1992 TDK Super Avilyn Tape and Tascam Recording Paraphernalia

Another home multitrack recording time capsule – this time from the year 1992, when analogue tape-based formats were still very firmly at the forefront of the genre. Back then, the For Sale columns in the audio recording magazines headlined on Cassette Recorders and Reel to Reel, with Computing coming right at the end, after Percussion and Guitars.

1994 TDK SA 90 Super Avilyn Audio Cassette

By 1994, the world of home multitrack recording was well along the road of transformation from tape to digital formats. But full computerisation of the process was still not a realistic proposition for most recording enthusiasts.

Spin Doctors – Homebelly Groove Audio Cassette

Grunge could have been a disaster for the Spin Doctors. The band shared a number of traits with full-on grunge artists, but were initially considered by their record label, Epic, to be too dilute. Indeed, Epic told the band that their first studio album – A Pocket Full of Kyptonite – would not sell because of its musical diversity, and they blew the promo budget on Pearl Jam instead.