EMI Studio DRM XDR Chromium Dioxide Audio Cassette

Going from yesterday’s epitome of 1970s lo-fi, to the other extreme – a 1990 paragon of audio cassette fidelity. High spec chromium-dioxide tape media, XDR quality control processing, Dolby HX Pro noise reduction, full digital remastering – all in a highly successful effort to bring a 1965 recording up to 1990s fidelity standards.

Early 1980s Sony Audio Cassettes

An evocative lineup indeed, featuring six as-new blank audio cassettes of the early 1980s. The group includes five different Sony variants, and gives a great insight into the colour mixes that buyers would be seeing on the shelves of the audio stores between 1981 and 1983.

Champion Jack Dupree – “New Orleans Barrelhouse Boogie” Audio Cassette

If you trace back the history of rock ‘n’ roll to its very roots, you’ll probably end up in 1949, with Fats Domino’s The Fat Man. Surely, you’re thinking, that has to be the first rock ‘n’ roll track. It pre-dates Rocket 88, and is frequently cited as the recording that started all. But…