An offering for #TapeBoxTuesday 3M Scotch Cartridge for IBM MT/ST Selectric. The first Word Processor 1964 - 1983 Tape spools out of Cart, winds back when done. 100’ of 1/2” Tape Has Sprocket Holes & Stop ID hole Stored 25 KB Data - yep, not a typo. Enough storage for 20ish letters

What’s this? Rapture? Today? Count me in!

Life of Video Archivist - No 38 COMPLETED Job Wedding Video VHS - 1 Hour Transfer - £15 DVD - Printed Disc & Case - £10 USB with Files - £10 Total £35 “Yeah, we’ve talked it over. We think that’s really expensive. We’re not happy to pay that. What’s your best price? If not, we’ll go elsewhere”

Don’t see a miniDV job for ages, then the flood gates open Some Tape Action for the Nerds miniDV Tapes & Sony DSR 2000P, DVCAM Deck, 1999 Assorted stuff, loading, unloading, gunk off the Drum from sticky, shedding Tapes Seeing more miniDVs with Tape issues. It’s so thin & Digital can be fragile

Now we’re “celebrating” one billon YT streams For £25 (plus shipping - naturally) you can “celebrate” with us 👍 @webuyrecords.bsky.social @vinylstupidity.bsky.social

Greetings from a *very* rainy Manchester! Join us at 11am tomorrow for @fentonsteve.bsky.social as he takes us to the Disco. Get your deeley boppers and flares on via 96.9fm, allfm.org or fancy DAB 🎸🎷🥁🪇

Can’t even go to pub & escape @beanygreen.bsky.social & @golfyfun.bsky.social There’s a picture of them in their “prime” on the Wrestling Circuit. Picture was taken at Bolton Gaumont before their Tag Team with Mick McMannus & Kendo Nagasaki, c 1979. Big Daddy & Giant Haystacks topped the Bill

I didn’t know @golfyfun.bsky.social had a new car

Just seen the list for National Album Day 2025 Do t know how long it’s been floating about - but it’s pretty pants. Does anyone really need a new colour version of Liam Gallagher? Thou a certain @kaptkopter.bsky.social will be happy

WTF is “Cultured Butter”? Did you read Shakespeare to it?

Some LaserDisc Action for the Geeks today Assorted Disc Sizes, loading, changing sides, CDV 5” Clip spinning up to speed Enjoy!

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Best thing I’ve seen all day ..Thankyou 🇬🇧👏😎💙 Trump: “Other countries, and their leaders know that if I’m president, they can’t mess with us. They respect me too much." United Kingdom: “Heyyyyy Donald Trump (ooh, ahh), I wanna know-oh-oh-oh-oh, why you’re such a cunt.” 🇬🇧

Out n about in the Wild West (Sussex) today, with assorted Service Calls Window Cleaner Dish Victim - he denies it Failed, very old, Paragon Multiswitch in Block of Flats Water logged LNB, cracked Cap An awful Fire TV / Freely Set Up. Shocking, don’t let elderly relatives buy one. Just don’t!!

I'm happy to confirm that after yesterday's Frankie announcement, #51 in the SDE Surround Series is #Propaganda's sublime 1985 debut 'A Secret Wish'. A stupendous Atmos Mix by David Kosten is the Jewel/Duel in the crown of this content-packed release > bit.ly/42ziT2N

Todays #RetroTech Gramdeck - Reel to Reel Deck that uses your Turntable 1959 Made by Andrew Merryfield Ltd, UK 7.5ips at 78rpm Running at 45 & 33 rpm, resulted in Non Standard Speeds Yours, for just £13 & 12 Schillings, with Easy Payments too - that’s equivalent to about £300 today

When you get a Service Call to look at anything in a Pub, Bar or Restaurant, you just know you need to Brace for Impact “Got an audio system that covers the Beer Garden. Keeps going off” Is on the same circuit as your outdoor lights & stops when it rains” “Yeah I guess so” Nice Wagos there fella

After decades of Video Work, you think you’ve seen it all, but this is a first Somehow, camera operator recorded a Christening in ‘02 holding the camera on its side Correction attempt was made, by recording TV while playing the tape Finally, corrected. Seen properly 20 plus years later

I missed this - Stephen Luscombe of Blancmange passed away yesterday RIP Stephen

Ep 70. We get to grips with more pricing lunacy. Tim sets the quiz. There's news, readers letters and @justplayed.bsky.social reviews the new vinyl releases. link.chtbl.com/_MA6rrYD If you want to chuck a few quid to the Ukraine shopping adventure, you can here. paypal.me/webuyrecords

Bernie Rhodes isn’t the only Gangster round here This Herbert wants £3,000 for a 2 Tone Collection No mention of quantity, no list of titles. No obvious Promos, certainly not ones that would push up the price The lazy bastard even used AI to create the blurb @vinylstupidity.bsky.social

I was thinking about these types of remotes the other day They were pre infrared. They used sonic clicks - really bloody annoying. Drove dogs mad. A friends parents had one. Elder son, same age as me, discovered accidentally, by shaking the dog chain you could change channel. Pissed his parents off

If anyone is feeling flush, there are just 3 left of Mines, Cold & Lost EP on Reel to Reel Tape Available via Bandcamp minesband17.bandcamp.com/album/cold-l...

Someone’s been on the glue again It’s a $50 LaserDisc at absolute tops Postage is extra, obviously Almost @vinylstupidity.bsky.social

Round Up of recent Chazza Tat finds Usual fare. Cassettes, 7”s, Quadraphonic, Stereo Samplers Some nice Japan issue CDs. Pre Barcode Kate 4K BDs £1, worth a punt All bit thin on the ground. A few more have stopped media. Not worth stopping in village of 6 Charity Shop if only one does £10 vinyl

Old Fart Geek Alert - Round 2 Seems while many of haven’t heard of British Relay, you do remember Rediffusion They were a huge provider of ‘TV by Wire’ Lots of City’s had service Council Estates, where Aerials weren’t allowed - Rediffusion was a Schilling a week. Council were on a kickback too

Old Fart Geek Alert Spotted in the deep, dark depths of Crawley this morning. Not seen one of these for years British Relay, Pavement Access Point - really early Cable TV. ‘Television By Wire’ was quite the Thing in 60s New Towns TV, Radio & PPV over 4 Twisted Pairs Service ran mid 50s to 1986

Thought I was being clever, doesn’t happen. You all know it too don’t you Prince - Around The World In A Day, marbled blue vinyl - £45 seems to be the going rate Got a mail from the Prince Store £21 Should have realised shouldn’t I With shipping and tax it’s £44 😬😬 @vinylstupidity.bsky.social

Ah those were the days Record Co’s had missed tech was moving. In one of many desperate grasps, they tried stopping you ripping, & in some cases even playing, music you’d paid for Sony BMGs version installed a Root Kit & it cost them a fortune Back to XP & old Roxio Early 00s Brick Walling too

I’ve shown you mine, now show me yours @vinylcarbooty.bsky.social Look at my lovely, juicy plumbs If the weather stays like this, there will be a ton a Green Tomato Chutney going round

Number 43 & Number 44 are the last ones looking for a new deck to live in - here's the long read on the whole project : drrubberfunk.substack.com/p/i-made-you... #casseptember #mixtape #mylifeat45

Working through a miniDV Job at AVAV Towers today Things really improved when Digital Video came along. Rock solid timing & much better picture Not all Transcription Firms are the same. To get the best quality we use Broadcast Decks & Capture via SDI For the Geeks - Sony DSR-2000P, 1999

Today’s faffing #RetroTech Sanyo Betamax, Betacord 5150 c1983 These are Workhorses & basically the same as a 5100, but with Reverse Play Play testing with Off Air Beta Tape - Thames TV Indent & Benny Hill

Ooh Cassettes spotted in Chazza

Oh shit! Any giff is allowed now… Stand aside, I’m coming through

WRONG!

More proof I’m in the wrong game! £7 for 2 minutes! @golfyfun.bsky.social is dearer, but there is a reason 😉

This is about as good as Blood Moon is going to get here

Advertised back in September 1987 : "In three years time, TV as we know it will cease to exist" Radio Rentals was talking about technology rather than the 1990 Broadcasting Act. 😁 #80s

Emergency Test Thingy Visiting Brother in Law from USA - iPhone, Kindle & iPad 👍 UK Users - absolutely nothing. Not a peep on any devices 🤷‍♂️

Here's today's show to listen again. See you next week, you excellent sods x www.mixcloud.com/CharityShopC...

First sort completed Someone was minted back in the day. 56, yes FIFTY SIX, VCR Format Video Tapes of Star Trek. That would have cost a fortune!! Can’t deny, slightly disappointed they aren’t VCR-LP Format Playing VCR 1700 Cassettes Featuring NCC-1701 On Philips N1702 VCR.. I’m not a Trekkie btw

Wife is out. Making start on sorting through mammoth consignment of Philips VCR 1500 Format Video Cassettes I picked up Thurs My buddy said 30 odd Tapes, its more than that There’s some crackers in there. I can’t imagine anything that’s “lost” But Ethel Merman on The Muppet Show is a good start

Jesus H Christ, someone got the bong out again. WTAF!! @webuyrecords.bsky.social @vinylstupidity.bsky.social

Todays #RetroTech National NV 3085 Open Reel Portable Video Recorder, 1974 EIAJ Format, B&W Collected from my buddy on the Coast yesterday. I couldn’t get it going, he’s way cleverer than I, (not difficult I know) He got it going again Working Decks are so rare, pleased to have it running again

It is Bandcamp Friday! Tapes, CDs, Vinyl & Digital : drrubberfunk.bandcamp.com Some deadstock Mr Guder T-shirts from 20 years ago : mrguder.bandcamp.com/merch Library music delights: olympiccycloneband.bandcamp.com I’m standing by to take your orders. #bandcampfriday #tshirts #tapes #records

Its Release Day for Mines - Cold & Lost Limited Edition CD, hand stamped with colour booklet Reel to Reel also available - only 3 left via @bandcamp.com Delighted to be working with Ant at Lavender Sweep Records. He makes some beautiful stuff, his attention to detail is incredible

Well, in my defence, I left behind… U-Matic Machines VHS Decks Philips N1500 Sony 405/625 TV Piles of stuff Therefore, I’m claiming the Loot Run an “Exercise in Restraint” Panasonic EIAJ Open Reel, which is mine & my buddy fixed Sanyo 5150 Beta Box of R2R Tapes Ton of VCR 1500 Video Cassettes

It’s a sad state of affairs when you don’t know if it’s @beanygreen.bsky.social or @golfyfun.bsky.social

Off to the Coast I’m trying to be good. I’m actually going with a load for a change. I know, right, most unusual. We know how it ends….. A Beta Bounty if you like Time will tell #BestOfIntentions