1975 Scotch High Energy "Super Ferric" Type 1 Cassette Review - A 45 year old Super Ferric? Really?!

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Old Scotch cassettes aren't know as being "survivors". This is 45 year old and claims to be a Super Ferric. I have a look and listen as well as review it's surprisingly useful packaging.
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@watershed44
@watershed44 4 жыл бұрын
*Wow that free recording guide is excellent, back when they knew that people would actually read things that were instructive...*
@Rompler_Rocco
@Rompler_Rocco 4 жыл бұрын
HAAAAA!!!!! The tape blew me away, until the song quickly stole the spotlight!!! 👍👍👍👍
@Fluteboy
@Fluteboy 4 жыл бұрын
He had me at "AHH YEAH!"
@vhkeulen
@vhkeulen 4 жыл бұрын
I'm born in 1975 and this super ferric Scotch sound superb and beautiful for a 45 years old cassette!
@timothycunningham2122
@timothycunningham2122 4 жыл бұрын
I used to buy scotch audio tapes from Woolworths back in the 70,s seem to remember they had a transparent blue shell . It doesn’t surprise me how good it sounds because I always thought their video cassettes were the best and they also had a life time guarantee. Great video Tony . I love cassettes as they are far more user friendly than blank CDs . My option is just because a technology is old it doesn’t make it bad ,that’s why I’ve stuck with with cassettes .I think they truly are unbeatable.
@convair52
@convair52 4 жыл бұрын
Great Scotch!!! I can't believe what I'm hearing for this Ferric tape! Amazing for a 45 year old cassette!
@richiereyn
@richiereyn 4 жыл бұрын
I still have some of those cassettes I bought back in the 70's as a kid. I used to tape the top 40. They still play to this day.
@sonntagskind84
@sonntagskind84 2 жыл бұрын
Got one of those in my collection. Hasnt aged well, or was recorded badly in the "GDR" back then. My father recorded music from the radio on it an wrote down all the tracks with a pencil onto the inlay. Nice piece of sentimental remembering him. 😊 Thanks for your video. 😊👍🏻
@jeg1972
@jeg1972 4 жыл бұрын
Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing I believe...
@allenschmitz9644
@allenschmitz9644 4 жыл бұрын
3M
@richmorrison8194
@richmorrison8194 4 жыл бұрын
You are correct sir.
@Takepowers
@Takepowers Жыл бұрын
Funny story, I actually heard of your "Jack The Jack" tune on Bandcamp before watching this video, lol.
@vwestlife
@vwestlife 4 жыл бұрын
That dance tune is missing the ubiquitous sample of Alison Moyet laughing!
@CassetteComeback
@CassetteComeback 4 жыл бұрын
I wanted the "Yeah! Wow!" Sample, but couldn't find it without a drumbeat behind it 😆
@BilisNegra
@BilisNegra 4 жыл бұрын
You here, Kevin! So nice.
@Takepowers
@Takepowers Жыл бұрын
You mean that Yazoo sample? Yes that would work. 😁
@derekporter7658
@derekporter7658 4 жыл бұрын
Wow!! It handled that well!! That 45 year old cassette was a surprise indeed!! Your music was more late 80's, a very good track!! Tony does it again!! Cheers for the video 😁👍 bring back tangible media!!
@octopuscorsica4839
@octopuscorsica4839 2 жыл бұрын
This is most likely a 'microferric' tape instead of what we currently understand under 'superferric'. Page 8 of the booklet refers to the use of 'extremely small and needle-like particles' for the Scotch High Energy tape. That refers to the innovations introduced with the second generation of Type I tapes in the early '70ies, which are now commonly referred to as microferrics. There is no reference to cobalt-doping anywhere in the booklet and it seems to stand to reason that Scotch opted for the 'super ferric' moniker because this sounded commercially appealing and because the later distinction between microferrics and (cobalt-doped) superferrics wasn't being made at the time. Check out the Wikipedia article on cassette tape formulations for more on this.
@TucsonAnalogWorkshop
@TucsonAnalogWorkshop 4 жыл бұрын
I'd be willing to bet these Italian-made Scotch tapes were made by the film manufacturing company Ferrania in Northern Italy. 3M acquired Ferrania sometime in the late 60s and sold many types of Ferrania film under the Scotch brand until the early 2000s. Factory totally shut down in 2008, I believe. Interesting addendum: a small group of filmmakers & former employees acquired the abandoned factory and saved the old equipment via a Kickstarter campaign in 2013 and are now making new B/W film. It would be interesting to query them about what info or equipment to make magnetic tape might still exist
@alanburns538
@alanburns538 4 жыл бұрын
Looking and sounding great! This type of Scotch has definitely aged better than all those squeaky Dynarange ones that I remember...
@Waffledogchat
@Waffledogchat 3 жыл бұрын
What a remarkable cassette tape. I reckon that sounds better than the 1980's scotch bx and cx.
@stuffmadethen
@stuffmadethen 4 жыл бұрын
Awesome vid!! Stunning little booklet, wow! What a great one Tony
@JamesE707
@JamesE707 2 жыл бұрын
I think what cassette has over reel to reel (apart from convience) is that of *housing*. The wound cassette tape is kept away from the elements, whereas a R2R tape is far more exposed. Very enjoyable video Tony.
@crucie75
@crucie75 4 жыл бұрын
I've allready said many times I enjoy your videos, but this one was truly a great one to watch! I'm not entirely surprised at the result, I've never met a bad Scotch from entry to top end, and those MASTER series pictured are simply jaw dropping, no matter it be type I, II or III. Thank you Tony, goes without saying you've earned respect for your content from me and dare I say many others too, and such praise is well deserved
@Thanson199415
@Thanson199415 4 жыл бұрын
This is one of the best videos I have seen from you. That cassette surely dropped my jaw when you where switching from source to tape.
@RetroCore
@RetroCore 4 жыл бұрын
That free book was awesome. If stuff like that was available in wider numbers back in the day we may have appreciated tapes more than we did. Love the track you put together. Very early 90s. Just the sort of stuff I listened to back in the day 👍 And man, that tape preformed amazingly for even a new cassette. 45 years old? Unbelievable.
@CassetteComeback
@CassetteComeback 4 жыл бұрын
I wish I'd had that booklet back in the day...
@fhwolthuis
@fhwolthuis 4 жыл бұрын
I love that guide, hope we can download it somewhere in the future 👍😊
@nickbitten6037
@nickbitten6037 4 жыл бұрын
My oh my- have not seen Scotch cassettes for many a year. Not sure if i have any left myself. Yet again, another great video.
@PaulTaylor1
@PaulTaylor1 4 жыл бұрын
This is what I like - trying to kick some life into really ancient cassettes. I'd enjoy seeing a full video of the major contenders of 1975, and another of superstars of the 60s. Who knows what could happen with the right bias and level and some 2020 music???
@hughjanus6975
@hughjanus6975 4 жыл бұрын
Ah yes it's been a while since I've been able to see a video of yours. Glad to sit down and watch this one. Only a few minutes in, if I have any comments I will certainly write them.
@MrDiamondFlyer
@MrDiamondFlyer 5 күн бұрын
Listening to this with decent headphones and I am absolutely shocked by how good they sound. It's very dynamic, yet no distortion, so stable and a solid bass response. Even the treble is not shy for a type I. The Nak is really making it justice ! In the 80's/90's, my grand-mother still had many of those but just because of how they look, I didn't give them the credit they deserved. I think I never really tried to use any of them as I was in love with type II tapes like XLIIs, UX Pro, the SA-X and was also dreaming of Metal (finallly got a few Sony Metal XR and they were disappointing on my cheap Technics deck). I was so wrong on those Scotch !
@jamalmoss9543
@jamalmoss9543 4 жыл бұрын
Great job as usual, Tony! I’d love to read a PDF version of that recording guide, if you get around to it. Scotch is one of my favorite tape brands.
@Musicradio77Network
@Musicradio77Network 3 жыл бұрын
As of a couple of days ago, I found a Scotch High Energy cassette, and it was the US edition, so I got it a few days ago. The US edition has a guy in silhouette playing a guitar which was a nice looking cover art. It has a gold label with a welded clear shell.
@rafabaazy1657
@rafabaazy1657 3 жыл бұрын
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@rafabaazy1657 3 жыл бұрын
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@rafabaazy1657
@rafabaazy1657 3 жыл бұрын
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@rafabaazy1657
@rafabaazy1657 3 жыл бұрын
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@rafabaazy1657 3 жыл бұрын
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@connorm955
@connorm955 2 жыл бұрын
I bought a new old stock 1977 Scotch Master I 60, and it took around +6 db, but i didn't know at the time because i messed up the volume level pots of my Sharp RT-100 because on playback the level display was too low. Playing it back on my new deck (Onkyo TA W100, because the levels are at factory settings) it sounded good and was peaking at plus 6.
@blearmoon
@blearmoon 4 жыл бұрын
Hi! have you able to pdf it yet ? I would love to read it !
@koiyujo1543
@koiyujo1543 Жыл бұрын
I'm about to soon get one for myself which is great
@steveoszman8746
@steveoszman8746 4 жыл бұрын
Love to have some of that Scotch action. My 45 year old deck would look and sound good with that tape. One of your finest vids to date.
@tjlee1595
@tjlee1595 4 жыл бұрын
I like putting my own songs on tape too, I like trying to make stuff that sounds real early 80's synthpop. Even though I mess it up alot, I still really like the way it sounds on tape
@sebastianchibrac4877
@sebastianchibrac4877 4 жыл бұрын
wow the packaging is beautiful. you cant find something like this nowadays!
@stevesstuff1450
@stevesstuff1450 4 жыл бұрын
Yep... it is... but that was just how it was back then - it was the 'style'... often a lot of brown and orange shades. Stylish designs and colours that were thought of at the time as 'futuristic' but nowadays look.... dated! But they were beautiful! I was a youngster during the early 70's and it all looked fantastic, and so many styles looked sci-fi which was great for me then as I was 'space/sci-fi mad'... Cassette tapes were hailed as the new best thing for the future; it was said at the time that they'd never wear out, and outlive vinyl records.... and nowadays, it seems it's a pretty close race with both vinyl and cassette production constantly climbing! However, the fact that a 45 year old 'cheap' tape in it's day can still sound sooo bloody good today, really does go to prove how long-lived tape can be! Many 45 year old records sound terrible having been used and abused on crap record players over the years, but a decent cassette can still go on, unaffected by the quality of the playback decks (as long as it wasn't faulty and didn't try and eat the tape!!).... Sorry... Went on for far too long there! But yeah, you're quite right.... beautiful, and nothing like them today! :-)
@TheRailroad99
@TheRailroad99 4 жыл бұрын
This test shows that this tape still can sound excellent after 45 years, but it can't show how well a recording would have sounded today, even if it would have been made with very high quality decks, and how it would have performed after laying in rough climate. It's save to say, that vinyl is pretty much indestructible as archive storage. Tapes can suffer from heat and especially humidity. But I agree: Tapes are still sounding great after some time. However some tapes had a lot of problems after long term storage. ("dirty ones" where the glue disintegrates and the ferric particles can be seen on the pinch roller and tape head)
@kelvingreen3736
@kelvingreen3736 4 жыл бұрын
Well that brightened up my afternoon. Thanks Tony. 😁
@wrestletube1
@wrestletube1 4 жыл бұрын
For Dark sandpaper and pure sandpaper era tape this reproduced really well. For 70s guess it is indeed a real deal Super.
@ivayloandonov4177
@ivayloandonov4177 4 жыл бұрын
Damn,this is pure gold!45 and shining ⚡📡⚡
@grantbassett2048
@grantbassett2048 3 жыл бұрын
Hi, loved the Song. And loved the Northern take on the Yank Accent 👌. I'd be up and Danceing to that!!!!!! The Tape Was Very Very impressive. Great looks and Preformance. And 40+yrs old!! Amazing. Cheers Grant 😊
@windyhoop62
@windyhoop62 4 жыл бұрын
A surprising result! I honestly wasn't expecting that. Nice J card too! 😀
@Rompler_Rocco
@Rompler_Rocco 4 жыл бұрын
Worst recording I've EVER made: 1995, dollar store Scotch BX60 in a 4-track portastudio... Understood NOTHING about bias🤦
@PaulTaylor1
@PaulTaylor1 4 жыл бұрын
Oh my... don't they always say to use Type 2 tapes in a portastudio?
@Rompler_Rocco
@Rompler_Rocco 4 жыл бұрын
@@PaulTaylor1 Absolutely! That was my first lesson in not ignoring Tascam's instruction.. it sounded like it was recorded in a dishwasher🙁
@getzapped313
@getzapped313 4 жыл бұрын
BX tapes are great, ive done a few zappa albums on them and they played great even in a car stereo, i will say that it is a noisier tape but i was using live albums that were recorded on 2 track uher tape recorders so really the performance could have been the reason why the noise was louder, Bias levels, azimuth....all of it matter, dolby should be Calibrated also
@patrikandersson648
@patrikandersson648 4 жыл бұрын
Låter fantastiskt bra med tanke på dess ålder! Kul!
@CaptainDangeax
@CaptainDangeax 3 жыл бұрын
Hi K7 commeback. Opening one of those Scotch 3M tape will be very interresting. Those tapes don't provide little wheels on the side, but just a metal cylinder. With time, this doesn't work anymore. Many car radio died because of that
@arthurfraguas
@arthurfraguas 4 жыл бұрын
Superb, Tony! A Super Feric witha super sound!
@RyanSchweitzer77
@RyanSchweitzer77 4 жыл бұрын
Wow--for a cassette that's about as old as myself (I'm currently 43), it sounds and performs amazingly for its age! And the recording guide booklet is a nice bonus too. Considering the tape is made in Italy, I have to wonder if it was Ferrania who manufactured these, since they were owned by 3M in the 60s and 70s as "3M Ferrania", and manufactured photographic film (and I believe magnetic tape also) under both the Ferrania and 3M brands.
@ychesnokov
@ychesnokov 4 жыл бұрын
Wow, what an interesting booklet by Scotch
@ElectoneGuy
@ElectoneGuy 4 жыл бұрын
I believe those were made in the 3M Ferrania factory.
@senilyDeluxe
@senilyDeluxe 4 жыл бұрын
I've seen 90's ferric cassettes you commended perform way worse to the point where I could clearly hear the treble loss on the playback. This one? Nope. This cassette adds some hiss but takes away nada!
@moco2802
@moco2802 4 жыл бұрын
I love this tape! I remember having a few of these in years gone by. My father used to buy scotch dynarange tapes in the 70s including c120s! Dying to see you do a feature on one or more c120s.....
@CassetteComeback
@CassetteComeback 4 жыл бұрын
That's an idea
@moco2802
@moco2802 4 жыл бұрын
Cassette Comeback I always had a fascination with 120’s, and yes we were all advised not to use them, but personally I had no more problems with them than any regular c60 or c90. My dad started using scotch, audio magnetic, alpha plus and alpha super in the 70s, later on I carried on the tradition in the 80s and 90s with boots audio, memorex, Agfa , basf and tdk and even Tandy concerttape c120s!
@joelcarson4602
@joelcarson4602 4 жыл бұрын
IF we could get NEW cassettes that are as good out of the wrapper as these were 45 years ago when they were brand new, then the circle would be near complete. And from a time when the letters RTFM indicated that there WAS an actual manual to be read, said manual included as well. And a thoughtful and informative J-Card on top. I thinks we has here one of the normally elusive Trifecta's displayed before us. Very satisfying.
@Mouse2113
@Mouse2113 4 жыл бұрын
Great vid Tony, that booklet looks like a great piece
@BeatRatio
@BeatRatio 4 жыл бұрын
Amazing tape. Made in Italy too! (although I presume it means 'assembled in Italy' but still, proud of my little country ;) ) Thanks for your reviews; always an enjoyable watch!
@Musicradio77Network
@Musicradio77Network 2 жыл бұрын
Mine is a US edition of Scotch High Energy cassette, but I only have the C60 version of Scotch High Energy cassette with a guy playing a guitar on the cover in a black background which was really cool, but it has no instructions on the US edition.
@rubenp8750
@rubenp8750 4 жыл бұрын
I. expected the highs to be gone but this is a great tape.
@stpworld
@stpworld 4 жыл бұрын
I have loads of high end tapes from the 80s still sealed including high end sony and maxell metal tapes to.
@paulgoudfrooij6561
@paulgoudfrooij6561 4 жыл бұрын
These really were good. They were my go-to cassette at the time.
@retrorambles517
@retrorambles517 2 жыл бұрын
Did you get round to making a PDF of this ?
@ralphreinhardt6020
@ralphreinhardt6020 4 жыл бұрын
All right Tony, if that is your real name. I gotta say this was another cool video. With a real neat old Scotch tape. Enjoyed it alot.👍👍
@CassetteComeback
@CassetteComeback 4 жыл бұрын
It's my real name.
@seand67
@seand67 4 жыл бұрын
WOWWW.....Awesome find from 1975
@pootis3836
@pootis3836 4 жыл бұрын
What a wonderful cassette. Great video. Also that song was lovely. Sound cheerful and happy to me, how could one be in a bad mood while listening to that!
@Synthematix
@Synthematix 4 жыл бұрын
Scotch: RE-RECORD THEN FADE AWAY, re-record then fade away. ..... .... ....
@chevycaprice87
@chevycaprice87 4 жыл бұрын
Now check Sony HF from 1971. I have 1968 Sony C-60 it takes +3, no dropouts, a bit hissy, but it has very smooth balanced sound and it's 52 yeas old tape!
@watershed44
@watershed44 4 жыл бұрын
@ChevyCaprice90 Back when Sony meant the top rung of quality.
@jonahmcgarva
@jonahmcgarva 4 жыл бұрын
Wow. I just noticed that there is a “hole” on the left side of the bottom of the tape! 😮 What’s that about? Did you find any plastic inside the case?
@Frankonero12
@Frankonero12 4 жыл бұрын
5:52 You can see it clearly. Good catch.
@nexus-sk9dr
@nexus-sk9dr 2 жыл бұрын
Por favor sube el PDF cassette recording guide.
@BigKelvPark
@BigKelvPark 4 жыл бұрын
That booklet is a priceless article that should be preserved. If you have any problems turning it into a PDF, give me a shout and I'll help out. It could easily be made into an A4, folded to make an A5 booklet.
@CassetteComeback
@CassetteComeback 4 жыл бұрын
Yeah, I'm going to take the staples out and scan it properly and compile it in to a PDF. Cheers for the offer.
@BigKelvPark
@BigKelvPark 4 жыл бұрын
@@CassetteComeback Way to go mate!
@jeremytravis360
@jeremytravis360 4 жыл бұрын
They were very good cassettes and the booklet was full of good information. I would love to see a copy of the booklet Tony.
@Uberhood
@Uberhood 4 жыл бұрын
Maybe a little off-topic, but why aren´t you using manual white balance on your camera? Solves the hassle of dealing with the shifting colours.
@CassetteComeback
@CassetteComeback 4 жыл бұрын
Because of the variety of colours of wrappers I'd have to keep changing it whilst recording.
@spirosfoufoutos6241
@spirosfoufoutos6241 4 жыл бұрын
@@CassetteComeback once you adjust it, it should actually improve things as long as your light source does not change. Give it a try if you have a camera that supports it. In this video, in some of the shots the auto white balance washes out the gold label because, having no white reference, it tries to make it neutral.
@Uberhood
@Uberhood 4 жыл бұрын
@@CassetteComeback shouldn't be as long as the light source stays the same. Anyway I think you know what you are doing. Feel free to experiment and keep up the entertaining videos!
@ahah1785
@ahah1785 4 жыл бұрын
i still have 2 sealed scoth III fecr tapes stored... porobably late 70s. The one ive opened did sound fantastic but had very harsh crayone smell... very very strong smell...
@CassetteComeback
@CassetteComeback 4 жыл бұрын
That'll be the chrome bit.
@TheRailroad99
@TheRailroad99 4 жыл бұрын
@@CassetteComeback the good chrome smell. when I smell that, I instantly think of chrome tapes. I like it ...
@CaptainDangeax
@CaptainDangeax 4 жыл бұрын
At that time, my uncle was working for the 3M company and I got a lot of those tapes for free. They didn't last long. Not because the tape was crap, but because the box was missing capstans in the angles, replaced by a metallic cylinder. Too bad...
@vidtech2630
@vidtech2630 Жыл бұрын
Dick Smith Electronics had a similar booklet in the 80s , you could buy for 50 cents. Yes I bought one.
@Trafo888
@Trafo888 4 жыл бұрын
It looks beautiful with that gold label on a black shell... Id like to get back to the hobby but those prices for a decent tape decks... Maybe someday.
@channelzero2252
@channelzero2252 4 жыл бұрын
May I suggest "The Cassette Recorder Book" from Usborne books UK (1982)
@CassetteComeback
@CassetteComeback 4 жыл бұрын
Cheers. I used to love Usborne books as a child.
@ShawnTewes
@ShawnTewes 4 жыл бұрын
10:30 Microphones... give you the greatest scope. I like how you casually skipped over that illustration (lol). They're all pretty funny, actually. Love the 90s homage on 70s tape made in 2020. Heard it first on the Retro Nouveau, and it really sounds like it could have been a hit 3 decades ago. The tape performed surprinsingly well for going on nearly half a century.
@BilisNegra
@BilisNegra 4 жыл бұрын
What a great episode on a true gem... It's depressing though, to think I'm nearly as old as that cassette and ageing so very much worse.
@bob7872
@bob7872 4 жыл бұрын
The shell looks familiar with the index lines above the window and one on the bottom (and did side 2 have 2 on the bottom?) Is it Audition from Woolworth's?
@andrewlittleboy8532
@andrewlittleboy8532 4 жыл бұрын
Has the pressure pad deteriorated as it looked pushed down flat?
@ramil90
@ramil90 4 жыл бұрын
I hope you have reviews for ATR Magnetics Cassette Tapes
@madtopp
@madtopp 4 жыл бұрын
i'm glad you done a video on these as i just happened to buy a couple of sealed ones a few months back for the collection and wondered wh they looked like and they are a great looking tapeand the j card is also great and informative. like you say we like the 70's tapes and i am one of them also. i am blow'd away by the performance of the one you used as you say it a 45 YEAR OLD thing of beauty and perform's as it looks to boot. make me wish i would have brought more of the seller instead of the 2. and the free book is something else if you manage to pdf file it let us know and you latest release sounds great but to me it a 80's sound witch is the best decade
@CassetteComeback
@CassetteComeback 4 жыл бұрын
Yeah, "Jacking" was really late 80s...
@rodantkapoor9721
@rodantkapoor9721 4 жыл бұрын
First comment lol! I'm always amazed when old cassettes still shine. I'd love to read that booklet as well, thanks for sharing!
@jonahmcgarva
@jonahmcgarva 4 жыл бұрын
Ditto. I’m even more amazed when I come across used ones from the 70’s that still record and play perfect. It’s really just a crapshoot, ain’t it? 😂
@CassetteComeback
@CassetteComeback 4 жыл бұрын
It's all about the storage...
@jonahmcgarva
@jonahmcgarva 4 жыл бұрын
Cassette Comeback true. Most of the time. But like vinyl, I’ve come across many wonderfully stored media that has deteriorated badly despite the care. 🤷‍♂️ But it’s always exciting to be surprised by something like this. I’ve been surprised many times myself over some great finds. PS - that booklet is AWESOME. Wish I had that back in the 80’s as a kid. 👍🙏
@Rompler_Rocco
@Rompler_Rocco 4 жыл бұрын
Is there an absolute ideal storage temperature? I've read lately that people kept cassettes in a hot car for 30 years and they play good as new. Living in FL, I go to great lengths to keep mine relatively cool (70°'s). I learned a big lesson years ago, stored tapes in front of an AC which was only turned on at night.. the daily fluctuation caused the lot to go moldy very fast.
@kirkmooneyham
@kirkmooneyham 4 жыл бұрын
Well, even though it was through the internet and computer speakers, the only real difference I could tell was that the source was a tiny bit brighter. Impressive for a tape that old, for certain.
@gwEmbassy
@gwEmbassy 4 жыл бұрын
Great video! I actually really look the look of the black 70s shells :)
@CannondaleCAAD
@CannondaleCAAD 4 жыл бұрын
These are pretty neato! I want to pick some up now!
@ET3Roberts
@ET3Roberts 4 жыл бұрын
Did you FFWD and RWD like the booklet said to do before you started the recording?
@rich_edwards79
@rich_edwards79 4 жыл бұрын
The track puts me more in mind of the late 80s, maybe up to around 1991 or so. Reminds me a little bit of 'Party Line' by Bizz Nizz. Looking forward to that PDF for nostalgia value. I made some truly dreadful recordings as a kid in the 80s and 90s because despite having a half-decent hand-me-down Sony deck, I had no idea what I was doing with it!
@CassetteComeback
@CassetteComeback 4 жыл бұрын
Good ear. Partyline is a song that I had in my head whilst making this.
@scottstrang1583
@scottstrang1583 4 ай бұрын
The only Scotch cassettes I ever really liked were their Japanese XS1 and xs2. Their reel tape and videotape was excellent. Never had a chance to try that Scotch model.
@moshezaharia4666
@moshezaharia4666 4 жыл бұрын
Great track Tony! I loved it!!! And of course the Scotch sounded awsom!
@Musicradio77Network
@Musicradio77Network 4 жыл бұрын
I have some Scotch cassettes from the 1970’s and they were US made, along with a few Highlanders, and one C90 cassette. The 1975 ones are the US made ones, and it sounded not too bad.
@bentbilliard
@bentbilliard 4 жыл бұрын
Have you ever thought about tape hiss as working like an instrument? It's like when you record dialogue and the sound needs some white noise in the background to make it sound more realistic. The same way I feel about tape hiss. It makes the music sound more realistic/alive/fuller to me. Of course that isn't true for any kind of music, but I find myself liking hissy songs better, more often than not.
@CassetteComeback
@CassetteComeback 4 жыл бұрын
A lot of synths allow you to add white noise to a patch, to give that hiss effect
@keithneal5369
@keithneal5369 4 жыл бұрын
I gotta get my hands on some of these. Welcome back car boot sales.
@EclectikTronik
@EclectikTronik 2 жыл бұрын
All the gold scotch cassettes I've come across tended to be a bit sticky. It's almost as if the base film had gone hydroscopic. To be able to use some of them I had to open them and replace the rotten foam pad with a more usual fibre & springy metal version. They do sound fantastic for their age, but beware.
@sportscarsmovies
@sportscarsmovies 2 жыл бұрын
Agree with you ; Mines are out of order , the tape sticks to itself on the reels . As I remember , the audio performance were good .
@guerrillaradio9953
@guerrillaradio9953 2 жыл бұрын
I have a couple NOS Scotch FeCr tapes which sound extremely good, despite being from the 70s. I like them so much, I have one left, still on plastic, which I'm saving for the first recording of my album. Yeah, I'm one of those FeCr heads....lol
@karensingh2020
@karensingh2020 9 ай бұрын
i remember in 1976 ish in walsall had this tape or similar to record from fm on a mono rec.player. sounded good i thought at the time.
@f16pilotjumper
@f16pilotjumper 4 жыл бұрын
That's an awesome booklet!
@stevealexR1
@stevealexR1 4 жыл бұрын
I totally agree - as a boy I bought a couple of Scotch Dynarange tapes and they squeaked when running and one jammed. I did have a High Energy cassette which I seem to remember did produce better recordings on cheap cassette recorders (before I moved onto proper HiFi decks later in the Seventies). Nevertheless, I never really trusted the brand. By the way, the information must have been from later than 1975 as I saw pictures of the Scotch Master range that was introduced in the late Seventies...
@mikewhiles4635
@mikewhiles4635 4 жыл бұрын
Tony, love your channel and reviews as I was a massive user of tape ( once) . I have a ' collection' of old decks, Pioneer, Sony and Yamaha that need service. Can you give any advice or suggestions ? Many thanks .😎😎😎
@CassetteComeback
@CassetteComeback 4 жыл бұрын
Sure, don't eat yellow snow 😆
@lloydgarland4667
@lloydgarland4667 4 жыл бұрын
I remember buying one of those at Woolworth with my pocket money. At the time they were quite expensive. Used it to record over and over again, the top 20 on Radio One - it lasted very well and sounded a lot better than anything I had at the time. That tape shouuld have a black "anti-print through" coating on the back. I also remember how they advertised them on Radio Luxembourg, about how it never snaggled, never chewed up - pretty much like the video cassettes they made in the 80's (re-record, not fade away....) Haha, memories! Oh, and back then the Beano wouldn't have cost anything like 35p, I remember them being 2p a copy just after decimalisation and went up to (I think) 4p not so long after. Excellent video!
@CassetteComeback
@CassetteComeback 4 жыл бұрын
I wasn't an itch in my daddies pants back in 1975, so wasn't sure how much a Beano was 😆
@lloydgarland4667
@lloydgarland4667 4 жыл бұрын
@@CassetteComeback 5p in 1978! broughttobook.com/the-beano-comic-1978-complete-year-dc-thomson-no-1851---1902-7304-p.asp
@j.w2000
@j.w2000 4 жыл бұрын
do you have these cassettes avaliable on your webstore? if so for how much? meany thanks
@dataneekeri
@dataneekeri 4 жыл бұрын
Just can't wait to put one of those in my newest deck, Revox 215S. Let's hope both of those come in one piece :D
@peterbrussels4949
@peterbrussels4949 4 жыл бұрын
I think the revox should like them. I have a 710 mk2 and my 215 is on its road to be fully serviced. I use to play Agfa ferro on them and they sound great.
@gazjones4763
@gazjones4763 4 жыл бұрын
TDK and 3M dat tapes suggest running it forward first.
@ychesnokov
@ychesnokov 4 жыл бұрын
Sometimes I think what if my mom didn't unwrap me 45 years ago right after I was made either? What a terrible life these cassettes have had😀. But thanks to collectors we can open them now as NOS and record them!!!
@redrobbosworkshop
@redrobbosworkshop 4 жыл бұрын
I have one of these in my collection. Very nice tape.
@tarstarkusz
@tarstarkusz 4 жыл бұрын
Have you turned the booklet into a PDF yet? Do you have a link? I'd like to read it.
@CassetteComeback
@CassetteComeback 4 жыл бұрын
I will
@antonisxenos1053
@antonisxenos1053 4 жыл бұрын
Great video, thanks Tony. Talking about 70s, 80s recordings... Is rerecording with an equalizer the way to revive them? Anybody?
@CassetteComeback
@CassetteComeback 4 жыл бұрын
If it sounds good to you to tweak them, then that's all that matters
@alexandershalin3543
@alexandershalin3543 4 жыл бұрын
What a deck in 70s could reveal the potential of those cassettes? Nakamichi 1000 ZXL Limited?
@CassetteComeback
@CassetteComeback 4 жыл бұрын
According to the graph on the J-Card, Nak 700
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