In high school and college, I made mix tapes from recording the radio. Occasionally there might be a few songs mixed in from albums borrowed from the Oak Lawn Library. For context, I graduated high school in 1993, college in 1997. It’s fun to look back at the songs captured from that era.
One of these days it would be fun to convert these over to one long mp3 file for each cassette side. Then again, I need to do that with the radio show that Erik and I did for four years at Wesleyan.
I thought I decorated these more, but at least I customized the fonts. The start of my graphic design career!
Below the jump is the song list for all the tapes (if you don’t see the list, click on the comments link)
The song listings of my college and high school tape mixes from the radio. My handwriting looks to be really bad from those days. lol. Plus, it’s funny to see how I would abbreviate words like how kids do now-a-days. Apparently I never liked to spell out the word “You,” it’s always “U.”
I. Fall 1991 (side A)
Red, Red Wine
All 4 Love
Memory Bliss
All I Want
Mysterious Ways
Nuttin gonna break my style
C’mon get my love
I’m so glad you’re mine
I’m the 1 and only
Love Crazy
I. Fall 1991 (side B)
You can call me Al
She wants 2 dance
I love your smile
Joy, Rain
Lean on me
Motown family
Sending all my love
Motown family
Here I am
E’ery lil’ step
II. Fall 1991-2 (side A)
Blank
Suicidal Blonde
Opposites Attract
In the living years
Joy, joy
Romeo
Keep together
Can’t stop
Every lil Step
Must’ve been love
Dream Girl
Can’t Touch This
II. Fall 1991-2 (side B)
Can’t touch this (cont’d)
Straight up
4-ever Young
Don’t b cruel (real short)
All 4 love (real short, too)
III. Winter 1991-1992 (side A)
Lauba dauba (reggae)
Higher, higher
Pick up the pace
She’s dangerous
Justified and Ancient
U could b so good 2 me
U take my breath away
Kiss ’em 4 me
Disappear
Simply Irresistable
Get a lil crazy
Get outta my dreams
When I see u smile
Romeo
Control
III. Winter 1991-1992 (side B)
Back to life
In the name of love
I’ll get by
Take my breath away
IV. Winter 1991-1992 (side A)
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IV. Winter 1991-1992 (side B)
Stand by Me
Walk with it
I’ve got my mind set on u
All 4 love
Let’s Rock n Roll
Justified and Ancient
It’s my perogative
Can’t get u outta my mind
Heaven and earth
Still rock n roll to me
E’ery breath u take
Ooo-aah
Funday
V. Spring 1992 (side A)
The way you do
Romeo and Juliet
Don’t be cruel
Good vibration
I’ll be yo
Live and learn
Masterpiece
I’ll be yo
Motown family
Wake me up
Gorby
Too much passion
I can’t sing
Outta control
I can’t wait
V. Spring 1992 (side A)
Just wanna be close 2 u
Heaven and Earth
Never tear us apart
Set Adrift
All Night
I like yo smile
All she wants to do
Move any mountain
Eery lil step
Baby it’s tonight
Can’t get u outta my mind
Wake me up
Private eyes
I’ll get by
VI. Spring 1992 (Side A)
2 much passion
Get outta my dreams
Red, red wine
When I see you smile
Can’t get you outta my mind
Round-n-round
Addicted 2 love
James Brown is dead
She drives me crazy
Next 2 b w/ u
Listen 2 the
You R everything
I remember
TLC
VI. Spring 1992 (Side B)
TLC -continued-
Sunday afternoon
My perogative
Misalova? (reggae)
Do it 2 me 1 more time
Maria
Best things in life
Hungry heart
All right
Damn, I wish I was yo lover
Some guys have all the luck
She must be somebody’s baby
Good thing
Until your love
VII. Summer 1992 (side A)
Lauba, dauba (reggae)
I just wanna B close 2 U
Something there 2 remind me
How can we B lovers
Lift me up
Thinkin bout U
Together 4-ever
Never Satisified
Bad up the heart
I will B right here
You’re a friend of mine
Groovy kind of love
2 B w/ U
Just another day
4-ever Young
VII. Summer 1992 (side B)
I wanna B the 1
Please don’t go
Just can’t get enough
I need U now
Not complicated
Can’t get U outta my mind
If U leave
Tennessee
Don’t Be Afraid
Damn, I wish yo’ lover
All Night
Move This
Under the Bridge
VIII. Summer 1992 (side A)
Come an dTalk to Me
Humpin Around
Life is a Highway
Keep on Walking
All I Wanna Do
Mysterious Ways
I Wanna Love You Down
Bust the Move
Died in Your Arms
Flagboy
Beautiful Girl
Lied To You Baby
Not Enough Time
VIII. Summer 1992 (side B)
Not Enough Time (con’td)
I Like U just the way U R
Slow and Sexy
I You Leave
Street of Dreams (cut)
With or Without You
Eric Clapton
Talking in Your Sleep
I Can Dream About You
End of the Road
Got Me on My Knees
Do I Have to Say the Words
Set Adrift on Memory Bliss
Feel This Way
IX. Fall 1992 (side A)
Take A Chance on Me
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Everyday People
What About Your Friends
Oh Girl
All I Want Is To Feel This Way
I Feel Good
Don’t Pass Me Over
Jump Around
I Like the Way
Sweet, Sweet Divine Thing
Rescue Me
You’re Unbelieveable
Ganster
IX. Fall 1992 (side B)
Kick It Hype
If I Ever Fall In Love
Something He Could Feel
Not Enough Time
Damn, I wish I was your Lover
Now That We Found Love
Baby, I Believe In You
Lil’ Miss Can’t Be Wrong
How Do You Talk To an Angel
Johnny, Have You Seen Her
X. Winter 1992/1993 (side A)
That Tarzan Song
Mr. Window
Schoo-Be-Doo
It’s My Life
Everything I Do
Don’t Lose My Number
Rhythm Is A Dancer
Electric Avenue
Murder She Wrote
Daylight Come
Just Can’t Get Enough
Hey Love
I Believe In Us
X. Winter 1992/1993 (side B)
I Believe in Us (cont’d)
Everybody Needs Somebody
Mysterious Ways
I Totally Miss You
Restless Heart
A Whole New World
Informer
Trout
Patient Eyes
Hold Me Now
In Your Eyes
Hip Hop Hooray
G Thing
XI. Spring 1993 (side A)
I’m Cool Like That
Preacher Teacher
Right Kind of Love
Now That We Found Love – Heavy D
I Guess That’s Why They Call It the Blues – Elton John
Diddy-Paperboy
That’s Just the Way It Is
Flagboy
Nightshift
When Love Comes To Town – U2
Pride (In the Name of Love) – U2
I Wanna Be Rich
XI. Spring 1993 (side B)
Two Princes – Spin Doctors
In the LIfe Again
I Can Dream About You – Dan Hartman
Even a Fool Can See – Peter Satara
Get Into My Car
I Want A Girl – Jeremy Jordan
Hit me?
Nay-Nay
Just Think of Me (I’ll Be There) – Escape Club
Just Can’t Get Enough
Dance To The Rhythym
Shout – Tears For Fears
XII. Summer 1993 (side A)
Falling in Love – UB40
Kiss ‘Em For Me – U2
Step it Up – Stereo MC’s
Lover, Lover, Lover (You don’t Treat Me Good No More)
I’m Gonna be (500 Miles) – Proclaimers
Dance All Day Long – Wang Chung
Don’t Worry Be Happy – Bobby McFerrin
Can’t Hurry Love – Phil Collins
Stand By Me
This Feeling Inside – Brian & Tony
Sweat – Iner Circle
Wild Wild West – Escape Club
How Do You Talk To An Angel – The Heights
Can’t Fight This Feeling (cut)
XII. Summer 1993 (side B)
Can’t Fight This Feeling (con’td) – REO Speedwagon
I Will Remember You – Amy Grant
River Through A Stream – Billy Joel
Girl, I’ve Been Hurt
Do You Remember – Michael Jackson
If I Had No Loot – Toni Toni Toni
That’s The Way It Has To Be (cut)
Time After Time – Madonna
What Up Dog? – Was (Not Was)
Don’t You Forget About Me
Shake That Booty
The Way You Make Me Feel – MIchael Jackson
I Will Always Love You – Whitney Houston
Surrender to Me – Ann Wilson
XIII. Summer/Fall 1993 (side A)
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XIII. Summer/Fall 1993 (side B)
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XIV. Winter 1993/1994 (side A)
Come Baby Come
Ain’t Too Proud To Beg (short)
Get Up
Twilight Zone
In that Life Again
Feel the Vibration
Push It
Shoo
No Limit
More and More and More
O.P.P.
Yolanda
It Feels Good
Dum-diddy-diddy-dum (cut)
XIV. Winter 1993/1994 (side B)
Dum-diddy-diddy-dum (cont’d)
Gave You All My Lovin’ (short)
Funk That
Groovy Groovy Jazzy Funky
Nuttin But G-Thang (cut)
Insane in the brain (cut)
I Saw The Sign
Funk Jazz Thing (cut)
What About Us
Back to the Hotel
Stay W/ Me Tonight
Give It Up
Understand This Groove
Tab the bottle
Stay w/ Me Tonight
Mr. Wendal
I’m Gonna Get You Baby
XV. Winter 1993/1994 (side A)
Loving You All My LIfe
Just Stop
Why Something or other
We’ve Only Just Begun
Parents Just Don’t Understand
Get Busy
Power (Gospel Mix)
Get Funky
Without You
Slam – Onyx
Let the Music Take Control
Hip-Hop Something
Perculator
XV. Winter 1993/1994 (side B)
Perculator
I’m Tired of the Perculator
Whatta Man
I Like to Move It
I’ll Take My LIfe W/o You
In The Name of Love
If It Isn’t Love
I’ll Never Let You Go – Sweet Sensation
Dazzey Dukes (Remix)
Girl You See Me Cryin’
Get Funky
I Will Be Strong
Dance Thing
Maria (fast)
XVI. Spring 1994 (side A)
You Look Wonderful 2-night
Mysterious Ways (Remix) – U2
Don’t You Forget About Me
What Might’ve Been
Power of Love – Celine Dion
Heart Deserves a 2nd Chance
Everyday – Phil Collins
Stay
XVI. Spring 1994 (side B)
Stay
Don’t Run Away – Whitney
She Takes My Breath Away
Start It Over
When Saints Come Marching In – Dr. John
Some Kind of Wonderful
There She Goes – The Boo Redleys
Long Day In The Universe (Remix) Darling Buds
Eddie Money/ Right Here
XVII. Spring/Summer 1994 (side A)
Carolina – Shaggy
Here We Go Now (cut)
Let Me Check (cut)
How ‘Bout That – Jesus Jones
Gunshot
Work It (cut)
What’s Going On? (remix) 4 non-blondes
Pump Up the Volume
People, People
Free Your Mind – En Vogue
XVII. Spring/Summer 1994 (side B)
Ba-da-de-de-bop-de-bop
Mr. Vain
XVIII. Summer 1994 (side A)
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XVIII. Summer 1994 (side B)
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XIX. Summer/Fall 1994 (side A)
Return to Innocence – Midnight Mix – Egnima
All I Want Is You – U2
I’m Nuttin’ – Ethan Hawke
Temped (94) – Squeeze
You Made Me The Thief of Your Heart – Sinead O’Connor
Bad Moon Rising – Creedence
What A Wonderful World – Louis Armstrong
A Little Bit of Heart and Soul
I Am the Warrior
Stay With Me
Turn To the Left, Turn to the Right
Oh In Another World
Peak-a-boo (cut)
XIX. Summer/Fall 1994 (side B)
Peak-a-boo – Suzie and the Banshees
We walked through door
Catch the Man
Desiiahhure (cute)
What?
In the Name of Love (remix)
James Brown Is Dead – L.A. Style
Everyday People (Remix) Arrested Development
Daddy – Prince
Big Time Sensuality РBjörk
Never Gonna Get It (Remix) – En Vogue (cut)
XX. Fall 1994 (side A)
Tribal Dance
Twilight Zone
Jump Everybody Jump
Rhythm Is A Dancer
Pride (In the Name of Love)
Shake That Booty
Just Can’t Get Enough
James Brown Is Dead (cut)
XX. Fall 1994 (side B)
James Brown Is Dead (cont’d)
100%
3AM Eternal
Run Away
It’s the Reversal of the
Move Any Mountain
Please Don’t Go
Murdera
Push it
Why Waste Your Time?
XXI. Winter 1994 (side A)
Curve – Public Fruit
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2 Unlimited Mix
Come Back to Me – Janet
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Stoopid B96 Mix – Bobby D,
Big Boom-Boom
Work
Fine Night Tonight
I Don’t Want Nobody But You
XXI. Winter 1994 (side B)
Made a Thief of My Heart Mix – Sinead O’Connor
I’m Free Remix – Soup Dragons
Iron Hook – Brian Meddleton
The Super Bowl Shuffle
Stronger Than Steel – Don Reed Network
Ritual – Don Reed Network
Rainbow Child – Don Reed Network
Here Comes The Hotstepper – Ini Komozie
XXII. Winter 1995 (side A)
Curve – Public Fruit
I Need Some Action – reggae
I Won’t Cry
I You Want I You Gotta Believe
Everytime You Go Away
Paradise
Booty, Iron Hook, Promise Me
Hit Me
Rounda Rounda
I Never Should’ve
Let U Go
Shake Your Butt, Lick It, Chateur
Slip & Slide
I Wanna Be So Close To U
XXII. Winter 1995 (side B)
Why Don’t You Leave Me Alone
Everybody Look Alive, Come Alive
Everybody Dance Now
Check Out the Hook
Everybody, Everybody
Boom Shlaka – House of Pain
You’re Going to Get What You Deserve
Because The Night
Neil Armstrong
Ar you Pickin’ – Ozwatta
Free (remix) Soup Dragons
Round-n-Round
Degenerate – Sister Machine Gun
Classic Propaganda
XXIII. Missing Tape
XXIV. Winter 1995 (side A)
Tear down that Wall – Ronald Reagan
Of Empire – Infested (Benny Goodman mix)
I wanted to Be Free
Republic Speech
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Rounda, Rounda (short)
She’s Dangerous On The Dance Floor
Get Away
Twilight Zone
Automatic Lover
Headhunter (remix) (cut) – Front 242
XXIV. Winter 1995 (side B)
Headhunter (remix) – Front 242
Wish – NIN (from Broken EP)
Killing In The Name Of – Rage Against the Machine
Dink – Gren Mine
Sure Shot – Beastie Boys
Summer Vibes – Ken Booth
In The Summertime – Inner Circle
Dream On
XXV. Spring 1995 (side A)
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XXV. Spring 1995 (side B)
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XXVI. Summer 1995 (side A)
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XXVI. Summer 1995 (side B)
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XXVII. Summer 1995 (side A)
High Energy 88.7
Trippin’ – Level 1
I Wanna Know What’s On Your Mind
Turn Around
Cool Cat
Livin’ Sculpture’s Cloud
Moving Up ~ Down (Bahp-Bop)
Mya Moya Muya
Numbers That Reality (Sha-la)
Move It On
XXVII. Summer 1995 (side A)
Secret Renedevous
Every Time I see You Falling
Gotta Move On
Won’t You Take Me To FunkyTown
High Energy 88.7
1, 2, 3 Follow Me
I Wanna Be With You
Cherie
Ooo Sugah, Sugah
Oh-woo-Oh B9g Maxx
I Had a Dream
XXVIII. Missing
XXIX. (side A)
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XXIX. (side B)
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XXX. (side A)
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XXX. (side B)
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What an outstanding collection of music!
Wow, I can’t believe you had tapes like this too! That’s so cool. It’s like finding a time capsule. I want to convert mine to mp3s also – I taped a lot of things like interviews, live performances, and band trivia that is probably impossible to find. Although it’s probably also no longer of interest to anyone 🙂 You had a radio show AND there are tapes of it? ha! I need to hear this.
That’s some crazy collection of recordings!
@tom @tannerman: ha, thanks! I always feel like a mutt with music. I’m a bunch of bad breeds mixed together. Although recently I’ve been able to find some good music with the help of a someone who has best-of-show taste. @sarah: oh yeah! that box is just the tip. I have these two big storage thingys that were too big to pull out from behind the file cabinet. … *about 10 minutes later* You made me too curious now to see what were in these containers. They still had all the packing tape around them sealing them up. So they’ve probably been sitting there for over six years unopened. It’s 200 tapes altogether in this set (thought there are maybe 20 blanks) Most of them are albums. Lots of my albums are copied from albums from the Oak Park Library, so those have custom little spines as well. There are a few mix tapes mixed in with set. I never even knew I did a XXXII Fall 1996 tape. And I thought the 1991-1995 mix tapes had a lot of love songs on them, but that’s nothing compared to the four tape series i mixed called “Just Some Songs.” I was taken aback that I recorded those. Oh and yeah, moose and I did a radio show in college called “My Evil Twin.” It was mostly a music show. We’d occasionally interject in between songs. I have maybe about 30 tapes of that. I think erik has a bunch too. The school’s radio studio was so lo-tech, we brought in our own little boombox to record our shows. You’d think a radio station would have some equipment for that. lol. Of course they upgraded the studio a year or two after we left. But I’d rather have our hole-in-the-wall, pizza-stained-although-you-weren’t-allowed-to-have-food-in-the-studio, old-school-boards studio. It had tons of charm. Oh back to tapes in this collection. I was also surprised to see a tape from the one semester long show that I did with a roommate. I can’t recall the name of the show, but he’s moniker on air was Deathwish and I was 9×12. lol. (he provided thrash, i was techno) Then I also have a swing tape from the show I did for pre-1945 jazz music. That was a lonely show that only lasted for a semester, because I didn’t do it with a partner. At one point I was thinking of inviting old timers from the retirement home in. But shy me never asked.
I just searched spudart.org and unilikeymoose.com and found no references to the “My Evil Twin” radio show. Wow. That’s weird. The premise of the show when we first applied as freshmen was that we are twins. Erik has his taste of music, alternative. I have my taste of music, uh, reggae, pop, goofy, jazz. And the ideas was that when Erik would play his music, I would make snarky comments. When I would play my music, he would bark back. That never really quite happened. I mean sometimes, it did. But it was incredibly annoying when we did it. Who wants to he listen to a show of people barking about the music being played? Not me. But it was tons of fun. I’m rather shocked at how long of a run we had–i’m not sure if freshmen usually got radio shows at IWU–but the station manager at the time was an art major. Heh. Now our cousin is a manager of WXAV on the south side of chicago. He’s been trying to get Erik and I to do a show for the longest time.