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08/09/2026

‘Tis

Sorting the final boxes of the last Tape consignment - just in time for the next load, incoming……

Some of these Cassettes will bring bank memories for you Tapeheads and Sunday Evening Chart Show Radio 1 Recorders 🙂

Soundhog & Philips Dots being personal favs

Enjoy

07/09/2026

Posties been

Hoping these might help to keep Philips VCR & VCR-LP Decks going

Also interesting stuff about tech. Some came to market, most didn’t. Somethings never change

A look a competing Video Disc Systems, from 1980 viewpoint

A reminder I can recover & digitise, VCR, VCR-LP & SVC Tapes

Drop me a message

04/09/2026

Though it appears peaceful, the ghosts of time still echo the sounds of yesterday.

Horrid Hill.

https://horridhill.bandcamp.com/album/the-elderberry-tapes

Limited edition of 13 recycled 1960s 3'' Reels. Recorded at 3 3/4'' per second. Half Track (mono)

Made from recycled reels and boxes. Please note each reel may differ in appearance to the one in the photo.

Tapes supplied & duplicated by AVAVSystems
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Art & recycling of boxes by Horrid Hill

04/09/2026

‘Tis Bandcamp Friday

Started Duplicating a Limited Edition Run of 3” Reel to Reel Tapes for my buddies, Horrid Hill & Lavender Sweep Records

Only 13 available, selling fast

The Elderberry Tapes

They are really cute little things

https://horridhill.bandcamp.com/album/the-elderberry-tapes?label=3298450503

04/09/2026

03/09/2026

Time to sound like a broken record again. Though in this case, its CDs

Another reminder Recorded Optical Discs are failing, especially cheap crappy ones

These have appalling DiscRot

Combination of crappy blanks, ink eating the polycarbonate & these awful sleeves. They Out Gas & hold moisture, dreadful things. BIN EM!

Look very closely & you can see where the ink on the label side has eaten through the Disc Data Layer

No Computer Drive I tried could read them. Back to the trusty old Denon

Give us call to Archive your CDs and DVDs

01/09/2026

Incase you’ve lost track of days, with the Bank Holiday, it’s Tuesday

Something different for (as I’ve not been very organised this week)

It’s more , but there you go

A smorgasbord of 78 Sleeves, found in box I misplaced a couple of years ago

31/08/2026

Rack is done

Connected
Tested
All kit working
All switching working

Thankfully, I can wheel it out the way so HRH won’t get annoyed by it

The Kit is too nice to leave stacked in the corner

Fawlty Towers , if anyone cares. Thought not

28/08/2026

Just like buses…..

Don’t see many VHS-C Jobs, considering how many were sold. Then they come flooding in

Pile of Tapes, some in poor condition with chews & sticky marks. Repair of some snapped ones for a fellow archivist. Fiddly things they are

Rounded of with Audio Cassette of a 60s Wedding Ceremony, lovely stuff

Have you got Precious Recordings on Tapes?

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26/08/2026

Oh dear

New Arrival at AVAV Towers. Being put through its paces this evening

Will report back tomorrow