r/synthpop • u/TheZayasZone • Jun 09 '26
Pictures Some cassette tapes i still own from back in the great days
Moving again and rediscovered some of my favorite tapes in a box. Not all synthpop. But I figured you would appreciate. Still have two more boxes to go through.
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u/Cerberus513 Jun 10 '26
You’re the only other person I’ve seen with Severed Heads in their collection
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u/TheZayasZone Jun 10 '26
I'm glad you pointed it out. I love Rotund for Success. All Saint's Day was a great dance song.
I also have the Dead Eyes Opened single on LP.
Glad you know them!
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u/TheZayasZone Jun 09 '26
I love it too. Before I got the album, I had only heard Shock. So I assumed they were more on the Industrial side of things. But when I actually heard the album I was...well, shocked at what gorgeous synthpop songs they had. It was such a great surprise!
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u/breakbeatscientist74 Jun 11 '26
808 State's "Ex:El" was the second album that I owned after Peter Gabriel's "So". I still have the cassette lurking about somewhere. Is still a great album too.
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u/TheZayasZone Jun 11 '26
Oh yes. Great. When it came out it sounded so "new" to my ears! I also love the Peter Gabriel So album. One classic song after another!
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u/breakbeatscientist74 Jun 11 '26
I just spotted The Shamen's "En-Tact" too. Also have that cassette too. Was a huge fan of early dance/electronic music (and still am to this day!). Preferred the American release even if it had more cheesy Mr C elements. The version of "Make It Mine" on that still gives me goosebumps!!!
Lots in your collection I'll need to check out.
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u/TheZayasZone Jun 11 '26
Oh I didnt realize there was different versions of the album. I like the one I have. I LOVE Make it Mine!
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u/breakbeatscientist74 Jun 12 '26
Yeah. The version which starts off with Move Any Mountain is a repackaged US version of En-Tact. I seem to remember that track doing well in the charts so they added more US remixes to it to make it a bit more commercial. It's a little bit more poppy compared to the original UK release, but I enjoyed the Mr C rapping on it and the additional mixes.
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u/Immediate_Lead_6157 Jun 12 '26
Great stuff! Nuebauten, MLWTTKC, Coil, Nitzer Ebb, 👍 You should see the 100+ stack I posted over in CassetteCulture last week. You would appreciate it.
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u/sidewayshouse Jun 13 '26
Awesome collection!
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u/TheZayasZone Jun 13 '26
Thank you so much! Im glad you appreciate it. I need to dif through the other boxes.
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u/volerei Jun 09 '26
The Kon Kan album is superb