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A mid 80's mix recorded on a Maxell UD 35-180:
1. Walter Egan ~"Full Moon Fire"
2. The Police ~"King Of Pain"
3. Mental As Anything ~"If You Leave Me (Can I Come Too?)
4. Gerry Rafferty ~"On The Way"
5. Air Supply ~"Making Love Out Of Nothing At All"
6. A Flock Of Seagulls ~"Wishing I Had A Photograph"
7. Toto ~"I Won't Hold You Back"
8. Bonnie Tyler ~"Total Eclipse Of The Heart"
9. The Police ~"Every Breath You Take"
10. Walter Egan ~"Stay The Night"
11. Sheena Easton ~"Telefone"
12. Kenny Rogers/Dolly Parton ~"Islands In The Stream"
13. The Motels ~"Suddenly Last Summer"
14. Men At Work ~"It's A Mistake"
15. Crystal Gayle ~"The Sounds Of Goodbye"
16. Elton John ~"I Guess That's Why They Call It The Blues"
17. Rod Stewart ~"The First Cut Is The Deepest"
18. Lionel Richie ~"Running With The Night"
19. Jennifer Warnes/Chris Thompson ~"All The Right Moves"
20. Barry Manilow ~"Read 'Em And Weep"
21. ABBA ~"Knowing Me, Knowing You"
22. Van Halen ~"Jump"
23. Al Stewart ~"The End Of The Day"
1. Walter Egan ~"Full Moon Fire"
2. The Police ~"King Of Pain"
3. Mental As Anything ~"If You Leave Me (Can I Come Too?)
4. Gerry Rafferty ~"On The Way"
5. Air Supply ~"Making Love Out Of Nothing At All"
6. A Flock Of Seagulls ~"Wishing I Had A Photograph"
7. Toto ~"I Won't Hold You Back"
8. Bonnie Tyler ~"Total Eclipse Of The Heart"
9. The Police ~"Every Breath You Take"
10. Walter Egan ~"Stay The Night"
11. Sheena Easton ~"Telefone"
12. Kenny Rogers/Dolly Parton ~"Islands In The Stream"
13. The Motels ~"Suddenly Last Summer"
14. Men At Work ~"It's A Mistake"
15. Crystal Gayle ~"The Sounds Of Goodbye"
16. Elton John ~"I Guess That's Why They Call It The Blues"
17. Rod Stewart ~"The First Cut Is The Deepest"
18. Lionel Richie ~"Running With The Night"
19. Jennifer Warnes/Chris Thompson ~"All The Right Moves"
20. Barry Manilow ~"Read 'Em And Weep"
21. ABBA ~"Knowing Me, Knowing You"
22. Van Halen ~"Jump"
23. Al Stewart ~"The End Of The Day"
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A mildly amusing couple of memories associated with that mix.
First, my father was the one that originally created it. I simply RE-created it when I was building my reel tape collection. I still have the original tape he made, though I haven't played it in years.
Two childhood memories stand out with this mix. First, he had just began making cassette mixes for me. This mix dates back to 1983 if I recall correctly. I would pick the songs and he would record them for me. One of the songs I picked was "Jump". Dad tried and tried and tried to lay it on a Maxell UD C-90 for me. But the vinyl record put out a whopping punch of a signal and he just could not get it to record without distorting. He was extraordinarily meticulous about his taping and just wasn't going to settle for recording at a reduced level. He was adamant-almost to being obsessive compulsive about it-that he record at 0dB with the peaks up to about 3 (a practice I still continue).
Frustrated, he grabbed me, shut everything down, we took a drive down to Tower Records. He bought the next tape up-a Maxell UD-XLI, which I still have to this day. And was able to record it to has satisfaction.
I also remember being present when he finished this original mix. He had gotten to the last song and was about to record it. As was his practice, when he got close to the end of a tape, he would pace off the remainder so he knew exactly how much he had. Because he was using a Teac A3300-SX, no digital counter for convenience. So he had a cheap little clock radio that he kept next to the system that he used solely for this purpose. Again, he got agitated when he realized he was a mere three or four seconds short. He said "screw it" and figured that he could shoehorn it in by speeding up the record just slightly.
As he set his readings and was ready to roll (you should've seen him when doing all this), he uttered "Now to slow this thing down"...
And I remember saying "Dad....if you are short on tape, why do you want to make the record last longer?"
And yeah. he gave me a little fatherly pat on the head saying "Oh yeah son...thanks". And I got a few sips of his beer. But it worked. The original tape fades to silence literally on the splice. He got it on with surgical precision.
It was an interesting childhood.
First, my father was the one that originally created it. I simply RE-created it when I was building my reel tape collection. I still have the original tape he made, though I haven't played it in years.
Two childhood memories stand out with this mix. First, he had just began making cassette mixes for me. This mix dates back to 1983 if I recall correctly. I would pick the songs and he would record them for me. One of the songs I picked was "Jump". Dad tried and tried and tried to lay it on a Maxell UD C-90 for me. But the vinyl record put out a whopping punch of a signal and he just could not get it to record without distorting. He was extraordinarily meticulous about his taping and just wasn't going to settle for recording at a reduced level. He was adamant-almost to being obsessive compulsive about it-that he record at 0dB with the peaks up to about 3 (a practice I still continue).
Frustrated, he grabbed me, shut everything down, we took a drive down to Tower Records. He bought the next tape up-a Maxell UD-XLI, which I still have to this day. And was able to record it to has satisfaction.
I also remember being present when he finished this original mix. He had gotten to the last song and was about to record it. As was his practice, when he got close to the end of a tape, he would pace off the remainder so he knew exactly how much he had. Because he was using a Teac A3300-SX, no digital counter for convenience. So he had a cheap little clock radio that he kept next to the system that he used solely for this purpose. Again, he got agitated when he realized he was a mere three or four seconds short. He said "screw it" and figured that he could shoehorn it in by speeding up the record just slightly.
As he set his readings and was ready to roll (you should've seen him when doing all this), he uttered "Now to slow this thing down"...
And I remember saying "Dad....if you are short on tape, why do you want to make the record last longer?"
And yeah. he gave me a little fatherly pat on the head saying "Oh yeah son...thanks". And I got a few sips of his beer. But it worked. The original tape fades to silence literally on the splice. He got it on with surgical precision.
It was an interesting childhood.
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Joe Satriani - Shockwave Supernova. CD, Legacy 2015.
Few songs in. This is gonna be a good one. Already jaw dropping.
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Joe Satriani's 15th studio album, "Shockwave Supernova", has earned the multi-Grammy-nominated guitarist his highest U.S. chart position of his career. The CD debuted on Billboard's Top 200 Current Albums Chart at No. 19, the highest debut of his 30-year career, topping his former highest, 1992's "The Extremist", which hit No. 22 on its debut. In addition, the album also debuted at No. 3 on the Billboard Rock chart and ranks as the highest charting all-instrumental rock album on Billboard's Top 200 in the Soundscan era.
In addition to the U.S. chart success, Satriani also had high debuts in Australia/New Zealand at No. 23 and in the U.K., where it entered the chart at No. 22,making this his highest U.K. chart position since the self-titled "Joe Satriani" in 1995, which reached No. 21.
Read more at http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/jo...with-shockwave-supernova/#k55p4KJs4WjVVfaV.99
Few songs in. This is gonna be a good one. Already jaw dropping.
Taken From Blabbermouth
Joe Satriani's 15th studio album, "Shockwave Supernova", has earned the multi-Grammy-nominated guitarist his highest U.S. chart position of his career. The CD debuted on Billboard's Top 200 Current Albums Chart at No. 19, the highest debut of his 30-year career, topping his former highest, 1992's "The Extremist", which hit No. 22 on its debut. In addition, the album also debuted at No. 3 on the Billboard Rock chart and ranks as the highest charting all-instrumental rock album on Billboard's Top 200 in the Soundscan era.
In addition to the U.S. chart success, Satriani also had high debuts in Australia/New Zealand at No. 23 and in the U.K., where it entered the chart at No. 22,making this his highest U.K. chart position since the self-titled "Joe Satriani" in 1995, which reached No. 21.
Read more at http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/jo...with-shockwave-supernova/#k55p4KJs4WjVVfaV.99
