The Cassette Chronicles

[TageRyche]

You can look back at the best of The Cassette Chronicles - Year 9 HERE!

 

[TageRyche]

The Cassette Chronicles #281 - Fleetwood Mac - Tango in the Night

 

[E-Z]

I recently bought second hand 2-cassettes-

1. Rory Gallagher Live! this cassette was released on Polydor records back in the 1970s along with it's vinyl album counterpart and features live tracks from either Rory Gallagher Live in Europe (1971) & Irish Tour 1974 (1974) and is pretty good listening actually.

2. Rory Gallagher Stagestruck on chrysalis records (1980) and again the same as it's vinyl counterpart and features 4-live tracks on both sides of the cassette.

 

[TACdtf]

2. Rory Gallagher Stagestruck on chrysalis records (1980) and again the same as it's vinyl counterpart and features 4-live tracks on both sides of the cassette.

I feel like every Chysalis cassette I ever owned eventually squeaked.

 

[E-Z]

I feel like every Chysalis cassette I ever owned eventually squeaked.

I like collecting cassettes mainly by rock bands from the 1970s that were usually released in conjunction with the vinyl album but the minor problem with cassettes is when the 'tape tangles' in the tape cassette player and 'creases the tape' although these days (2026) I basically collect old cassette tapes as a side issue instead of actually playing them.

I think when the 'cassette tape tangles' in the cassette player the tape heads require cleaning?

 

[TACdtf]

I like collecting cassettes mainly by rock bands from the 1970s that were usually released in conjunction with the vinyl album but the minor problem with cassettes is when the 'tape tangles' in the tape cassette player and 'creases the tape' although these days (2026) I basically collect old cassette tapes as a side issue instead of actually playing them.

I think when the 'cassette tape tangles' in the cassette player the tape heads require cleaning?

Sure, I had the tangles as well. But what I'm talking about is a squeaking that you could hear when playing the tape, and it was a thing that was related to Chrysalis product. I didn't have other ones squeak.

 

[E-Z]

Sure, I had the tangles as well. But what I'm talking about is a squeaking that you could hear when playing the tape, and it was a thing that was related to Chrysalis product. I didn't have other ones squeak.

Yeah I know what you mean.

 

[dr wu]

You guys are the only people I know who still play cassettes....when my Onkyo deck heads went bad in 1990 I stopped using them because I didnt want to invest $200 or more in a good player plus as pointed out above they would 'squeak' sometimes and the tape would tangle.
I dont see them as a viable option today with cds, streaming and better vinyl.

 

[TACdtf]

I gave away all of my cassettes 20 years ago.

 

[TageRyche]

You guys are the only people I know who still play cassettes....when my Onkyo deck heads went bad in 1990 I stopped using them because I didnt want to invest $200 or more in a good player plus as pointed out above they would 'squeak' sometimes and the tape would tangle.
I dont see them as a viable option today with cds, streaming and better vinyl.

While you are welcome to your opinion, I could hardly call it The Cassette Chronicles if I was using CDs, streaming or vinyl. I mean, the header of each article pretty much explains the notion behind the whole series.