Guns N’ Roses
Appetite for Destruction
Geffen Records
1987
Wrapping up the year of rediscovering cassettes with my favorite album of all time. Before the CD, before the download, before the streaming, and before retro-vinyl find, this cassette got played so much that the lettering is hard to read.
Note that Sides A & B on this original release are labeled Sides G&R!
The Who
Face Dances
Warner Bros
1981
This is a very rare example of a cassette that has a different cover than the LP record. And Face Dances is a great album, even without Keith Moon…
Violent Femmes
Violent Femmes
Slash Records
1983
After a long hiatus, I thought it might be fun to return to Throw Back Thursday with some of my favorite albums. Only now instead of sharing some of my favorite vinyl, let’s look at some cassettes. Come on, you know you miss them!
Check out this cassette of The Violent Femmes‘ first. It was played about 1 Million times since I bought it in ’83.
“I hope you know that this will go down on your permanent record. Oh yeah?”
Animal Stories
Larry Lujack and Tommy Edwards
WLS Radio
1981
Highly acclaimed, world renowned Animal Stories with charming and delightful Ol’ Uncle Lar and sidekick snot-nosed Little Tommy.
If you grew up near Chicago in the 70s or 80s and have a dark sense of humor, Animal Stories, a daily bit from the Superjock on WLS-AM and later WLS-FM, may be the reason. This record was the first of 3 volumes released by ‘LS on vinyl.
Green Day
Dookie
Reprise Records
1994
25 years ago this week, I added this unknown band to our station’s playlist. The label freaked out over the “too-early add.” The band’s management sent me a bottle of Jameson. And after they sold many millions of CDs, they sent me this.
Talk smack all you want about Green Day — I don’t care, still like this record!
Various Artists
Fast Times at Ridgemont High Soundtrack
Elektra Records
1982
Aloha, Mr Hand. Aloha, Spicoli.
New Wave. Power Pop. Hard Rock. 4 of the 5 Eagles. That’s what 1982 was all about. This film set the trend for soundtracks for many years…and the brand of shoes I still buy today.
Gnarly.
The Lost Boys
Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Atlantic Records
1987
“One thing about living in Santa Carla I never could stomach: all the damn vampires.”
Bing Crosby
Merry Christmas
Decca / MCA / Universal
1955
Various versions of this collection have sold 15 Million copies. This copy pictured is the 1977 printing.
I’m looking forward to the International Franchise Association’s Marketing Innovation & Technology Conference Oct 17 – 19! I am honored to serve as a co-chair and the emcee of this year’s festivities.
The above quote from Steve Jobs reminds me that the marketers and technology pros joining us next week in Austin at #MITCon are truly the leaders in the Franchise space. They may think they’re coming to listen and learn. But by participating in this very engaging format of discussions, panels, and workshops, they will actually start innovating their own processes, brands, and industries while we’re there! They’ll start innovating before they even now it.
Consider this:
If they weren’t interested in innovation, they wouldn’t go.
If they weren’t interested in getting ahead of their competitors, they wouldn’t go.
If they weren’t interested in being thought leaders in this crazy business, they wouldn’t go.
If they weren’t interested in networking with really smart people, they wouldn’t go.
It would be easy to stay home and not go to such events. But Innovation ain’t easy! #InnovationAintEasy
There’s still time to step up and join us next week in Austin! Registration and details for #MITCon are available now via The IFA website.
And, for some great tips on getting the most from this conference and any conference, download this week’s Social Geek Radio episode. Angela Cote of Cultivate Advisors joined me to share her Top 3 Networking Hacks!
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