lee scratch perry & mad professor : mystic warrior dub

© japanese forms

lee scratch perry & mad professor
mystic warrior dub
roir (1990)
a-185

kraftwerk : autobahn

nico : the peel sessions

©japanese forms

nico
the peel session
off the track records (1988)
jd ott 170112
4-track ep tape

the cure : the peel session

© japanese forms

the cure
the peel session
off the track records (1988)
jd ott 37023
4-track ep tape

joan baez : farewell, angelina

© japanese forms 

joan baez
farewell, angelina
vanguard (1965)
30128

mixtape coffee table

mixtape coffee table
source

new order : movement

nostalgia

nostalgia ©kevin whitlock


"A batch of old 1970s cassettes, all sounding absolutely dreadful..." (more)

orchestral manoeuvres in the dark : best of omd

orchestral manouevres in the dark
the best of omd
virgin records (1988)
tcomd 1

brian eno : before and after science + button badge

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

1976

source : smallritual

patti smith : dream of life

https://www.flickr.com/photos/japaneseforms/6836710095/

patti smith
dream of life
arista records (1988)

photograph : robert mapplethorpe

+
patti smith
"it's not only rock 'n' roll" exhibition button badge

musicassette

source : dead formats

public enemy : it takes a nation of millions...

public enemy
it takes a nation of millions to hold us back
def jam recordings (1988)
def 4624154

sonic youth : "goo" (tape & badge)

sonic youth
"goo"
tape & button badge
geffen (1990)
dgcc 24297

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

new order : blue monday

source

sony : cditII position chrome

the smiths : this charming man

the smiths
this charming man (tape)
rough trade records (1983)
wea yz0001c (1992)

cover star : jean marais in jean cocteau's "orphée" (1949)

retromania #4 : sony walkman / audman

Turn your iPod / iPhone into a retro-style Walkman.

Audman

soul II soul : get a life

soul II soul

get a life

cassette single

10 records (1989)

tenc284

père ubu : the modern dance ( visual 2)

pere ubu
the modern dance
blank records (1978)
fontana (1988)
collectors edition of 1000 copies

record manufacturing 1954

"An engineer splices a tape during the selection and compilation of tapes for the finished product."

Via

reel-to-reel

Old-fashioned stylee chilling.         Source : Farbror Sid