The Best of Chuck Berry Audio Cassette

When you’ve been pronounced the King of Rock & Roll by Jerry Lee Lewis’s mother, it’s a pretty fair conclusion that that is precisely what you are. Only Chuck Berry had that honour, and he was acknowledged as a key inspiration by some of music’s most historically important exponents, from John Lennon (who called him “the greatest rock & roll poet”) to Little Richard.

The Jam – Snap Audio Cassette

With a classic red Polydor paper label, Snap, by The Jam, is a reminder of the transition period for pre-recorded audio cassettes in the UK. By the time of this tape’s 1983 release, some manufacturers had dumped trad labels and were screening the relevant details directly onto the plastic casing. Good to see that this release had retained the far more attractive red stick-ons.

Classic Type IV Metal Bias Cassette Comparison

Yes, ‘tis the Clash of the Titans, as four old behemoths of analogue recording media slog it out for supremacy.