CAFE SOCIETY - Various Original Artists (Compilation)
Hammard Records
Cat# CAS HAM 175
Dolby encoded
Australian release
1987
Cassette packaging is in very good condition and only light handling marks to the cassette case. Clean insert and there is no personal writing on the insert or the pad printed Black cassette clamshell.
Before playing I repacked the tape (FF to the end - RW to the beginning x 2), and visually inspected carefully the clamshell, rollers and head pressure pad - no issues with the shell or tape at all
This is a Black plastic weld type of clamshell so if ever it was required to "get inside" to relube, etc then this is not going to be an easy task and if any attempt to get inside is made, most likely the clamshell will be destroyed.
I have then played this tape ENTIRELY on both sides, and the audio is crisp & clean and no problems at all with no "drop outs" (on either side) or high frequency loss heard. Frequency response off the tape is wide and I also listened carefully for "tape hiss" at the start of tape, end of tape and between tracks and the level is very very low, and no issues with uneven tape travel through the transport.
ARTIST - TRACK:
Jackie Wilson - Reet Petite
Phil Collins - You Can't Hurry Love
Matt Bianco - Yeah Yeah
Miami Sound Machine - Conga
Kid Creole And The Coconuts - Endicott
Club Nouveau - Lean On Me
Aretha Franklin - Another Night
Sade - Smooth Operator
Billy Field - Bad Habits
Taco - Puttin' On The Ritz
Non Stop Dancers - Shake This City
Pete Townshend - Face The Face
Phil Collins - Sussudio
Dan Hartman - I Can Dream About You
Earth Wind & Fire - September
Matt Bianco - Whose Side Are You On?
Jennifer Rush - The Power Of Love
Alison Moyet - That Ole Devil Called Love
