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10 unusual facts about compact cassette


AMSDOS

Its main function was to map the cassette access routines (which were built into every CPC model) through to a disk drive.

Black Moon Rising

Working for the US Government to retrieve a cassette with vital information, Sam Quint, a former CIA agent (Jones), runs into Marvin Ringer (Lee Ving), another hitman he replaced, who is after the same cassette.

C120

120 minute Compact Cassette, an audio cassette with 60 minutes recording time on each side

CHSR-FM

The library holds a large variety of musical genres, on a variety of formats (vinyl, cassettes, compact discs, etc.) from the past six decades.

Luggage of the Gods!

When they leave the tribe, they find clothing, cassettes, and counterfeit paintings, which wreak havoc on the power structure and economy of the tribe.

Playhouse Records

The label resumed production and distribution of Copp and Brown's material on cassette and CD under the direction of Ted and Laura Leyhe in the 1990s.

Record chart

Many different criteria are used in different charts, including sales of records, cassettes and compact discs, the amount of radio airplay, and (since the introduction of the technology) the number of downloads.

Tehnoton

By 1989 it became one of the major Romanian manufacturers of radio tuners (with widely known producs such as "Gloria" and "Cosmos"), Compact Cassette players, and record players, which it also exported to France, Japan, and the United States.

The Majesty of the Blues

The Majesty of the Blues was originally released in the LP, Compact Disc, and Cassette tape formats.

William Kapell discography

The listing below contains only Compact Disc releases and does not contain 78rpm, LP, Cassette, or 8-track tape releases.


Adel Souto

Upon returning to Miami, he replaced the vocalist for Hangman, in 1992, changing their name to Timescape Zero (two cassette demos, one split 7-inch, and two LPs).

Aozora no Kakera

The title single was used in commercials for the Axia brand of cassette tapes from Fujifilm in Japan.

Bootie Call

It was released on cassette, CD and 12" format accompanied by a B-side entitled "Get Down" as well as previous hit "I Know Where It's At" and a remix of "Never Ever". "Bootie Call" achieved chart success; topping the UK Singles Chart on 6 September 1998 and at the same time becoming the group's third consecutive number-one hit.

Bora priča gluposti

Bora priča gluposti (trans. Bora's Talking Rubbish) is the recording of the poetry evening Serbian and former Yugoslav rock musician Bora Đorđević held in KST in Belgrade in May 1988, released on compact cassette through Helidon in 1988.

Fugazi Live Series

The sound quality also varies as the earliest recordings were made to cassettes, then eventually digital formats such as DAT, CD-R and ultimately hard-drives were used.

International Sound Communication

International Sound Communication (frequently abbreviated as I.S.C.) was a series of compilation cassettes, compiled and distributed as a mail art project by Andi Xport from Peterborough, England, in the mid-1980s.

Into Battle with the Art of Noise

The project was conceived, researched and compiled by music journalist (and Art of Noise aficionado) Ian Peel – sourced from the original masters – and restored the original version of "Beat Box" and features the 5:10 edit of "Moments in Love" from the cassette issue of the EP, neither track having been officially released on CD before.

Istinite priče I deo

The album was available on compact cassette only, until it was rereleased with five tracks from the debut album as bonus tracks in 1998 as the second disc of the Turneja u magnovenju 96/97 live album.

Live and Raw 70/71

The original BBC master tapes of these concerts are now lost, and the source was an old tape, belonging to John Du Cann, of a very poor quality off-air recording.

Live at the Marquee 1980

No known live soundboard recordings exist of the 1980 (Crane/Du Cann/Hammond) lineup of Atomic Rooster and the source cassette tape, belonging to Du Cann, was recorded via a single onstage microphone.

Lutke

Moderan svet (The modern World), released on compact cassette only by L.V.O. Records in 1996, beside the material written by the band themselves, also featured a cover version of The Pretenders song "2000 Miles".

Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now

The next day, he brought to the Montreal Forum a cassette tape with the song on it and distributed among players a small card saying "We're on a mission, nothing's gonna stop us".

Silentium

Silentium's first demos and EPs have been released in tape format, and their albums have only been released in Europe and some Asian countries, although Silentium's last single Dead Silent has been uploaded to some Finnish music legal sites to download worldwide.

Steppin' onto the Scene

This EP was produced by Manix and self-released on cassette on March 3, 1990.

Stereo Type

The piece, which lasts ten minutes, is written for the unusual combination of amplified typewriters and tape.

Sweet Empire

In February 2010 the first recordings, entitled The Flood, were released on 7" and cassette via the label Black Death.

The Elektrik Keyboard

In the late '70s it added personal computers and MIDI music to its lineup, and began publishing Apple II computer software written by programmer Chris Oberth. The software, advertised in the company's catalog and sold on cassette, largely consisted of games including some that emulated popular arcade titles.

Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie Original Motion Picture Soundtrack is the licensed soundtrack to the 1997 Twentieth Century Fox film Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie it was released by Mercury Records on March 18, 1997 on Audio CD and Compact Cassette.

With a Little Help from Our Friends

This is a single CD/cassette presenting original material that was recorded during their daily radio show (long before going into syndication), as well as other studio numbers that had not been previously presented on air.