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Mixtape Monday

Mixtape Monday #6

This week’s entry is a tape that I apparently just threw together for the car: no insert artwork, nothing fancy, and repeats of songs from other mixes. Titled after a phrase from John Irving’s “The Hotel New Hampshire”, which I first read in high school and must have been re-reading at the time.

Pop in “Keep Passing the Open Windows” and mash play:

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Mixtape Monday #8

Mixtape Monday #8

This is my favorite of the first batch! Unhinged title and cover graphics, fantastic song selection (if I do say so myself), and recorded on the Cadillac of cassette tapes, the Maxell XLII-S. Of note here is that Side A takes a “Twofer Tuesday” approach, while Side B just continues

Mixtape Monday #7

Mixtape Monday #7

Not much to say about this one – some currents, some older favorites, some B-sides. Turn back the clock to October 5th, 1996 and enjoy “I Have No Life”: YouTube playlist link

Mixtape Monday #5

Mixtape Monday #5

1994 was a good year for music…and for mixtapes, apparently. This one features songs that were current at the time, a couple of 70s and 80s tunes, and some B-sides, complete with actual cut-and-paste insert art from what appears to be a cigarette ad (remember those?) Turn on Dolby

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