Tom Wittrock
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Well, the eighties had some fine cassette decks made , but I believe , and many other experts do too,that the cassette decks made from about 77' to a bit in early 1980, was the pinnacle of cassette deck building. Not many were made and they are rare. They used plastics that can't be made any more. No horizontal flashing lights for us , oh no, we had needles bouncing in half moon ways,(?) How about those cassette cleaners for the deck? Replacing the cotton cleaners. Good times.
You can tell that I'm passionate about this media and I just know it will come back strong. Still got my mix tapes oh yeah.
Lucky for you a second company has started making cassettes again. For some time, National Audio in my town has been the only source for new cassettes. Now a French company has started making them again.
Maybe they will come back strong.
Remember the back of one of the albums, the Edgar Winter Band dressed in glam and heavy make up. Rick pulled it off. He kinda looked like a women. Edgar not so much lol.
Are you sure that wasn't Ronnie Montrose, rather than Rick in that album image? :hmm