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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