cabaret voltaire : live at the lyceum (tape) -view 1

cabaret voltaire
live at the lyceum (tape)
rough trade (1981)
copy 002

recorded live on a sony walkman, february 8th, 1981

a clockwork orange : soundtrack - stanley kubrick (take 2)

a clockwork orange
music from stanley kubrick's "a clockwork orange"
soundtrack (cassette)
warner bros. (1971)
zck4 46127

stanley kubrick : la cinémathèque française exhibition souvenir mug

public image ltd (tape)

public image ltd
public image ltd / first issue
cassette tape
virgin (1978)
3222 763

photography : dennis morris
sleeve concept : dennis morris, terry jones & pil
design : zebulon

sonic youth : "goo" (tape) visual #1

sonic youth : "goo" - tape (#1), a photo by japanese forms on Flickr.

sonic youth
"goo" (tape)
geffen (1990)
dgcc 24297

cover drawings: raymond pettibon
photos: michael lavine
art direction: kevin reagan

clock dva : white souls in black suits (tape)

clock dva : white souls in black suits (tape), a photo by japanese forms on Flickr.

clock dva
white souls in black suits
audio cassette
industrial records (1980)
irc31

lou reed : new york (tape)

lou reed : new york (tape), a photo by japanese forms on Flickr.

lou reed
new york (tape)
sire records (1989)
wx 246c

photography : waring abbott
design : sylvia reed
art direction : spencer drate

joni mitchell : miles of aisles (tape)

joni mitchell : miles of aisles (tape), a photo by japanese forms on Flickr.

joni mitchell & the l.a. express
miles of aisles (tape)
asylum (1974)
k463001

mark fell / evol: head office transformation (tape)

mark fell / evol: head office transformation (tape), a photo by japanese forms on Flickr.

mark fell / evol
head office transformation (split cassette)
alku records (2010)
alku75
(limited edition tape - available in black or white)

artwork : none

mark fell - - - evol

gianni motti assistant

the sex pistols : never mind the bollocks... (tape)

the sex pistols : never mind the bollocks... (tape), a photo by japanese forms on Flickr.

the sex pistols
never mind the bollocks here's the sex pistols (tape)
glitterbest (1977)
barclay 4 940553

artwork : jamie reid

suicide : half-alive (tape) visual 1

suicide : half-alive (tape) visual 1, a photo by japanese forms on Flickr.

suicide
half-alive (tape)
r.o.i.r. (1981)
a-103

recordings of various live performances and some home-studio demos from the 1970s

wire : 154 (tape) view 1

wire : 154 - tape (#1), a photo by japanese forms on Flickr.

wire
154
cassette tape
restless records (1989)
7 72362-4
5 panel fold-out sleeve
includes 4 bonus tracks not on the original vinyl

artwork :
art direction - dave dragon
sleeve concept - gilbert / lewis
typographic design - brian harris

If I were to select my top ten albums -very doubtful, because it's the sort of exercise that I find not only futile but also utterly pointless- 154 would very much likely be among the ones I'd choose. Ranks alongside Joy Division's "Unknown Pleasures" in my books and is certainly one of the finest recordings to emerge during the post-punk period.
Curiously, even though it's an album I truly love, I've never bought a CD copy of it. Of course, I still have my precious original vinyl copy (which includes a 4-track 7" ep) and this tape. Tape which I picked up circa 1989 for in-car listening pleasure.
The album is so named because the band had played 154 gigs in their career at the time of the album's release.

leonard cohen : songs from a room (tape) - view 1

leonard cohen : songs from a room (tape) - view 1, a photo by japanese forms on Flickr.

leonard cohen
songs from a room (tape - view 1)
cbs (1969)
cbs40-32074

design: ira friedlander
photography : john berg

captain beefheart : clear spot (tape) - visual 1

captain beefheart : clear spot (tape / visual 1), a photo by japanese forms on Flickr.

Don Van Vliet : January 15, 1941 – December 17, 2010

captain beefheart and his magic band
clear spot (cassette tape)
reprise records (1972)
k454007

from brussels with love (tape) view 2

I can't imagine many people having this tape (in it's original format). It's the first edition which came in a PVC 7"-single format sleeve and included, as well as the tape and it's fiche technique, a 16-page booklet. I managed to get this almost the day after reading a review about it's release in the NME. Very few were initially made but due to demand (I imagine) a second edition, was released in the normal plastic cassette case in 1982. This second edition came with an all white, instead of black, background but with the same cover photograph. A vinyl edition was released later but I don't recall ever having seen one. Also, a highly desirable, belgian-pressed Japanese double-vinyl edition was released in 1983. I've never seen that one either.

from brussels with love
les disques du crépuscule
tape, fiche technique, & booklet (detail)
twi 007 (1980)

includes a 7" format, 16-page booklet (with pvc sleeve)
and a fiche technique

lou reed : metal machine music (tape)

lou reed : metal machine music (tape), a photo by japanese forms on Flickr.

lou reed
metal machine music (the amine β ring)
cassette tape
great expectations (1991)
pipdc023

ciccone youth - the whitey album (tape)

ciccone youth - the whitey album (tape), a photo by japanese forms on Flickr.

ciccone youth

the whitey album

blast first (1998)

bffp28c

artwork : sonic youth 

the album cover is a b&w xerox enlargement of Madonna's face

head demagnetizer

head demagnetizer, a photo by japanese forms on Flickr.

maxell he-44 head demagnetizer

r.e.m. : get up (tape)

r.e.m. : get up (tape), a photo by japanese forms on Flickr.

r.e.m.
get up (tape)
warner bros (1988)
4-22791
2-track, cardboard slipcase, cassette single

test dept : ecstacy under duress (tape) - view 1

test dept : ecstacy under duress (tape) - view 1, a photo by japanese forms on Flickr.

test dept.
ecstacy under duress (tape)
pleasantly surprised (1983)
ps 005
1000-copy limited edition cassette in cloth bag with photographs

cover photograph : chris barclay

pedro magina : nineteen eighty five (tape) - view 2

pedro magina : nineteen eighty five (tape) - view 2, a photo by japanese forms on Flickr.

pedro magina
nineteen eighty five (tape)
not not fun (2011)
nnf219

artwork: andré abel

lou reed / john cale : songs for drella (tape) - view 2

lou reed / john cale : songs for drella (tape) - view 2, a photo by japanese forms on Flickr.

lou reed / john cale
songs for drella (tape)
warner bros. (1990)
wx345c

art direction & design: tom recchion and sylvia reed
photo of andy warhol: billy name
cover photo: james hamilton

some of the interesting things you'll see on a long-distance flight (tape) - view 1

some of the interesting things you'll see on a long-distance flight (tape) - view 1, a photo by japanese forms on Flickr.

various artists
some of the interesting things you'll see on a long-distance flight (tape)
les disques du crépuscule (1982)
twi081

Live recording of the "Dialogue North/South" tour in February 1982.
This release comes without a tracklisting but includes tracks by: Richard Jobson, Tuxedomoon, Paul Haig, The Names, Marine, Durutti Column...
The "Inbetween" tracks are taken from Serge Gainsbourg's soundtrack to Goodbye Emanuelle (aka Emanuelle 3).

some of the interesting things you'll see on a long-distance flight (tape) - view 2

various artists
some of the interesting things you'll see on a long-distance flight (tape)
les disques du crépuscule (1982)
twi081

Live recording of the "Dialogue North/South" tour in February 1982.
This release comes without a tracklisting but includes tracks by: Richard Jobson, Tuxedomoon, Paul Haig, The Names, Marine, Durutti Column...
The "Inbetween" tracks are taken from Serge Gainsbourg's soundtrack to Goodbye Emanuelle (aka Emanuelle 3).

emerson, lake & palmer : pictures at an exhibition (tape)

emerson, lake & palmer : pictures at an exhibition (tape), a photo by japanese forms on Flickr.

emerson, lake & palmer
pictures at an exhibition
island records (1971)
island tapes

cabaret voltaire : live at the lyceum (tape) -view 2

cabaret voltaire : live at the lyceum (tape) -view 2, a photo by japanese forms on Flickr.

cabaret voltaire
live at the lyceum (tape)
rough trade (1981)
copy 002

recorded live on a sony walkman, february 8th, 1981

brian eno - before and after science (tape)

brian eno - before and after science / tape, a photo by japanese forms on Flickr.

brian eno
before and after science
polydor 3100 386
polydor records (1977)

brian eno - here come the warm jets (tape)

brian eno - here come the warm jets (tape), a photo by japanese forms on Flickr.

brian eno
here come the warm jets
island tapes zci9268
island records (1974)

throbbing gristle : beyond jazz funk (tape) view 1

throbbing gristle : beyond jazz funk (tape) view 1, a photo by japanese forms on Flickr.

throbbing gristle
beyond jazz funk (tape)
rough tapes (1980)
copy009

mr maxted : momentum (tape) view2

mr maxted : momentum (tape) view2, a photo by japanese forms on Flickr.

mr maxted
momentum (tape)
mordant music (2010)
mm042

sonic youth : sonic death (tape)

sonic youth : sonic death (tape), a photo by japanese forms on Flickr.

sonic youth
sonic death - early sonic / sonic-youth live (tape)
blast first (1988)
bffp 32c