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nicfit 11.12.2010 03:14 AM

Where to buy: blue blank cassette tapes
 
A friend needs dome blue tapes for a release.
I suck at searching for blue tapes, apparently, most of the places I found online have "sold out" blue tapes.
Help?

possibily in europe, so shipping wouldn't take too long/cost too much...

tenc iu

nicfit 11.13.2010 06:01 PM

bumpage

DaveCromwell 11.13.2010 06:03 PM

Sorry I don't have an answer for you . . .

but, I do have a question of my own.

Where can I buy a new cassette player.

I have three boomboxes now - all in varying stages of decay. Once they've passed on, I'll have no way to hear the awesomeness of my mixes from the 1990's.

Please help.

SONIC GAIL 11.15.2010 03:06 PM

Try Walmart

DaveCromwell 11.15.2010 03:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SONIC GAIL
Try Walmart


Thanks for the suggestion, SG.

Yeah, I think they still have a "stereo" department (which is dominated by PDA's, digital recording devices and other moderna now-standard items).

I'll bet a get a sweet rippin' boombox!

:p

SONIC GAIL 11.15.2010 03:12 PM

I think I have seen them in there but don't quote me on it.

floatingslowly 11.15.2010 03:14 PM

don't know what to tell nukefit, but you can get all kinds of boomboxes (in various states of (dis)repair) at Goodwill.

I've seen 100's of them lately.

DaveCromwell 11.15.2010 03:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by floatingslowly
don't know what to tell nukefit


:p

Quote:

but you can get all kinds of boomboxes (in various states of (dis)repair) at Goodwill.

I've seen 100's of them lately.

OK - I guess I could keep that in mind as a final option. But - I actually have two or three of those, banging around the house. I just anticipating the day they finally stop working. The door is falling off - some of the buttons stick - but one of 'em still sounds great.

Little by little I'm acquiring the music digitally - but these mixes - some of 'em will never be recreated (I labored over 'em - splicing things togther from one tape deck to another). On one tape - I strung together, like 30 minutes of guitar solos only! I don't have the digital equipment (nor the time or inclination anymore, actually) to do something like that again. However, I still do enjoy listening to it.:cool:

stu666 11.15.2010 07:23 PM

http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_no...ywords=boombox

jon boy 11.15.2010 08:44 PM

i buy mine from a place here in vancouver: http://www.wimmedia.com/ they have everything you could need. you could also get a bunch of white tapes and spray paint them blue, thats what i do as it gives a nice effect.

Dr. Eugene Felikson 11.15.2010 08:58 PM

As a consumer, I absolutely love purchasing music on blue cassette tapes. The pink ones are quite enjoyable as well.

a-p a. niemi 11.17.2010 03:54 AM

Maybe try Tapeline?

ink. 11.17.2010 01:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dr. Eugene Felikson
As a consumer, I absolutely love purchasing music on blue cassette tapes. The pink ones are quite enjoyable as well.

I find pink too loud..

ink. 11.17.2010 01:19 PM

the coolest casette tapes I've ever seen though came from my Japanese pen pall when I was a teenager.. she would post clear colours with nice plastic slide and click cases. so maybe try searching online for Japanese suppliers or Asian in general. I had a quick look with no luck but only spent ten mins or so..

nicfit 11.17.2010 02:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by a-p a. niemi
Maybe try Tapeline?


Thanks, that was my first "choice" (also because that shop comes up easily on ebay too :) ) but according to the the text of the ebay auctions the blue tapes were sold out at the moment... I'll ask the guy to gimme a shout when they're back in stock.
BTW, jb suggestion about painting them with spray sounds pretty nice, I'm a bit unsure on how you're supposed to do that (like, "disassemble" the tapes, paint the plastic, reassemble?) but sounds fun and the results could be cooler than a "regular" colored plastic cassette...


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