6 Music Celebrates: 50 Years of the Cassette
Neneh Cherry celebrates the cassette with a look back at the format's role in music, from the early days of hip hop through to the C86 compilation and more.
Neneh Cherry looks at the role of the cassette in music history including the role of the tape in hip hop in the 80s.
In the 80s Britain was a nation in love with the cassette. At its peak we bought 83 million and the cassette became more popular than vinyl. Then came the runaway success of digital music with formats such as the iPod and the MP3 player and the eject button was pressed on sales of the cassette.
6 Music Celebrates: 50 Years of the Cassette with an hour's show looking back at the format's role in music from the early days of hip hop, through the legendary NME C86 Indie compilation tape, the 80s slogan "Home Taping is Killing Music", to compilations, mixtapes and fond memories of the cassette.
The programme features contributions from artists including Grandmaster Flash, DJ Shadow, The Black Keys, Kings of Leon, The Kills, Friends, Django Django, The Shins, Mike Skinner, Beach House, Foals, The Cribs, The Pastels, The Manics, Mike Smith, David Toop, Neneh Cherry and a tiny label called the Tapeworm, who still produce cassette-only releases.
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6 Music Celebrates: 50 Years of the Cassette
Duration: 48:22
Music Played
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Neneh Cherry
Buffalo Stance
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The O鈥橨ays
For the Love of Money
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The Strokes
Modern Age
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The Tornadoes
Telstar
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The Doors
Hello I Love You
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The Damned
Neat Neat Neat
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Chic
Good Times
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Spoonie Gee
Monster Jam
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Grandmaster Flash
The Message
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The Pastels
Baby Honey
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Wire
Dot Dash
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Wah!
7,000 Names oF Wah
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The Bodines
Therese
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The Wedding Present
This Boy Can Wait
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The June Brides
Waiting For A Change
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McCarthy
Celestial City
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Shop Assistants
It's Up To You
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Primal Scream
Velocity Girl
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Age of Chance
From Now On, This Will Be Your God
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Public Enemy
Give It Up
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Public Enemy
Fight The Power
Broadcasts
- Sun 2 Dec 2012 12:00麻豆社 Radio 6 Music
- Sun 9 Dec 2012 02:00麻豆社 Radio 6 Music