Re: Mixed Tapes

From: Carl Barimore (carl@stirtloe.fsnet.co.uk)
Date: Wed Apr 03 2002 - 20:40:24 CEST

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    That didn't just happen 'back in the day', there are plenty of people out
    there doing tapes for their friends and girlfriends/boyfriends. Perhaps
    you've just got a bit old ;-)

    ----- Original Message -----
    From: John C. Tripp <jctripp@earthlink.net>
    To: <acid-jazz@ucsd.edu>
    Sent: Wednesday, April 03, 2002 12:42 AM
    Subject: Mixed Tapes

    > Anybody remember back in the day when you used to make tapes for your
    > friends and especially lovers? A lot used to go into those 60 or 90
    minutes.
    > It was like laying one's soul on the line, expressing a love for music and
    > sharing a side of oneself. It was DJing before there was DJing 'cause it
    was
    > all about sharing and turning people on to what you liked. I had a couple
    of
    > friends who always made the freshest tapes for different occasions and I
    > still hold onto 'em like worn jewels (DJ Headd and Steve Holloway this
    goes
    > out to you). I still have tapes that mix everything from the Clash to
    > Scritti Politti to Grandmaster Flash. Too bad these days we've sort of let
    > others take over that job. I don't know if I'm unique in this respect but
    > I'm almost insulted to pay money for CD series like 'Another Late Night'
    or
    > 'Inspirations' or 'Whateva' (that's my title) which are essentially mixed
    > tapes by currently trendy artists. Is this cashing in or what? If it isn't
    > then I'd like to see Johnny Cash do one, or how about Gil Scott Heron?
    These
    > guys would laugh at the notion 'cause it's a pretty vain concept. Granted,
    > there are some decent tracks featured on some of these CDs but none that
    we
    > don't discover on our own if we're so inclined. It privileges the artist a
    > bit too much in my opinion. We all have influences and inspirations, which
    > is the universal quality of music. I say, make your own late night comps
    > from an old vinyl collection and by some good weed or dontate to a charity
    > with the money saved.



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