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Forever Changes on Tape

Posted: Tue May 25, 2010 7:39 pm
by The Freedom Man
I recently bought this tape and thought I'd share it here.I never saw a LOVE tape before.It was released in 1967 and still plays great!

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Posted: Tue May 25, 2010 9:46 pm
by jamestkirk
I've always thought Cassettes sound better than CDs...they retained that analog magic. No wall of digital sound...of LOUDness.

Nice find. I see that Love & da Capo were also released on cassette.
Next treasure hunt?

BTW, were the DOORS early albums released on casette in '67, '68....?
I'm guessing, YES. Who has them?

:mrgreen:

Posted: Tue May 25, 2010 10:48 pm
by glenn
Ed, thanks for sharing.
Where the label is ripped on the left side, can you make out what the year is? 1969?

I always thought cassettes went mainstream in the 70s (with 8-tracks reigning in the 60s), but what do I know?

My first Doors recorings - all obtained in the late 70s and early 80s - were on cassette. All long gone :(

Posted: Wed May 26, 2010 3:33 am
by jamestkirk
glenn wrote:Ed, thanks for sharing.
Where the label is ripped on the left side, can you make out what the year is? 1969?

I always thought cassettes went mainstream in the 70s (with 8-tracks reigning in the 60s), but what do I know?

My first Doors recordings - all obtained in the late 70s and early 80s - were on cassette. All long gone :(
It should be 1967. Some cassettes
were released along with albums in the 60's. Even Love's first in '66.
We didn't see them in the Midwest, but I suppose in large markets such as
LA and overseas in London etc....this is a UK release...isn't it? Very cool.

Some were released as early as '64...jazz classical etc. They were
out there....just not en mass.
So does anyone have any original 1967 DOORS cassettes--released in '67??

I like the very simple cassette cover....nothing fancy, unlike later cassette
designs.

Posted: Wed May 26, 2010 5:25 am
by The Freedom Man
glenn wrote:Ed, thanks for sharing.
Where the label is ripped on the left side, can you make out what the year is? 1969?

I always thought cassettes went mainstream in the 70s (with 8-tracks reigning in the 60s), but what do I know?

My first Doors recorings - all obtained in the late 70s and early 80s - were on cassette. All long gone :(
It's 1967, Glenn.