edna Posted October 23, 2011 Report Posted October 23, 2011 He was payed 9 pounds to play mellotron in 1969 for David Bowie.
Zabadak Posted October 27, 2011 Report Posted October 27, 2011 Sweeeet! OK, he released the first ever cassette single (at least in the UK).
Brad_M Posted October 29, 2011 Report Posted October 29, 2011 Who are the Tights? Single: "Howard Hughes" (1978)
Zabadak Posted October 30, 2011 Report Posted October 30, 2011 Hmm, not the answer I have on the card...
Brad_M Posted October 30, 2011 Report Posted October 30, 2011 What card would that be? Here's what I found on Music Week's website from an article they published in 2005. Taken from last paragraph of article: ...cassette singles are still falling and totalled a miserable 22 sales last week - their lowest tally since the format was introduced via The Tights' Howard Hughes single in 1978. It's a sobering thought that in this very week in 1995, they accounted for a not insubstantial 266,539 sales. Music Week article
Farin Posted October 30, 2011 Report Posted October 30, 2011 The Guardian mentions Bow Wow Wow's "C30, C60, C90, Go!" as the first cassette single.
Brad_M Posted October 30, 2011 Report Posted October 30, 2011 Bow Wow Wow's, C30 C60 C90 Go, wasn't released until 1980.
edna Posted October 31, 2011 Report Posted October 31, 2011 Yes, that's right, in fact they didn't exist before 1980.
Brad_M Posted November 1, 2011 Report Posted November 1, 2011 Tell that to the guy who has one for sale at MusicStack. The Tights - "Howard Hughes" Cassette Single
Zabadak Posted November 1, 2011 Report Posted November 1, 2011 Hmm... perhaps it's different in the UK then, where I have it as Bryan Adams (Cuts Like A Knife, I think...)...
edna Posted November 2, 2011 Report Posted November 2, 2011 The first Cassette "Single" ( CASSINGLETM ) was The Go Go's "Vacation"/"Beatnik Beach" on I.R.S. in 1982 ( I.R.S. trademarked the name. ). Not a lot of other singles were released until March 13, 1987 and Bryan Adams single of: "Heat Of The Night" (on A&M) started the [wide scale] introduction of the new Cassette Single ( "CS" ) from all the major Music Labels. ...yet American record companies began releasing cassette singles on a large scale in 1987, when vinyl record album sales were declining in favor of cassette recordings; the cassette single was meant to replace the 45 record in a similar way.[1] The format was not new, though; Bow Wow Wow's "C30, C60, C90, Go!" was released on cassette in the U.K. in 1980,[2] and I.R.S. Records released the Go-Go's "Vacation" in the U.S. in 1982.[1] The first cassette single in the United Kingdom was released in 1978, with the song "Howard Hughes" by The Tights. The ZTT label made good use of the format by 1984, with singles by Frankie Goes to Hollywood, Art of Noise and Propaganda being issued in unique versions on cassette. I remember BowWowWow started in 1980 (yes, I'm old) so I'd say wikipedia is right.
Brad_M Posted November 2, 2011 Report Posted November 2, 2011 I think the first cassingle was "Over The Rainbow" by Judy Garland (1939). I think I remember my Mom telling me she would play it when she was a teenager. I think she saved it and it's in the basement somewhere. I hope the cardboard sleeve doesn't have mold on it, so I can sell it on ebay. :wacky:
Zabadak Posted November 3, 2011 Report Posted November 3, 2011 Hmm, OK, I stand (or rather sit) corrected...
Brad_M Posted November 23, 2011 Report Posted November 23, 2011 Gracias, This oldie song was inspired by the movie of the same name, which is based on the sinking of a German battleship in World War II.
edna Posted November 23, 2011 Report Posted November 23, 2011 (edited) De nada... What's "Sink The Bismarck" by Johnny Horton? Edited November 23, 2011 by Guest
Brad_M Posted November 23, 2011 Report Posted November 23, 2011 That's it, Edna. A 1960 Golden Oldie hit.
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