Lately I've been listening to a couple mix tapes of individual artists and planning a couple more. Just finished the A side of one this morning actually that I hope to finish tomorrow. Now, I'm a big fan of full albums from my favorite artists, but sometimes a nice long mix of favorites is just really fun, especially for casual listening in the background. So far, I've used Maxell XL II 110 tapes for mixes of Tom Waits and Lou Reed. Recorded the A side of a Bowie mix and planning on one with Iggy Pop's solo stuff up next. Have a few others I'll start in on after that, will probably do a Clash one for example. I usually try to hit most of the big iconic songs, but like having those personal favorites pop up that would have not been selected for commercial hits collections to fill things out.
Anyone else like making these? Any artists you've compiled into a particularly enjoyable tape? Do you stick with mostly the bigger hits or just go with lesser known tracks?
Anyone else like making these? Any artists you've compiled into a particularly enjoyable tape? Do you stick with mostly the bigger hits or just go with lesser known tracks?
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