Saw a Poundland on my travels so popped in for a £1 powerbank and saw these sitting next to them. Obviously I have absolutely no use for cassette tapes so I bought a pair to take home and put in my drawer, right next to my £1 powerbank.
Top comments
jameshothothot
14 Oct 1624#15
hot. can record top 40 on sunday afternoon!
seanjames
14 Oct 1617#20
home taping is killing music
DexMorgan
14 Oct 168#1
Cold, not 120 min tapes.
aing69
14 Oct 167#25
It used to break my heart when I went in your shop
And you said my records were out of stock
So I don't buy records in your shop
Now I tape them all 'cause I'm 'Top Of The Pops'
Yeah, now I got a new way to move
It's shiny and black and don't need a groove
Now I don't need no album rack
I carry my collection over my back
C30 C60 C90 Go
Off the radio, I get a constant flow
Hit it, pause it, record it and play
Turn it, rewind and rub it away
Policeman stopped me in my tracks
Said, "Hey you, you can't tape that
you're under arrest 'cause it's illegal"
So I shoved him off and blew his whistle
I'm a pirate and I keep my loot
So I blew him out with my bazooka
C30 C60 C90 Go
Off the radio, I get a constant flow
Hit it, pause it, record it and play
Turn it, rewind and rub it away
All comments (70)
DexMorgan
14 Oct 168#1
Cold, not 120 min tapes.
KneeAnderFel
14 Oct 164#2
What music is on them and how do I play them in my iPod, Thanks.
simont_space
14 Oct 16#3
Not Sony brand. Cold.
ctdctd
14 Oct 164#4
Cold, not Maxell brand :-)
qwerta369
14 Oct 163#5
In fairness I was always more of a Memorex man myself.
NIgelK
14 Oct 161#6
Heat. My son is interested in history....
guttediam
14 Oct 161#7
HOT from me for taken me down memory-lane, now thinking how to play all my Mix-tapes from the loft ( I do know its bad to keep them in the loft). :confused:
Proveright
14 Oct 162#8
Do not buy. I bought loads of these from them when they had stock months ago and all the tapes stuck in the cassettes despite trying different tape machines . Poundland make lots of money out of buying end of line stock that does not work and people like me who either cannot find the feceipt or is not worth the petrol to go and try and claim your money back,
Jcormican to Proveright
14 Oct 16#41
Wow......
spannerzone to Proveright
14 Oct 16#43
I'm flabbergasted that a 50pence audio cassette might fail, however after the 20th jammed tape I'd probably have returned them to poundland and complained :smile:
You can also very carefully unravel and lay flat on top of vinyl records (12" is the best option for this). Then gently lower the arm on to the tape and play at 33rpm. This is something the industry tried to keep secret in an attempt to sell more cassette players.
penguini
14 Oct 161#11
Wrap them in a tree
dereklogan7
14 Oct 16#12
..:laughing:
JewStain
14 Oct 161#13
now I have to buy a cassette player :laughing:
TheDiscountSeeker
14 Oct 161#14
Didn't know people still used these. Just goes to show! I've got a box with sealed cassettes somewhere, never used :confused:
jameshothothot
14 Oct 1624#15
hot. can record top 40 on sunday afternoon!
aing69 to jameshothothot
14 Oct 16#24
Showing your age now!! - the charts are on a Friday these days - its just not the same (and not just because of the **** played!)
gidsterc
14 Oct 161#16
all I can say is.... WHAT THE HELL???
alanbeenthere
14 Oct 162#17
MP3s just dont have the same warmth of tone that ferrous metal has.:smirk:
Luddititon
14 Oct 165#19
For those who are too young to know about cassettes, they are a great technology that automatically adds a backing track of hissing noise to every track. This is included free with every cassette. Think of it as a free hidden track except it is on every song you play.
seanjames
14 Oct 1617#20
home taping is killing music
couragenh
14 Oct 161#21
Voted hot as cheap confetti for a retro Christmas tree decoration
xfaxfa to couragenh
15 Oct 16#66
The same thought just crossed my mind :smile:
ssc1
14 Oct 161#22
get with the times man.
gurpsc
14 Oct 161#23
time to break out the commodore 64 tape deck and walkman
aing69
14 Oct 167#25
It used to break my heart when I went in your shop
And you said my records were out of stock
So I don't buy records in your shop
Now I tape them all 'cause I'm 'Top Of The Pops'
Yeah, now I got a new way to move
It's shiny and black and don't need a groove
Now I don't need no album rack
I carry my collection over my back
C30 C60 C90 Go
Off the radio, I get a constant flow
Hit it, pause it, record it and play
Turn it, rewind and rub it away
Policeman stopped me in my tracks
Said, "Hey you, you can't tape that
you're under arrest 'cause it's illegal"
So I shoved him off and blew his whistle
I'm a pirate and I keep my loot
So I blew him out with my bazooka
C30 C60 C90 Go
Off the radio, I get a constant flow
Hit it, pause it, record it and play
Turn it, rewind and rub it away
premierfella
14 Oct 16#26
Hot. One tape to play on endless loop with autoreverse. The other to use for your Halloween costume.
oobie38
14 Oct 162#27
Hot. bought two to unspool and throw out of the car window on the way home.
shahidali47
14 Oct 16#28
why is this hot I don't get it. get with the times guys
SandstormBargains to shahidali47
14 Oct 162#35
this is hot because we have a sense of humour, thats also died with the times........
djlondon22
14 Oct 163#29
what? i think you have found some wacky baccy from the 70's
TALON1973
14 Oct 16#30
I actually bought star wars the force awakens on cassette last week in hmv. keeping sealed .
jameshothothot
14 Oct 161#31
they still have the charts?! that is how old I am!
hcc27
14 Oct 16#32
How about this Steepletone bad boy to play this on? Comes with twin deck, Dolby Noise Reduction AND High Speed Dubbing.
Noise reduction... I remember this button on class hifi such as akai stacking music systems from the 80s :smirk:
snowflake75
14 Oct 16#37
I miss tapes
anonimousse to snowflake75
14 Oct 16#38
worms? or did you mean cassettes?
Antartica to snowflake75
14 Oct 161#51
Hello Miss Tapes, I Mr Al Bumgh
magicalex9
14 Oct 16#39
Cool. Just what I need to tape the top 40 on Sunday with Bruno Brookes
Gordinho to magicalex9
14 Oct 16#42
Fluff Freeman. Alright?
b0d
14 Oct 162#40
Anybody got a deal on Bic pens? I need to rewind :smile:
Bad Actor
14 Oct 16#44
If it ain't BASF Chromdioxid II then I'm not interested.
Still got mine with 'The Jam Sound Affects' 36 years later and it still plays lovely even to this day :smiley:
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ccannell
14 Oct 16#45
utter tosh!
luvsadealdealdeal
14 Oct 16#46
I bet the kids out there don't know we used to record & sell computer games on cassette tapes :smiley:
Bad Actor to luvsadealdealdeal
14 Oct 162#47
And go grey whilst loading them.
Then the 3.5" floppy came along and we were all scouring the computer mags for Amiga contacts :wink:
Ricky302
14 Oct 162#48
Great! perfect for hard drive back ups.
RedmanDealer to Ricky302
15 Oct 16#64
Cold not TDK SA-90s (or even D-90s)! :wink:
Can anyone comment on the audio quality of these units? I'd love to get one of these to transfer all the old mixtapes and tapepacks I have but would prefer a device that will keep as much of the quality as possible (obviously taking into account the inherent poor quality of the tapes)
snowflake75
14 Oct 16#49
Lol the tape worm diet! :stuck_out_tongue:
royals
14 Oct 16#52
what are they ?
pimpMe to royals
14 Oct 16#53
A technology the Tories are intent on sending us back to..
poshaffi
14 Oct 16#54
oh wow do these still exist? :sunglasses:
ka1rua
14 Oct 161#55
90mins is a lot of data to lose
bd1981bd
15 Oct 16#56
To this day I still want to know how my Walkman played the other side without me turning the cassette over. Just press play again....
Duelling Duck to bd1981bd
15 Oct 16#58
The tape head had 4 heads instead of 2, and when the tape changed direction it used the other 2.
obknox to bd1981bd
15 Oct 16#65
I haven't heard that song "the other side" is it any good?
Duelling Duck
15 Oct 16#57
Yay! My dad's a mad scientist in a computer game and every day he has to babble ever-crazier gibberish into tape recorders and then shove them into vents or behind barrels. This wll save him a fortune.
bd1981bd
15 Oct 16#59
And the magic is extinguished! Lol :wink:
blairkpercival
15 Oct 16#60
cassette hot, not sure what I'm missing
CaptainVark0
15 Oct 161#61
Hot, purely for the nostalgia! Should really come with a pen/pencil :wink:
themachman
15 Oct 16#62
still love cassettes,still use them!Believe me,when i say some of the pre recorded ones are worth a fortune and will only go up in price.I'm gonna put my ghetto blaster on today which still works perfectly after 30 years :smiley:
matthuggybear
15 Oct 161#63
Sold next to Bic pens and pencils? ... :laughing:
spiderfish
15 Oct 16#67
These are such good value I have just bought a load of these and will spend the weekend taping all my digital music onto cassette to save money.
hantshog
15 Oct 16#68
This is right up there with the floppy discs on sale at The Range.
sandrag10
16 Oct 16#69
Thanks to all posters.....I know I need a o get out more but have had the best laugh in ages reading these.....tears in my eyes ....just waiting now for some comment on the ridiculously large ghetto blasters people carried round on their shoulders.........
westonborn
20 Oct 16#70
OP are you a time traveler ? :-) otherwise I can see the appeal,in this deal,
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Opening post
Top comments
And you said my records were out of stock
So I don't buy records in your shop
Now I tape them all 'cause I'm 'Top Of The Pops'
Yeah, now I got a new way to move
It's shiny and black and don't need a groove
Now I don't need no album rack
I carry my collection over my back
C30 C60 C90 Go
Off the radio, I get a constant flow
Hit it, pause it, record it and play
Turn it, rewind and rub it away
Policeman stopped me in my tracks
Said, "Hey you, you can't tape that
you're under arrest 'cause it's illegal"
So I shoved him off and blew his whistle
I'm a pirate and I keep my loot
So I blew him out with my bazooka
C30 C60 C90 Go
Off the radio, I get a constant flow
Hit it, pause it, record it and play
Turn it, rewind and rub it away
All comments (70)
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And you said my records were out of stock
So I don't buy records in your shop
Now I tape them all 'cause I'm 'Top Of The Pops'
Yeah, now I got a new way to move
It's shiny and black and don't need a groove
Now I don't need no album rack
I carry my collection over my back
C30 C60 C90 Go
Off the radio, I get a constant flow
Hit it, pause it, record it and play
Turn it, rewind and rub it away
Policeman stopped me in my tracks
Said, "Hey you, you can't tape that
you're under arrest 'cause it's illegal"
So I shoved him off and blew his whistle
I'm a pirate and I keep my loot
So I blew him out with my bazooka
C30 C60 C90 Go
Off the radio, I get a constant flow
Hit it, pause it, record it and play
Turn it, rewind and rub it away
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Oooooh Yes Yes!!
Still got mine with 'The Jam Sound Affects' 36 years later and it still plays lovely even to this day :smiley:
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Then the 3.5" floppy came along and we were all scouring the computer mags for Amiga contacts :wink:
Can anyone comment on the audio quality of these units? I'd love to get one of these to transfer all the old mixtapes and tapepacks I have but would prefer a device that will keep as much of the quality as possible (obviously taking into account the inherent poor quality of the tapes)