#TBT #Cassette Phil Collins, No Jacket Required, 1985

Phil Collins
No Jacket Required
Atlantic Records
1985

In the summer of 85, Phil Collins was at the height of his super powers. He drummed on every rock star’s records, was on TV constantly, played at Live Aid (both in London and later same day in Philly!). And along the way, he sold 25 million copies of this album … mostly on cassette.

#TBT #Cassette Monty Python, Instant Record Collection, 1982

Monty Python
Instant Record Collection (US Version)
Arista Records
1982

If you spent your youth trying to catch a bit of Monty Python on your local PBS station, this collection of the group’s best bits from their UK comedy records was a prize. Wink, wink, nudge, nudge, say no more!


Not: 2 things about this cassette scream 1982 … “Qualitape” (whatever that was) and also it’s in beautiful Arista Red!

#TBT #Cassette Cheap Trick, Lap of Luxury, 1988

Cheap Trick
Lap of Luxury
Epic Records
1988

This was the “comeback” album for the world’s greatest LIVE band, although I don’t think they ever went away. And they still play out 100+ night per year 35 year later!

Lap of Luxury had the band’s only number one song, but also a bunch of rockers.

#TBT #Cassette Meat Puppets, Radio Meat Promo, 1994

Meat Puppets

Radio Meat Promo

London Records

1994

Here’s a radio promotion-only cassette version of Kurt Cobain’s favorite band, The Meat Puppets. This is actually a group of tracks from the “Too High To Die” album.

Even though CDs were king by 1994, record labels were still sending advanced copies of new releases to radio program directors and music directors on cassette, correctly assuming that most of us still drove cars with cassette players!