Welcome to another edition of Mystery Friday, when I reach into the Box Of Unknown, pull out an unmarked cassette, play it, and attempt to describe it. Some of these tapes haven’t been played in more than 1,500 Fridays; who knows what’s on ’em? Not me, pal. Not me. Tonight’s subject is a Sony HF 60 Type I Normal Bias cassette. As was customary, bits of Scotch™ tape cover each recording tab. I could record over this sucker right now….
All Pieces by Oliver Squash ©1992 Oliver Squash TRACK LISTING Side 1 OVERTIDE Saturn TeaRoR Catatonic Bliss MOON Sweet China The Pebble Understand Wasted Journey OnwaRD FAR Side 2 WASTECOAT Octabutta ReWiND THE TIME the Clowns Slide tasteless daze WIND Inner SPACE What can I say about Oliver Squash? Honestly, words fail me at this moment. This 1992 cassette, one of two I received that year (stay tuned for Spaced) is…um…hell, where’s my thesaurus? Odd. Peculiar. Strange. Weird. Way-Out. Extraordinary.
PERSONNEL: The Bran Flakes are a Product of M.O.M. The MoFo Outreach Ministry Performed by Rev. Otis “FUN” Odder TRACK LISTING: Side 1 Call Me Patches Feeling Merry Mutual Admiration And Love Think Big Let It Be A Nightmare (I Give Myself) That Girl Homicidal UFO Flight Of The Hindenburg Magically Inside Of Me Calling “Bob” Blow Your Brains Out Side By Side I Killed Henry Side 2 I Had A Hamburger Dream Welcome To The Human Race Subliminal Solice…
Welcome again to another episode of Mystery Friday! Time moves in strange ways in the Demo Universe, especially when I reach into the Box Of Unknown, pull out an unmarked cassette, play it, and attempt to describe it. Our subject today/yesterday is a Denon Anti Resonance Construction HD8/100 High Bias Head Cleaning Leader cassette. You can tell from the number of words that this is a premium quality cassette. It has a jewel box but no j-card and the cassette…
PERSONNEL: Dezaray DeCarlo: Vocals, guitar Todd Katz: Bass Pam Nicholas: Drums Heidi Saperstein: Guitar Recorded by John Wood at Bird Dog Studios, Allston, Mass., April 1994 TRACK LISTING: Dirty Idea Genius Highway UPDATE 4/29/2016: Al Crisafuli, owner of the micro-indie labels Dromedary and Sugar Blast, was a big fan of Shiva Speedway, considered releasing a single on Dromedary, and kept in touch with Heidi Saperstein after they broke up. He posted this account to the Dromedary blog in 2009: Shiva…
PERSONNEL: All guitar, bass, and voices by Dennis Except where noted all drums by Adam etc. TRACK LISTING: SIDE Idiot Face Help Won’t Help (Jason, guitar; Owen, violin) President (Eric, bass; Jason, Saxophone) Need (Owen, bass; Cindy, flute) Devolution (Elda, vocals) Yer Grave (Brian, guitar) Letting The Night In Black Gasoline (Derwood, drums; Pete, guitar) Other Need OTHER SIDE Void (Bob, voice; Tony R, bass) Dirt And Worms )Becky, drums; Owen, guitar; Tony R, bass & guitar; Jason, guitar) Octologue…
PERSONNEL: Dave Portolano: Vocals, acoustic and electric guitars Brian Lindgren: Guitars, E-bow, vocals Drew Schmitt: Bass Paul Wilson: Drums Recorded at Legend Studios, Central Islip, NY Engineered by Paul Umbach Produced by Steve Sabella and the Gumby Brothers Thanks to Bea and Harry for the use of the basement; thanks to Honey and Kathy and everyone else who helped keep us sane. TRACK LISTING: Slices Of Life (Lindgren/Portolano) Two Crazy Four Words (Lindgren/Portolano) Much Happiness (Lindgren) Without Love (Portolano) Led…
Welcome back to another episode of Mystery Friday, when I play a cassette tape from the box UNKNOWN and attempt to describe it. Tonight we have a TDK SA-X 90. Jewel box is in very good condition; just a scuff on the spine. The cassette itself is in mint condition, unmarked in any way. Sherlock couldn’t guess what’s on this tape. Let’s listen! Side A 1. “Hypnotized” seems to be the title. Prog-pop, like Collins-era Genesis or Foreigner or Rush….
TRACK LISTING Side A The Coolest Guys Everybody’s Nice Until You Know Them I Still Have Him Mr. Stinginess Hating Me Again Something To Complain About The Land Of opposites Losers In Love 8 Months Ago The Fine Art Of Settling Thought That It Was Love How She Used To Feel She Loves Wintertime/A Sight To See Betsey Johnson Dress PERSONNEL: Joe Pampel, lead & rhythm guitars, bass, percussion John Dunbar, vocals, guitars, piano, bass, percussion Sean Grissom, cello, “Betsey…
Welcome to Episode Three of Mystery Friday! Time for another plunge into the box UNKNOWN. Tonight’s tape is a Scotch BX 90 135m Normal Bias. Scotch brand cassettes were not commonly used during this Universe; Memorex was much more popular at that time. And I can hear why — the spools rattle like mad as I fast-forward to limber up the tape. In any event, the cassette is in brand-new condition, the j-card has but a few scratches, and it…