No Life 'til Leather

Suddenly it's 1982 again. Does this mean that I have to redo my math homework?

http://www.metalsucks.net/2015/03/03/metallica-will-release-cassette-tape-version-of-no-life-til-leather-for-record-store-day/

Saw this earlier today. Despite what I think of Metallica's recent offerings, this is pretty damn cool.

Neat. But I agree with the author, there's really no reason to release a cassette in this day and age other than nostalgia. It's not like vinyl, which arguably has better, or at least different, sound quality as opposed to a CD.

Still, my original copies of the first 3 Metallica albums were cassettes copied from a friend's cassettes using a dual-tape machine, so I totally dig the nostalgia part of it.

There was a cassette release of the Awesome Mix from Guardians of the Galaxy last year. It was the first tape Disney had released since 2003. I think finding someone to mass produce them was a problem.

I think it's cool that they're rereleasing it in its original format. Plus my daily has a cassette deck.

In reply to David S. Wallens:

So at what point will having "period-correct" cassettes in your vintage ride increase your concours score?

petegossett wrote: In reply to David S. Wallens: So at what point will having "period-correct" cassettes in your vintage ride increase your concours score?

Good question. I recently bought a brand-new copy of Bad Brains's first album on cassette, although it was already a few years old when my 240SX was built. I need Badmotorfinger on cassette, I guess.

Going back to the "why cassettes?" question, pretty sure it was in Sam Dunn's metal documentary where Lars Ulrich talks about sharing new metal via cassette back in the day. Yeah, it was a pain in the ass, but that's how you did it. You made a copy and put it in the mail to some dude.

I already have NLTL on CD.

I used to have a huge stack of "imports". Any Metallica import I saw at the music stores, I'd buy. I hate to think of how much money I've spent on that stuff just to be able to hear, say, the Ron McGovney version of a song, or the preproduction version of (whatever) before they bothered to write lyrics yet and Hetfield was just making E36 M3 up. ("Wha-na-na-na-na" seemed to be popular) Definitely in the hundreds, because there were at least twenty CDs and they ran $30 a pop.

This was before I dove headlong into motorsports, you see And of course this was before Napster/Kazaa/illicit Youtube videos.

I still dream of the day I'll find a Nakamichi Dragon for five bucks in the Goodwill store!

More petty bickering: Apparently 2002 is Very Old in car terms.

I wonder when the last cars with cassette players were made.

Keith Tanner wrote: There was a cassette release of the Awesome Mix from Guardians of the Galaxy last year. It was the first tape Disney had released since 2003. I think finding someone to mass produce them was a problem.

Finding one not being sold on ebay at a large markup is the problem.

Knurled wrote: More petty bickering: Apparently 2002 is Very Old in car terms. I wonder when the last cars with cassette players were made.

Some lexus around 2009 or'10

My truck has cassette. Maybe I'll pick it up. I need at least one more tape other than the Lost Highway soundtrack.

Thats cool!

Oh Swell! It will so compliment my awesome beard, skinny jeans and lumberjack sweater. I'll be the talk of the overly antique themed barber shop when I come in wearing my Sony Walkman. It's got THX and E36 M3.

SnowMongoose wrote:

Keith Tanner wrote: There was a cassette release of the Awesome Mix from Guardians of the Galaxy last year. It was the first tape Disney had released since 2003. I think finding someone to mass produce them was a problem.

Finding one not being sold on ebay at a large markup is the problem.

Supply and demand, baby. It's the American Way.

My 2002 BMW has a secret tape deck. It's hidden behind the navigation screen. Pretty amusing.

Keith Tanner wrote: My 2002 BMW has a secret tape deck. It's hidden behind the navigation screen. Pretty amusing.

I interpreted that as BMW 2002 and was trying to figure out how the heck you'd mounted a GPS so that it was in the way of a tape deck.

The boss has a BMW 2002. I have a 2002 BMW. C'mon, how could that be any more clear? I never forget the year of my car, though.

Cassettes are the new hipster "vintage" trend since vinyl has been re-embraced as the "cool" music media. I've seen a lot of the small Metal labels and some of the more local bands offer material on cassette in the past few years.

That said, I used to love cassettes! Back when I had a big paper route, I would grab 2-3 Metal tapes and throw them in the bag for the ride. Then, after I started driving in the late 90's, they were in my cars. It was just the way things were.

I've been thinking lately that either my CSX or my Trans Am needs a cassette deck. I mean, I have a few more modern decks kicking around, but I've been thinking a factory Mopar cassette deck with the graphic equalizer would be bitchin' in that car. Hair metal and Thrash tapes would be in there at all times!

David S. Wallens wrote: Suddenly it's 1982 again. Does this mean that I have to redo my math homework?

No, just take the detention for not doing your homework. That'll show 'em.

Rob_Mopar wrote:

David S. Wallens wrote: Suddenly it's 1982 again. Does this mean that I have to redo my math homework?

No, just take the detention for not doing your homework. That'll show 'em.

True story: My high school had a room known as the "animal room."

SilverFleet wrote: Cassettes are the new hipster "vintage" trend since vinyl has been re-embraced as the "cool" music media. I've seen a lot of the small Metal labels and some of the more local bands offer material on cassette in the past few years. That said, I used to love cassettes! Back when I had a big paper route, I would grab 2-3 Metal tapes and throw them in the bag for the ride. Then, after I started driving in the late 90's, they were in my cars. It was just the way things were. I've been thinking lately that either my CSX or my Trans Am needs a cassette deck. I mean, I have a few more modern decks kicking around, but I've been thinking a factory Mopar cassette deck with the graphic equalizer would be bitchin' in that car. Hair metal and Thrash tapes would be in there at all times!

My '87 Daytona came with the 5-band equalizer cassette deck. It will go back in the car someday when the car goes back together... I remember using the cassette adapter to connect my portable CD player to my '88 Daytona back in college and blasting Judas Priest's Painkiller on the ride home from the record store when it first came out. The portable CD player had to ride on the passenger seat on my balled up denim jacket so it wouldn't skip while driving. I coppied it to a TDK MA-X for normal car use when I got home.

Metal Bias

My '94 e150 has a stock cassette deck which I use regularly.

I still have two old tube tvs with built in vhs tape players- that I use regularly.

David S. Wallens wrote: Going back to the "why cassettes?" question, pretty sure it was in Sam Dunn's metal documentary where Lars Ulrich talks about sharing new metal via cassette back in the day. Yeah, it was a pain in the ass, but that's how you did it. You made a copy and put it in the mail to some dude.

How ironic that he, of all people, said that... coughNapstercough

Back on topic: Let's not forget that it's being released on April 18th, Record Store Day!