The Cassette Recorder And Taping The Charts
Finger over pause, waiting for the DJ to shut up.
Sunday evening, Radio 1, a C90 in the deck, and a lifetime of recordings with the last two seconds of the DJ on them.
The chart rundown was recorded live to tape by half the teenagers in Britain. You learned the exact moment each song started and you still missed it.
The record industry said home taping was killing music. It was, in fact, the best marketing it ever had.
Cost back then
£1.20 for a C90
Goes for now
Sealed blank cassettes £5–£20 each
