tape was a Gaither Kids tape. The first one I used allowance money to purchase — Carman. I’ve lost the tape, but I downloaded the entire album on iTunes. Sweet!

By: Rob Russo

Rob Russo — Tue, 05 May 2009 02:06:47 +0000

Sweet. It didn’t get any better than a mixed tape. I’m pretty sure my first one was The Monkees.

By: Tyler

Tyler — Tue, 05 May 2009 00:46:30 +0000

Milli Vanilli was the first tape I bought with my own money (turtle coins, actually).

I miss the yellow, water-proof tape player that I bought from Service Merchandise. I say I miss it, but I still have it. Just couldn’t let go of that baby.

By: amy

amy — Mon, 04 May 2009 21:53:05 +0000

beach boys. kokomo was the hit. i listened to it while roller skating in our basement/garage. i loved the beach boys. it makes me laugh just thinking about how much i loved them.

By: Ann Marie

Ann Marie — Mon, 04 May 2009 19:14:45 +0000

My first tape was Michael W Smith’s Change Your World. yeah. baby. I loved him!
when we take our college students on road trips in the church van we have to use the tape deck adapter for the ipod. classy!
BTW I found you thru Jon’s SCL blog.

By: admin

admin — Mon, 04 May 2009 18:20:44 +0000

I can’t believe you have the same first tape as me. Incredible.

By: Lacey

Lacey — Mon, 04 May 2009 17:54:59 +0000

First cassette single . . . Fine Young Cannibals – “She Drives Me Crazy” or Roxette or maybe it was Sinead O’Connor. (This reveals the fact that I am older than all of your other commenters. Ouch.)

By: Bryan

Bryan — Mon, 04 May 2009 17:10:29 +0000

I actually use my tape deck to play my ipod. The tape with the cord is 20 bucks and works much better than the 90 dollar FM radio adapter.

And I think the only reason no one said anything about mixing tapes being illegal is that if you took the 5 hours to mix the tape, you deserved it.

By: Nolan

Nolan — Mon, 04 May 2009 15:25:21 +0000

I’ve got two firsts for ya…My first cassette I can remember getting was “La Bamba” I begged my mom to get it for me after I saw the movie…

I also remember the first time I got a CLEAR cassette tape…La Bamba was an old black plastic one. MC Hammer’s “Too Legit to Quit” was my first clear tape. I think the first “christian song” I’d ever heard was on that too…you remember “Pray”??

I didn’t think it got much better than my clear cassette tapes…

By: Chris

Chris — Mon, 04 May 2009 14:16:29 +0000

Wow, first tape? I didn’t buy one until I was nearing 20 because of growing up in a strict, no rock music family. I think the first cassette that I rebelliously bought was Foreigner 4.

Before that, I got by on bootleg dubs from friends: Styx – Paradise Theater and REO Speedwagon – You Can Tune a Piano, But You Can’t Tuna Fish are two that immediately come to mind.

Ah, the heady days of high school.