I just realized I’m never getting another mixtape

Posted by Advanced-Two-9305@reddit | GenX | View on Reddit | 34 comments

It is always nice when someone would hand you a cassette or cd of some songs that they thought you’d like, or that they were trying to use to get a message to you. And I am pretty sure it won’t happen again.

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Fluid_Anywhere_7015@reddit

I worked in college radio in the mid-late 80’s. I was a mix-tape god. Access to all the best new stuff, and old hits from the station library, and late nights in the production studio mashing up mixes for parties was awesome fun.

And man - the mixtapes I made for girlfriends never failed me.

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9inez@reddit

You can get a playlist. Same thing, different medium. Less production labor, but the same effort can be put into choosing songs for you.

And, perk! You can play it on all your devices…not including your tape deck.

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Dragonnuttz@reddit

My kid got me a PSA Sabre Mixtape Vol 1 for my birthday!

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Rsoller@reddit

Mixed thumbdrive.......

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WokeAssMessiah@reddit

I could make you a mixtape exclusively from tapes released in the last 10 years

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Viperlite@reddit

I still have older cars that have CD players, so I still rip songs and occasionally burn a CD. Made myself a mix this past week.

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some_dude3645@reddit

Make sure you keep the stereos when you get rid of the cars

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automator3000@reddit

Be the change you want to see in the world.

I have a couple of friends who we have a little mixtape thing going on. We rotate through whose turn it is to make a mix tape. When it’s your turn, you make a mix tape and everyone gets a copy.

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97_gEEk@reddit

My 15YO son just made 2 mixtapes. He fed the headphone line out from his iPad into the mic line in on his walkman cassette player. Built a 45min playlist in Amazon Music and recorded it to cassette. Just for the experience (and also he didn't think the Wi-Fi could reach the far side of the house; didn't realize he could log into the range extender I put in the lower level).

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iwastherefordisco@reddit

Aww OP I feel bad. Here, I made you one from my MP3 collection:

Perfect Circle - Judith

Alice Cooper - Cold Ethyl

Anna Nalick - Breathe

I Mother Earth - So Gently We Go

George Michael - Freedom! 90

Tea Party - Turn the Lamp Down Low

The Smiths - How Soon is Now

Three Dog Night - Shambala

🎉

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bendingoutward@reddit

Here you go, bud. One single-sized mixtape.

https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLP0VZLEqBwl8DBtOIqsZ3OfTq9POnCzrR&si=0dTSFeNYluRHcviu

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Ok_Industry3016@reddit

Is that a Fight Club reference?

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bendingoutward@reddit

That's not the intention (never watched it), but it can be anything you want.

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Ok_Industry3016@reddit

Right on, thanks.

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DeadManAle@reddit

I hate playlists and I always hated mixed tapes. I listen to full albums only.

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Tough_Arm_2454@reddit

YouTube makes Playlists for you. And I love my XM radio 70s 80s 90s.

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crab_races@reddit

I still make mistapes. But modernized, on YouTube. Then can also share with lots more people. I actually recreated a mixtape from 1993 and sent out to all my friends one Christmas. With the caveat that I couldn't find one song, I think Bed of Nails by The Cavedogs. Ah. No, I see it is there.

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Astronaut6735@reddit

Sounds like a new app idea. Create a playlist to send to your friend. Actually, two playlists: side A and side B, max 12 songs each side. Call it mixatapefor.me (domain available for $8.80/year). Let's go!!!

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notguiltybrewing@reddit

I don't even have a tape player right now.

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KurtStation68@reddit

My friends would have m8xed tape battles based on theme - the best were the linear and nerdy facts we'd write along with cover art. In the CD era, I think I have one or 2 discs - songs are definitely obscure but original artistic covers can't be beat.

I know as much as I love this stuff, there's a lot of adulting to do. It's becoming a past time 😢

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crashin70@reddit

And now you have to send them a link to your Spotify or apple tunes or whatever playlist...

It's just not the same!

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HighBiased@reddit

I still make mix tapes. I usually make them for when my wife and I go on road trips.

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Advanced-Two-9305@reddit (OP)

That’s very sweet. I like that.

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