xtc : drums and wires (tape)

xtc
drums and wires (tape)
virgin records (1979)

retromania #2 : cassette business card

Retromania is an occasional series about "cassettes" as design artefacts or as photographed by other people. Number 2 in the series is a mixtape generation cassette business card and cassette case card holder by the creative, japanese designer, Kozzy. Looks rather nice. I'd love to have a set with my name on them.

kraftwerk : computer world

kraftwerk
computer world (tape)
kling-klang (1981)
emi
tc-emc 3370

artwork [cover]  : emil schult, florian schneider, ralf hütter
artwork [original artwork reconstruktion]  : johann zambrysky, ralf hütter
photography : günter fröhling

the jam : this is the modern world

the jam
this is the modern world (tape)
polydor (1977)
3170 475 

artwork : hedgehog design 
artwork [Illustrations] : connie jude 
design, art direction : bill smith 
photography [back] – david redferns 
cover photography [front] : gered mankowitz

drowning the virgin silence : tears (tape)

drowning the virgin silence
tears (tape)
acid casualty productions (2011)
acp.09

design / artwork : richard vergez

the smiths : the queen is dead (tape)

the smiths
the queen is dead (tape)
rough trade (1986)
rough c96

sleeve by : morrissey
layout : caryn gough
group photography : steve wright
cover photograph : alain delon (in alain cavalier's "l'insoumis" - 1965)

peter gabriel : car - scratch - melt (tapes)

peter gabriel
1 or car (tape) charisma (1977)
2 or scratch (tape) charisma (1978)
3 or melt (tape) charisma (1980)

artwork / design / photography :
hipgnosis - peter christopherson - storm thorgerson - colin elgie

retromania # 1 : cassette camera

 

image : ©rudolf-benoit 2011

Retromania is an occasional series about "cassettes" as design artefacts or as photographed by other people. Number 1 in the series is a photograph taken by Rudolf-Benoit at the Open Source Festival 2011, in Düsseldorf, Germany. The girl appears to be using an iPhone or some other smartphone.  One can imagine that it's an iPhone encased in one of those retro cassette cases that they make for them.  I Googled a bit to try and find the exact model and I think that it's this one.

Rudolf-Benoit Facebook

via Kassetten

roxy music : siren (tape)

roxy music
siren (tape)
island records (1975)
zci 9344

artwork: bob bowkett, bryan ferry, jerry hall
design : nicolas de ville
model : jerry hall

kraftwerk : the man machine (tape) visual 2

kraftwerk
the man machine (tape)
kling klang (1978)
emi - fame
fa 41 3118 4

typography ("lettering") : karl klefisch
photography : günther fröhling

roxy music : stranded (tape)

roxy music
stranded (tape)
island records (1973)
zci 9252

artwork: bob bowkett
design : nicolas de ville
photography : karl stoecker
model : marilyn cole

band of susans : love agenda (tape)

band of susans : love agenda (tape), a photo by japanese forms on Flickr.

band of susans
love agenda
cassette tape
blast first (1989)
bffp 43 c

artwork/design : band of susans
cover photo : willard r. culver

ian dury : new boots and panties (tape)

ian dury
new boots and panties
stiff records (1977)
4.940.661

artwork: unknown

peter gabriel : 1 [ a.k.a. car ] (tape)

peter gabriel
peter gabriel 1 [ a.k.a. car ] (tape)
charisma (1977)
philips 7164 058

artwork : hipgnosis
cover photo : peter christopherson

rick wakeman : journey to the centre of the earth (tape)

rick wakeman
journey to the centre of the earth (tape)
a&m records (1974)
cam 63621

I got this because I rather liked Yes at the time. I imagine this was Wakeman's second "solo" album after "The Six Wives..." one but I've no idea what it sounds like... as I probably haven't listened to it since the day I bought it. I don't fancy giving it a listen now either.

roxy music : viva! roxy music (tape)

roxy music
viva! roxy music (the live roxy music album)
island tapes (1976)
zci9400

artwork: unknown

the clash : give 'em enough rope (tape)

the clash
give 'em enough rope (tape)
cbs records (1978)
40-82431

cover design : gene greif (using a postcard, "end of the trail", photographed by adrian atwater, featuring wallace irving robertson - see flickr post )

the stone roses : the stone roses (tape)

the stone roses : s/t (tape), a photo by japanese forms on Flickr.

the stone roses
the stone roses (tape)
silvertone records (1989)
ore c 502

cover art : john squire

conrad schnitzler / wolfgang seidel : consequenz 010b (tape)

 

conrad schnitzel & wolfgang seidel
consequenz 010b
mirror tapes (2011)
mt008
recorded in 2010 in an abandoned cellar of the tempelhof airport in berlin.

limited edition of 250 copies
professionally duplicated cassette tape with pro-printed full-colour inlay.

the cramps : stay sick (tape)

the cramps
stay sick (tape)
enigma records (1989)
7735434

cover photograph : lux interior
model : ukhan kizmiaz