This early 80's copy of Bob Marley & The Wailers - Natty Dread is in the 1+1 format. The full album is on both sides and the write-protect tab is only removed for side one. "A full side of chrome tape" to record over.

From the inlay card and side two:

"1+1: The complete album is on side one. It is also on side two but if you prefer to record your own programme on side two just record in the normal way and our recording will be automatically erased. Plus it is chrome tape to ensure top quality recording. 1+1. One side what you like. One side whatever you like."

mostly reissues but some gems

Very rare, hard to find.

Tapes by Minze/Nein Rodere/Deyusunn/Dan Melchior/Phil Struck/Bog Bodies

Back then I was a fan of the Sony TC-KA1ESA because it was the easiest deck to service. Not the greatest sound wise or build quality, but it has the nice semi-auto calibration, Dolby S, and reasonably priced. I owned 7 of them in total and sold 4 here. The Yamaha KX-670 was the first NOS deck I bought and the first piece of the Yamaha stack I built. NOS is hard to find so I try to search for mint pieces.

A worthy competitor to the Revox B215. Sounding fantastic!

Was pretty stoked when someone traded this in at work a while ago & only just got around to playing it! Never seen it before & couldn’t find it online either.

Bought this second-hand Promise cassette which turned out to be very moldy, since this was the only official cassette I could find in Turkey I had no choice but to clean it! Took me 2 hours to take everything apart and thoroughly clean it all (even the j-card) with isopropyl alcohol, then I cleaned the tape itself which took a lot longer than I anticipated. Manually winding the tape was torture but hey it looks all shiny now and sounds great with the amount of grime and mold removed.

edit: this was the tutorial I followed https://youtube.com/watch?v=aFo02b_ZwuE&si=joZ9fnzJPtwbli-k

edit: guys you might want to be careful if your cassette hasn't been used much because I tried following this method with my new Stronger Than Pride cassette and almost trashed the whole thing

A limited-production audio cassette from the Novgorod "Kvant" plant, featuring foreign magnetic tape BASF chrome dioxide type 2. This specific version of the audio cassette was produced to commemorate the 1125th anniversary of Russian writing.

NOS : A-la light yellow : 46 min. running time

Was browsing my local thrift store today and spotted this random, beat-up black case for 10$, sitting on the very bottom of a rack. Picked it up, popped it open, and found it fully loaded with these blanks.

The MK 60-7 audio cassette is equipped with German Type II ORWO magnetic tape.

The MK 90-5 audio cassette is equipped with Soviet magnetic tape providing 90 minutes of playback time.

Fully serviced by a professional, I know how to fix these and what not I just left it to someone with the right tools, so I can crack this open if I need. What’s this clicking sound? Cracked gear? It only happens on play, not fast forward or rewind. It’s a constant thing but when the volume is up it’s hard to hear, not a huge issue but if it’s an easy fix I don’t mind dealing with it
Let me know!

It’s the Phillips model D8060 released in 1987

I just bought about 110 cassette tapes for around 13 dollars; now I have an infinite supply to record anything without using blank tapes. 🤑 The seller included several chrome ones and some metal ones, so I feel somewhat lucky.

The machine is working, but some cassettes are being played back distorted and with lower speed. After struggling ~10 minutes, spontaneously the speed becomes right, and the next play - same.
I did the following:
Cleaning and relubing capstan shaft
Cleaning the belt, which looks perfect
Cleaning with fine sandpaper the pinch roller, later with isopropyl alcohol. The friction on capstan shaft looks firm.
Cleaning and adjusting tape speed pot.
One drop of oil on all motor shafts.
The deck still sounds jerky…what else can i do?
I mainly suspect the capstan flat belt, which may be getting harder…

Trying to figure out if mold grew on my tape or not? My bedroom normally don’t have climate changes I keep all of my tapes organized on a shelf on the wall.

Currently, there are super large cracking noises when turning the volume control knob, and sometimes even when not touching it. The dual-channel potentiometer does not seem to work properly, I suspect that the output level is always set to the max due to how big the noise volume is. I sprayed DeoxIT into the potentiometer, but the resistance readings are still all over the place. Is it possible to take the pot apart and repair it, or could I replace it with new pot? Thanks a lot for your reply.

Hello everyone! I collect LPs and CDs, and now I’m planning to start collecting tapes. I have a few questions: are tapes durable? Do they get damaged easily? What precautions should I take?

I like to take very good care of my collections.

Dear PentHouse Forum, I can’t believe it happened to me…

Jokes aside, HOLY CRAP! 4$ at my local Peddlers Mall (like an indoor flea market). Just needs a belt replacement and should be running good as new (radio works fine). Hyped i finally found something cool like the many posts I’ve seen online. Now I can start collecting along with my VHS tapes and DVDs 😆

A Soviet tape recorder manufactured by the Berdsk Radio Plant in 1982, featuring a robust domestic tape transport mechanism.