#tapetuesday

#tapetuesday @eshamsmith “Homey Don’t Play” original Reel Life Productions #cassette #tape pressing #stillsealed sometimes you open a box and find a treasure…an early EP from #Acidrap #legend #Esham! It lasted on @Discogs about four hours before joining a killer collection! #indierap (at Vermont) https://www.instagram.com/p/Ckbgql9A19V/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

#tapetuesday calls for a special celebration today from a (single name) artist that needs no introduction; #Yanni “Tribute” Virgin Records 1997 #cassette #tape pressing #stillsealed complete with hype sticker, because how many other live albums were recorded at the Taj Mahal AND the Forbidden City? (at Vermont) https://www.instagram.com/p/CbtozJcspFI/?utm_medium=tumblr

#tapetuesday #GooGooDolls “Hold Me Up” 1990 @metalbladerecords #cassette #tape pressing yes, the @googoodollsofficial were on Metal Blade! And yes, this is a really good #poppunk album! Kind of like the early 90s #Doughboys records. The cover art, on the other hand, needed some work. (at Mad River Valley) https://www.instagram.com/p/CqETYQ6umx0/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

#tapetuesday #Pond self-titled @subpop #cassette #tape pressing originally released February 1, 1993!!! #stillsealed #30thanniversary (at Vermont) https://www.instagram.com/p/Co7GFaPOtM1/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

#tapetuesday #solomongrundy s/t #SSTRecords US 1990 #cassette #tape pressing celebrating the awesome music-making power of the late Van Conner. Produced, of course, by the great @jackendinoseattle (at Vermont) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cn0SD00uqo1/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

#tapetuesday #WarriorSoul “The Space Age Playboys” 1994/95 Fierce Records US #cassette #tape pressing #stillsealed Warrior Soul were such an interesting case study- signed to Geffen when everyone was looking for the next ….Jane’s Addiction and Pixies and put out several killer records. But they were eclipsed by label mates Nirvana and the rest was history. (at Mad River Valley) https://www.instagram.com/p/CmHp7oIOMNM/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

#tapetuesday #FatesWarning “Awaken The Guardian” @metalbladerecords 1986/1993 #cassette #tape pressing #stillsealed our store and FW go way way back, to the early 80s… and many a Waterbury Saturday John Arch would stop in to visit and hang out (anonymously) and we’d also see @jdibiase812 quite a bit too! Then some time in the early-mid 90s the band played a pair of shows at the Sports Palace and somehow I ended up driving them around to and from the hotel and our in-store, etc. My memory of that was a) the shows were amazing and b) it was very very cold out! Anyhow, just thought these #metal pioneers worth mentioning today. For my money they were way better than Queensryche to whom they were often compared. (at Vermont) https://www.instagram.com/p/ClCnLrtOX22/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

#tapetuesday Peter Gabriel s/t aka The Melting Face album 1982 Geffen Records #cassette #tape reissue #stillsealed here in the US, Gabriel’s career was re-launched by college radio with the improbable success of the side two opener “Shock The Monkey” available in our @discogs store (at Mad River Valley) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cksv2OsusVv/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=