Audities 4: Physical attraction. New music / Old formats

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4 жыл бұрын

A look at some of 2019’s interesting and unusual music releases on physical formats. A physical release might not be necessary - but it's often being used as a way to promote music to a wider audience.
Links to things shown in the video:
Eye catching records by Richard Houghten
bloomypetal.bandcamp.com
Bytes of Sound by Rob Dimeo
www.robdimeomusic.com/market
DCC - Run Girl Run by Angela Lashley
www.dccmuseum.com/cassettes
DCC Documentary
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Minidisc Duplication & UV Printing
www.bandcds.co.uk
Tapeline - custom wound tapes
tapeline.info/v2/
8-Tracks by Dead Media Tapes
North Texas Daily Article www.ntdaily.com/dead-media-ta...
Dallas Observer Article www.dallasobserver.com/music/...
Undergrounded Interview www.undergrounded.de/intervie...
New Blank Minidiscs - Amazon Japan www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B01CTNKGOA
(You can change the language of the Amazon page to English by clicking the globe icon next to the search box). You also need to create an Amazon Japan account to shop there - accounts from other countries won't work).
Minidisc Cover Template minidisccover.com
RIAA Sales Charts: www.riaa.com/u-s-sales-database/
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@Techmoan 4 жыл бұрын

*******READ THIS********* *>>>>>* Apparently *SPLIT ENZ* and *STYX* (amongst others) have released laser etched vinyl records in the past. Which is nice, but Richard’s disc will always be the _”first one that I’ve seen”_ Links to things shown in the video are below *EXPAND THIS BOX* ... Eye catching records by Richard Houghten bloomypetal.bandcamp.com Bytes of Sound by Rob Dimeo www.robdimeomusic.com/market DCC - Run Girl Run by Angela Lashley www.dccmuseum.com/cassettes DCC Documentary kzfaq.info/get/bejne/iq-qiJh8nJzLcnU.html Minidisc Duplication & UV Printing www.bandcds.co.uk Tapeline - custom wound tapes tapeline.info/v2/ 8-Tracks by Dead Media Tapes North Texas Daily Article www.ntdaily.com/dead-media-tapes-brings-new-life-to-analog-music/ Dallas Observer Article www.dallasobserver.com/music/a-denton-music-company-makes-eight-track-tapes-for-major-labels-11696004 Undergrounded Interview www.undergrounded.de/interviews-mobil/item/4267-interview-with-nathan-dead-media-tapes New Blank Minidiscs - Amazon Japan www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B01CTNKGOA (You can change the language of the Amazon page to English by clicking the globe icon next to the search box). You also need to create an Amazon Japan account to shop there - accounts from other countries won't work). Minidisc Cover Template minidisccover.com RIAA Sales Charts www.riaa.com/u-s-sales-database/

@Killamarshian 4 жыл бұрын

I had Paradise Theater (sic) by Styx from 1980 and that was laser etched. It looked really cool.

@rodmunch69 4 жыл бұрын

I'm really waiting for someone to release their album on a piano roll.

@nufe 4 жыл бұрын

www.discogs.com/Split-Enz-True-Colours/release/1447222

@nufe 4 жыл бұрын

www.discogs.com/Styx-Paradise-Theatre/release/1883623

@BenMursa 4 жыл бұрын

It's not as good of an effect as yours tho

@cookieshousecannabisco6963 4 жыл бұрын

an eldery person talked about a wire recorder they used to have with me the other day and was simply amazed that not only I knew about them but I knew exactly how it worked, how the reel used to wind the wire up and down (they remembered that it did that when I brought it up and told me how the mechanism worked) and how they looked design wise. I told them about you and brought your video of your wire recorder up on my phone and they almost cried seeing it again, I stopped what I was doing and we watched it together while they told me stories of her father using it to pirate music off the radio for christmas and he even used to bring it in the car until the wires started to break too much lmaos! This comment will probably be lost in the mix but I wanted to post it in hopes you'll see it simply because it was a wonderful shared experience for two people of wildly different ages that was entirely and directly thanks to you. :)

@Techmoan 4 жыл бұрын

I read all the comments - well the ones that are worth reading...and this one certainly was. Thanks for this, it made my evening.

@MetalTrabant 4 жыл бұрын

The good old wire-recorder pirating days :D Cool story! I wonder if we can share similar stories about copying cassettes in like 40-50 years with the younger generation from the future...

@cookieshousecannabisco6963 4 жыл бұрын

@@MetalTrabant The entire conversation started because I use a stacked hifi w/ cassette & vinyl players in my store that sits up on the shelf behind me and she said "wow I didn't know younger people even knew about those, let alone use them!" when coming up to ask a few questions about other things. so maybe!!!!!11

@cookieshousecannabisco6963 4 жыл бұрын

@@Techmoan You honestly did too. ♥ I wont post her full name, but her name was Wendi, she was all of 94 years young and she is going to watch more of your television show when her grand daughter comes over to add you to her tv! 😍😂🤣😍

@doubtful_seer 4 жыл бұрын

Cookie's House Cannabis Co I love this story

@Fluteboy 4 жыл бұрын

Mark Ronson only released 30 of those cartridges - and you landed one! That alone deserves recognition!

@deadmediatapes 4 жыл бұрын

Though there are around 50 in existence. They kept some around the various offices.

@GNeuman 4 жыл бұрын

My Dad had an 8 track player in his 1975 P reg red 3.4 Jaguar XJ6, it also had a beige vinyl roof fitted...The cassettes he had were The Dollar Series music and Best of Dean Martin...ahhh, the memories of wafting along in the front seat listening to The Good the Bad and the Ugly, inhaling my Dad's 2nd hand cigarette smoke...the 70's were special, RIP, Dad😓

@VeraTR909 4 жыл бұрын

That "Crystal" vinyl effect looks awesome. A _gem_ of a record :)

@EvilishDem0nic8732WhatItDo 4 жыл бұрын

I see what you did there.

@EpicureMammon 4 жыл бұрын

That's a time out.

@Shaun.Stephens 4 жыл бұрын

I couldn't afford DCC but, for a couple of years before recordable CDs were affordable I used two stereo VHS machines for music recording and playing. Recorded from a CD the sound was much better than a compact cassette. (I originally bought them for recording 'MTV' type content overnight then dubbing the tracks that I liked together into 'mix tapes' of various genres. I had two AV systems set up at opposite ends of the (big 5 bedroom) house linked together so they played the same thing. It added something to parties when those who wanted to chill could kick back in a quieter room and watch the music videos for the music that was playing throughout the house.) Those were the days...

@MrDuncl 4 жыл бұрын

HiFi VHS video was great. I also remember the Now series pre-recorded VHS tapes having loads more tracks than a standard LP for not much more money. I'm surprised they weren't m,ore popular although most people had mono VCRs back then. After years longing for one I bought the first Hi_Fi VHS VCR I saw for less than £300 back in about 1991.

@Shaun.Stephens 4 жыл бұрын

@@danieldaniels7571 Can't say I disagree. I also recorded some audio using EP on HiFi VHS and it still sounded much better than top of the line Compact Cassettes.

@ash36230 4 жыл бұрын

I use streaming services. I also buy CDs. I use streaming as artist discovery, music I like enough I buy. I don't want physical formats to disappear, it gives control and a sense of ownership over something

@resneptacle 4 жыл бұрын

Can't you still buy MP3s over some popular service or is no one offering DRM free music downloads after purchasing over thirdparty publisher apps anymore?

@spetsnaz1014 4 жыл бұрын

Nothing wrong with that, back in the 80's I'd hear something on the radio then trawl the record shops trying to hum it to the staff, at least you can see what the song is called.

@CommanderMouse72 3 жыл бұрын

@@resneptacle iTunes is still DRM free surprisingly enough for Apple lol

@ancientflounder 4 жыл бұрын

10-15 years ago, I would have thought it crazy that anyone would be fussing with Minidisc in the future. But, man, I’m glad people are.

@BavarianM 4 жыл бұрын

Minidisc sucks New discs aren't being made New machines aren't being made There is no parts for them It uses compression Screw Minidisc

@nicomeier8098 4 жыл бұрын

@@BavarianM Minidisc can be fantastic! Lots of nos available (I recommend TDK RXG) and a copy of a cd made on my Tascam MD350 sounds exactly like the original, extremely hard to distinguish. As for repairs and maintenance: my Tascan has never let me down and I know quite a few people/small business that can repair if need be. Use them mainly in my Sony Minidisc Walkman. And that one hasn't let me down once either, in over 25 years.

@markmarkofkane8167 4 жыл бұрын

I'd like a minidisc player. Have an old minidisc that has never been played. Came from Rolling Stone magazine in 1992. But the cost is prohibitive.

@stephenswift8001 4 жыл бұрын

I like Minidisc a lot! 💽

@BavarianM 4 жыл бұрын

I have a MD Walkman and I had much more before but I sold them because they aren't anything special The discs are finicky and they don't sound all that good Yes you can get new discs but it's old stock that costs a damn fortune so nope For me Cassette Tape is the way to go

@TooManyRecords 4 жыл бұрын

Richard Houghten is brilliant and featuring him is so awesome. I have a near complete collection of his stuff, and anyone who doesn't listen to his music is missing out. Beautiful visually and aurally!! LEGEND!

@mlotens1976 4 жыл бұрын

Love Minidisc. Used my portable Minidisc player the other day and had some people asking me where i got the remote control (with the little LCD display) in the headphone lead and even some asked what i was doing when they saw me changing discs. Please do a tour of the Minidisc player in this video... Looks funky!

@hammerfix7241 4 жыл бұрын

techmoan again showing cool things that i cant have.

@EvilishDem0nic8732WhatItDo 4 жыл бұрын

Or will never buy but just so freaking neat to have

@randomnickify 4 жыл бұрын

you are ebay away of it :)

@FernieCanto 4 жыл бұрын

@Jay D. Honestly, Techmoan's enthusiasm is so contagious that I even forget to be envious. That and the fact that he could make a 40-minute-long review of a toilet seat and I'd be fully entertained.

@SeverityOne 4 жыл бұрын

Oh, but you can have them. The one thing I need to keep reminding myself of is that this is Mat's job. It's very tempting to give in, but I mostly manage to resist. Mostly, because I just ordered Anders Enger Jensen's fifth MiniDisc, which I cannot play in the Sony LISSA set that I bought off Ebay, because the MD deck doesn't really work. And the CD player stopped working as well. But it makes me happy, which is something that cannot be expressed in figures.

@shadshowadradna 4 жыл бұрын

It would have to be a failed toilet seat design from the sixties though with a non-standard size of hole: "It''s easy to see why these didn't sell well. But, you know, I have to say..."

@blendmaster3456 4 жыл бұрын

That sparkly blue 7" is super cool

@SeanFlaharty 4 жыл бұрын

I loved MiniDisc. I had two units. One for home use and I had one installed into the dash of my car. I also purchased several albums on MD. While it's been years since I have fired up the home unit (I no longer have that car) I still open the case where I have all the disc stored. Lots of mixed discs in there that were fun to create.

@BobBell808 4 жыл бұрын

One more thing: I remember when I was a kid I had a special 45rpm adapter that fit on my 33 1/3 player that had mirrors that created a ‘kaleidoscope’ effect when I played them. It had a very similar effect as your records.

@yurifm 4 жыл бұрын

“they look like a music format from an alternate future” PERFECT MD DEFINITION ☺️

@garyallsebrook3493 4 жыл бұрын

I love MiniDisk! When was a DJ, people would bring CD's and I would record them while playing them. I still have a Denon Minidisk recorder/player and several Sony Portable MD players.

@grex9101 4 жыл бұрын

*MiniDisc

@andrewhaines8603 4 жыл бұрын

I had a Denon Minidisc recorder and about 300 discs. I sold them all as I got sick of TOC errors, erroneous errors or loading errors. I had a Sony portable recorder as well which worked, but it didn't get much use. I did like the look of Minidiscs though.

@BavarianM 4 жыл бұрын

@@andrewhaines8603 Minidisc these days sucks It's gimmicky,they break and they don't sound all that good because of the compressio

@BobBell808 4 жыл бұрын

I asked my high school students how many owned actual physical copies of their music. I was shocked at the response. Only a few had any copies that they played and most had none at all. I told them how much I thought they’d lost out on not having the ownership experience. This takes it to a new level...

@cargo_vroom9729 4 жыл бұрын

"My small micro-cassette album collection." heh. small.

@steveg5122 4 жыл бұрын

Every time you bring up MiniDisc i remember how much i loved it in the 00s, and start to search for netMD players again.

@BavarianM 4 жыл бұрын

MD sounds like ass Don't bother

@chemosanchezz 4 жыл бұрын

I love how the pic at 6:02 is just filled with minidiscs by my pet flamingo and aloe city records

@DJ_InYourFace 4 жыл бұрын

Damn these are cool!

@Maxxarcade 4 жыл бұрын

I miss the days when I could hear samples of songs on KZfaq, and end up buying them afterwards.

@johnbach3475 4 жыл бұрын

So neat to see the old formats. Thank you so much sir for being a curator of tech history.

@richretrotech9426 2 жыл бұрын

I’ve recently re discovered physical media and the ability to touch the music is just something else. Brilliant.

@Alan_Mac 4 жыл бұрын

So some say, "It's the message, not the medium" but Techmoan showing that sometimes it IS the medium. Good stuff, Matt.

@colinwatt9387 4 жыл бұрын

Marshall McCluhan approves.

@ianyates7742 4 жыл бұрын

I hope the recording industry starts to produce vinyl like the Ons on your video today I think they would be a big hit especially with the younger generation 🎶👍

@janchristianursuaaguilar7434 4 жыл бұрын

oh in Pokemon sword and shield, they now using Technical Records which is basically 7 inch vinyl records. and the galar region being based in uk that make sense.

@AfferbeckBeats 4 жыл бұрын

Yeah it seems a lot of people are buying them just for a cool piece of merchandise to own, often not to ever listen to. These sparkly things would look a lot better on the wall than a regular black or coloured record

@resneptacle 4 жыл бұрын

I don't know, I don't think percentage wise there would be enough interested in buying physical media with no real way or intention to play them, sure, they might look great when displayed in a shelf or on the wall, but I don't expect that to justify an extra purchase to many

@AshGCG 4 жыл бұрын

There was a fake ad out for Deadpool being released on VHS and Laserdisc. When I first caught sight of it I was childishly excited. Then the penny dropped. It's great that audio is still being presented in obsolete variants, but a darn pity that video isn't. I would happily stack every artifact Techmoan presents. Love them all. But it's a shame I'll never own a post 2001 production on LD. I imagine that listening to anything post 1980 on 8 track has the same emotional effect as watching a 2016 film on LD would have (VHS bootlegging is an easy option. Whereas LD recorders and blank discs are not so readily available). Great vid, as always, Sire.

@HebaruSan 4 жыл бұрын

Every time a format dies, a techmoan gets his wings

@devjock 4 жыл бұрын

The charts for cassette sales in the Netherlands are probably solely swung by me. Bought about 800 tapes last year..

@ElusiveMasquerade 4 жыл бұрын

Thank You Techmoan for bringing us all these wonderful videos.

@charlesurrea1451 4 жыл бұрын

These all remind me of my school days. I studied broadcast production (TV & radio). I worked as a switcher at a radio station. A live body wasc necessary to push a button because certain programming ( Dr. Demento and Rock Over London ) came in on LP. The jacket had a listing of all the out cues such as, 3:36 "and now a word from our sponsors..." My job was to push a button and play a local spot on a cart machine. Looked like an 8 track and was soon replaced by Denons CD in a cartridge system.

@kristapsrungis5403 4 жыл бұрын

"Oxygen" is such a good album! Found it on a Polish cassette in my dad's collection. Been listening to it on my Walkman.

@deadmediatapes 4 жыл бұрын

Huge Jarre fan. As you can see here.. instagram.com/p/Bj3wPH7gzZH/

@agfagaevart 4 жыл бұрын

That guy's idea of not "cool" junk to be wiped! :-(

@wk4max263 3 жыл бұрын

Oxigene

@DaleFrewaldt 4 жыл бұрын

So cool seeing you make a video featuring Richard's music! His next album, Field Notes, is already sold out, having been funded by a Qrates campaign hosted by Matt Kessler, behind the Too Many Records channel here on KZfaq. I don't know when it will be releasing, but there will be a 7" of the single Pasilla off of the album. Fun note about that: I worked with Richard to make the art for the Pasilla single, so look forward to seeing that sometime in the near-ish future.

@fab208athome 4 жыл бұрын

I have the Split Enz laser etched vinyl - True Colours, released in 1980. When I was offered it in the record shop I wasn't sure as I thought it would sound terrible but it was - and still is; fine. Great album too by the way.

@simonrussell4986 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Glad I'm not the only one who furrows their brow when an advert proclaims "the country's fastest growing ". Marketing BS to try and make small sound impressive.

@mikewifak 4 жыл бұрын

I sure am glad to have you out there keeping tabs on all these cool releases on quirky formats. It’s some of my favorite content you produce. Cheers, Matt!

@mcshaggyswildadventures3952 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the video Mr. Moan. Happy holidays to you!

@solarwalkman 4 жыл бұрын

Finally, I can listen to Mark Ronson in my 1974 Mustang II.

@djpeterabreu 4 жыл бұрын

4:05 finally my two favorite things on youtube: retro audio formats and kylie minogue

@TechnoAndWeights 4 жыл бұрын

Literally me, I almost screamed!

@Narayan_1996 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Matt, for making my morning better with this amazing content ♥

@Keziapurrs 4 жыл бұрын

Super fun video to see! Glad you got to experience Richard Houghten/The Cosmic Gift. I'm a huge fan of him!

@cromagnatron7155 4 жыл бұрын

Colored vinyl records to me have always been super cool and downright beautiful. These are amazing and really kick up the coolness factor. I could just watch the record spin with the sound off. Make a video collage of all your colored/ picture discs. Thank me for watching? No no, thank you for making.

@CharlesFigueroaJr 4 жыл бұрын

Always the champion of old formats, eh? Bless you, Techmoan. These new releases are all impressive.

@DRDCC 4 жыл бұрын

Great video. Thanks for all you do, shining a light on these formats.

@sjm4306 4 жыл бұрын

I absolutely love minidiscs since I first laid eyes on them and have been collecting and servicing players/recorders as well as blank discs since.

@deadmediatapes 4 жыл бұрын

Whoa.. servicing them? Forget the model number but i have the first sony one released. Black portable that is the size and weight of half a brick. Went kaput. Used it heavily in the 90s to record band practices and mix down to.

@spyderdon1158 4 жыл бұрын

I just received a new copy of A Cosmic Gift's A Journey to the Purple Planet from a dealer in Hong Kong. The scratch hologram and the splash colour vinyl is very interesting as is the music. I was surprised that I could still obtain it.

@nasheed90000 4 жыл бұрын

This is one of the best channels in KZfaq.

@Kellanium 3 жыл бұрын

Me and my girlfriend plan to get a home taping setup going in the future and I want to also do minidisc, DAT, DCC, and 8track as I’m able to expand the setup. I’m glad to see others doing similar things!

@haveringpish 4 жыл бұрын

Excellent as always Matt, thank you.

@NeopolitianNPLTN 4 жыл бұрын

Just the sticker of album artwork on pre-recorded MDs alone made it the coolest format ever.

@TheAquabears 4 жыл бұрын

The old STYX album "Paradise Theater" had a rainbow hologram etched into one side, in a similar fashion to those sparkle discs. It wasn't a pattern though, just a massive version of the center label art that filled the entire record side. I believe one of the singles from the album also used the same effect. There are images in Google image search.

@DakanaGarretson 4 жыл бұрын

I only just found out the other day that Ghost released their last album, Prequelle, on 8-track. It’s nice to see these formats aren’t quite dead yet :) really enjoyed the video!

@deadmediatapes 4 жыл бұрын

Doing the Ghost project was crazy. Check out more here facebook.com/deadmediatapes/

@__hjg__2123 4 жыл бұрын

The 8-Track revival is right around the corner!!!!

@deadmediatapes 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the 8 track mention, Techmoan. I have watched your channel religiously for a few years. I wish you had gotten one of the 12 silver cartridges. Those turned out great. The label tint was kind of a weird light mauve-lavender that didnt seem to look completely amazing with any color cartridge except silver or black. Wish i hadn't thought to do silver carts toward the end of the project, but rather the beginning. Also, should mention that 5 Mark Ronson reel to reel albums are also in existence. One for me, one for Ronson, one for Sony and two for the Columbia UK offices. Was a super fun project, and though the run was only around 50 tapes, it is still kind of a mildly monumemtal event. Though many have released 8 tracks and reels on newer big and small record labels in recent times, this is the first release in those formats by one of the old major record labels in 30 years. Anyone interested in new release 8 tracks and reels, please visit my facebook and instagram pages for if nothing else interesting pics. facebook.com/deadmediatapes/

@Alex_dlc 4 жыл бұрын

MiniDisc was the best music format of all time.

@Kochiha 4 жыл бұрын

This gives me a lot of hope as a struggling young artist with a dad who's wondering if I want to pick up his old MiniDisc equipment. I think I just found a way to take that off his hands while bettering myself. Thanks for the recommendation!

@Hertog_von_Berkshire 4 жыл бұрын

Classic Techmoan. I can see me watching this one again and again. Many thanks.

@LightTheUnicorn 4 жыл бұрын

I've thought of giving out the odd Minidisc as a present, but stop myself when I remember few people these days would be able to actually play them! Super cool (and feature-rich!) format.

@iDreamStudiosTube 4 жыл бұрын

We old audio heads always look forward to your awesome nostalgic featurettes man! Thanks for sharing all this knowledge! Greatness!

@Thematt11 4 жыл бұрын

Those records with the faceted effect in the first package, how do they look on your vertical turntable?

@Techmoan 4 жыл бұрын

The Sony PS-F9 obscures the centre of a disc - so is never ideal for showing off picture discs. The Gramovox was given to a family member.

@EzeePosseTV 4 жыл бұрын

_Cough!_ .. No, vertical!

@Ozzy_2014 4 жыл бұрын

@@EzeePosseTV new here?

@EzeePosseTV 4 жыл бұрын

Nope, been here for years. What makes you think I'm new?

@Techmoan 4 жыл бұрын

The answer is the same for all. The PS-F9 is not the best way to display patterned discs kzfaq.info/get/bejne/d8-ZqMWgq7S4cWg.htmlm24s and that’s the only vertical turntable I currently own.

@organiccold 4 жыл бұрын

Indeed the old formats are comming back. That company that does the cds and mini discs is located 20 mins from me in Lee-on-the-solent by the Solent Airport :)

@S7EVE_P 4 жыл бұрын

All my favourite formats. Great video👍

@marshallemmet1366 4 жыл бұрын

The Standing On The Shoulder Of Giants mini disc looks awesome.

@genekwagmyrsingh9433 4 жыл бұрын

3:11 A lot of Noise and Punk type releases come out on cassette simply because they're so prevalent and cheap in the second hand market. Always nice to see what random tape case you end up with as well.

@staticmunk7777 4 жыл бұрын

all of these are such awesome treasures

@fimbul1088 4 жыл бұрын

We need the crystal effect on synthwave releases! Rad AF!

@DasGanon 4 жыл бұрын

I just realized that Carpenter Brut's new movie needs to be released on VHS, Beta and Laserdisc.

@fimbul1088 4 жыл бұрын

@@DasGanon Haha, it's Seth Ickerman Studio's movie though. However I'm looking forword to the Soundtrack... on vinyl of course! ;-)

@ancientsnox5093 4 жыл бұрын

Minidisc is definitely the way to go. It's far more durable and reliable than any other old formats and it looks cool.

@johnpaulmendocha6046 4 жыл бұрын

Every thing old is new again. Great content.

@maxcelcat 4 жыл бұрын

When is someone going to release a new Tetifon?

@xaenon 4 жыл бұрын

Right around the time they start making Muntz Stereo-Pak and 16 rpm records again, i imagine.

@julosx 4 жыл бұрын

Do you mean Tefifon ?

@traxonwax 4 жыл бұрын

xaenon Jack white did release records at 16RPM. Think someone put 10 hours on one side by pressing a 3rpm disc.

@xaenon 4 жыл бұрын

@@traxonwax I can't find anything regarding 16 rpm records from Jack White - only reference to that 3rpm thing which was nothing more than a gimmick. I saw a KZfaq video of it years ago, where someone had to rig up a turntable with an external drive to achieve an approximate 3rpm. It was impossible to determine what the sound quality was because the 'music' itself was just a cacophony of shrieks and yowls, but considering that very slow speed, I imagine the sound quality of even good music would be abysmal.

@xaenon 4 жыл бұрын

@@danieldaniels7571 Stereo-Pak might be a wee too retro even for me, lol. The last ones sold were, what, 50 years ago? I should talk, though. I actually have a modest collection of 16 rpm records. Including quite a few Seeburg 1000 discs.

@snacklofter 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you! ps - My wife works nights and finds it very hard to get off to sleep - she said the only thing that works is your soothing voice while I'm listening to you in the next room!! atb snack.

@yamaforever 4 жыл бұрын

This was very interesting, thank you for sharing:) Cheers from Sweden

@6114784 4 жыл бұрын

Dear Sir! Thank you for the videos on old formats. I must admit I miss the MiniDisc:(

@Kaptainkitty4 4 жыл бұрын

Makes me feel extremely special when my favorite cassettes I’ve bought this year are not sold very often, still excited for that GUNSHIP dark all day cassette bundle!

@railgap 4 жыл бұрын

Wow! I wound up buying a few novelty LPs in the 70s by accident - they weren't mentioned on the cover - but they were just colors or clear. I've never seen some of the weird effects you showed here. Thanks!

@samuelschwager 4 жыл бұрын

Mini Disc is a very cool format. More robust than a cassette, more compact than a CD.

@BavarianM 4 жыл бұрын

Lol no

@twocvbloke 4 жыл бұрын

That blue single is pretty cool with that effect... :D

@CJT80 4 жыл бұрын

Mat love looking at old formats. I still have my working Pioneer MD recorder (never did buy a Sony one!). I don't have any comercially pre-recorded MD's but I do have a few I did myself. Still love the format to this day! Thanks for making this! :-)

@MrJoeybabe25 4 жыл бұрын

Another great video. I really appreciate these and look for more to come...thanks! I was raised in the 60's and 70's on 45s and LPs and while I miss the idea of having a big thing to show off and the album art and inserts, I am very happy having my thousands of tracks (backed up) all in one place and ready to play at the click of a mouse. I think the future of music is that it will mostly be given away as the real money is on the road where the artists should (but unfortunately not always) have more control over the gate. So many great artists were cheated out of their royalties by crocked, creative bookkeeping. That's harder to do in a concert venue.

@patrickjohnson5658 4 жыл бұрын

Just curious, when you say all your thousands of tracks are backed up in one place do you mean online in cloud storage, or on portable HDD's, or both? The problem with cloud storage is you have to pay for an internet connection just to hear your music back. I personally prefer to hold all my music outside of the internet on USB's or HDD's.

@MrJoeybabe25 4 жыл бұрын

@@patrickjohnson5658 On an external drive connected to my computer. Frankly, (and though I may worry too much) I wouldn't trust cloud storage for anything. One day, I think I'll wake up, and POOF, all gone!

@EngineeringVignettes 4 жыл бұрын

Just in case you are not planning on releasing any other new videos this year I would like to take the opportunity to wish you a Season's Greetings and a Happy new year. Thank you for all of the excellent videos you released this year (and previous). Take care,

@Techmoan 4 жыл бұрын

I'm hoping to get something else out before Christmas - but all the best to you too.

@KRAZEEIZATION 3 жыл бұрын

Wow! Cool. If you put the LP cover of the 1978 Queen LP Jazz the center image floats like 3D. Worth seeing.

@Vinylrecordsftw 4 жыл бұрын

I really like the disco effect on those vinyl records. Really awesome!

@DoctorInk20 4 жыл бұрын

Can't lie, the Rob Dimeo Crash Bandicoot and Spyro tracks sound awesome. 😍

@serkankocak 4 жыл бұрын

I love and follow your channel for some years now and the one about the MiniDisc was one of my favorites as I was a big fan of the format when it came out. But it never occurred to that one can get blank MDs nowadays so I am just about to take out my MD recorder that is sitting in a box for more than 12 years to check if it's still working (fingers crossed). May place an order for some blanks soon :)

@sportsfan1291 4 жыл бұрын

Minidisc is such a cool format. If you're looking for some new music being released on the format, there are a good amount of vaporwave albums that get released on minidisc

@gvii 4 жыл бұрын

I always liked Mini Disc. I had a friend that bought a portable player/recorder back around the time they came out. I just thought it was the coolest thing on Earth. Of course, they never really caught on and I had never gotten around to getting one. I also really liked Sony's UMD format too, though I was well aware that it was DOA pretty much at inception. Especially considering the lack of capacity. But I dug them anyway. The optical format is, for the most part, completely dead. But the concept is one I still find very cool regardless. Very cool video, as always. You have one of the most entertaining channels on here, hands down.

@chrisphobia 4 жыл бұрын

just what I needed

@Fabian_Valdquint 4 жыл бұрын

Hermoso !!! El formato físico sea cual sea siempre será apreciado y amado por los que disfrutamos de la música !!!

@BertGrink 4 жыл бұрын

Those glitter-effect records looked gorgeous!

@scofab 4 жыл бұрын

DISCO!!! Thanks for sharing Brother.

@iGladsMusicWorld 4 жыл бұрын

Now that was another excellent video and it featured my favourite music format minidisc, which i now use daily. Ever since watching your originall minidisc video I dusted off my old portable recorder and bought a couple of decks, hundreds of used discs and had much fun making mix tape and labels. I have no time for cassettes whatsoever. MD all the way.

@freund333 4 жыл бұрын

I'm still waiting for his third minidisc video. I still hasn't touched that much on hi-md and he keeps showing interesting minidisc devices i'm pretty sure he will show in a later video.

@iGladsMusicWorld 4 жыл бұрын

@@freund333 call me old school but I just don't do NetMD or HI-MD much cheaper for me to use plain old MD and I don't have another reason to be tied to the computer also cheaper players and discs are available.

@maniatore2006 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for that great video :)

@DaveLennonCopeland 4 жыл бұрын

Long live the MiniDisc! I've got 3 MiniDisc (Walkman) player/recorders and love them.

@grex9101 4 жыл бұрын

*MiniDisc

@DaveLennonCopeland 4 жыл бұрын

grex 9101 - Hmm... Yeah, I thought it didn't look right, thanks... :) I've edited it...

@keithbrown7685 4 жыл бұрын

where do you live? ..... sinister silence....... : )

@BavarianM 4 жыл бұрын

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@DerOllie 4 жыл бұрын

Cool video and subject!

@rotordave81 4 жыл бұрын

Can we look forward to your Christmas lectures this year? Or one of your extended videos like the HiFi build? That was a highlight of my Christmas last year. Merry Christmas Techmoan!

@zylascope 23 күн бұрын

Great video. Thanks! ❤

@PongoXBongo 4 жыл бұрын

Not old format related, but still physical...A lot of Korean artists release elaborate book-style albums (not just cheap plastic shells) with bells and whistles similar to that lovely DCC you showed here. Of course, they stream like the rest of us too, but physical albums sales in Korea are still going strong thanks, in part, to the creativity and collectibility of the medium.

@darcycampbell6240 4 жыл бұрын

Split Endz had the effect on their True Colors album.

@AtheistOrphan 4 жыл бұрын

Darcy Campbell - Wasn’t that Cyndi Lauper?

@lazerdave466 4 жыл бұрын

I have still have a copy of that!

@robbruce2128 4 жыл бұрын

True Colours is the Split Enz album, True Colors is Cyndi Lauper. And according to Musicbrainz (no releation to Split Enz) the "laser-etched" pressing was on an A&M release, the effect was the first use, and added to "discourage counterfeiting" -- which sounds like wishful thinking.

@AtheistOrphan 4 жыл бұрын

Ni5ei - I only know the Cyndi Lauper version I’m afraid.

@asversan07 Жыл бұрын

I wanted to point out a company in the Netherlands, "De Bandjesfabriek" (The Tape Factory?), which is specialized in recording on cassette tapes. You can also just buy blank cassettes, cases and templates to print label stickers! And there are a lot of other customization options for the cassettes, like the color of the case or cassette itself!