Did you ever record songs off the radio?

I was looking through some old stuff of mine and I actually found some old cassette tapes, filled with my favorite songs that I recorded off the radio back in the day. This actually brought back a lot of memories. I remember listening to the radio for my favorite songs to come on, and then trying to "capture" them by hitting the RECORD button as close to the beginning of the song as possible. I gotta admit timing was EVERYTHING with this cause I didn't want all the DJ chatter during the song. Not to mention not knowing what song comes on next, and then end up recording the wrong song so I had to rewind the tape to the end of the last song and trying it again. What a pain! But back then, it was totally worth it and I was so proud when i "finished" a tape!

Did anyone else do this back in the day?

My brother and I used to do that all the time. Crazy how much things have changed

I'm pretty sure I have, but that was back in the early '90s.

haha, i did that.

good times.

just sittin there waiting for a good song to come on. often they would play like the first couple seconds of the song, so id press record, only to get dissapointed that id was just a preview. so i had to go back and re-record over it.:P

I have, like a really long time ago. I mean like 10 years ago.

I used to do that in the 80's

Not since the 1980s.

Well yes sure. Top 40 Sunday afternoons and the Friday Rock Show with Tommy Vance (UK). I know I still have the the eve of Donnington 86 FRS on tape at home somewhere. I should dust it off (literally) and whack it the JVC when I'm next back.

Yeah, back in the day.

yup.. many nights i'd have to make sure to listen to countdowns on the radio and sprint over and hit record in time when the song i wanted started playing... then the a--hole dj would start talking over the end of the song and ---k it up.. i think i still have a few radio mix tapes floating around my house somewhere.

I'm pretty sure I have, but that was back in the early '90s.

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Topic just hit me over the head with the nostalgia bat. I remember listening all day for a single song to tape it only not to hear it and when I do its later in the day and I don't have a tape recorder handy. I also did the same with vhs tapes for MTV.FastEddie2121

Back in like 96 or 95 I had a radio mix tape.

Too young to have ever needed to do that, but I'm sure I would have.

I don't think I've done that since the '70s. 

I did once out of boredom, years ago.

Nope. Never had a need to. 

hahah oh god yeah.. snoop dogg furreal

Hell yeah - nothing more rage inducing than getting your favorite song perfectly recorded right on the starting note, getting most of the song, and then the dumb*ss radio DJ speaking over the last 7 seconds of the track.ALovelyHorse

and whats even worse is when the DJ starts jabbering away while the singer is STILL SINGING! O_O