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(Records were these discs of pressed vinyl that stored music in an analog form and were played back on a device called a "turntable" with a needle stylus to decode the music and play back through "loudspeakers." It was pretty groovy, I must admit.)

I fixed one word in your post. I think the new word is more historically appropriate. Also, I have incorporated a pun.

Carry on.

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Posted by genuineLSUtiger

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Posted on 4/16/16 at 12:47 pm to Midget Death Squad

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No it didn't! I would sit back with my records and FM radio on many nights and record with my tape deck.

I wish I still had some of the tapes I made off of the radio back in the early to mid Eighties. I would love to go back and listen to some of those now.

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Posted by FightinTigersDammit

Louisiana North

Member since Mar 2006

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Posted on 4/16/16 at 4:26 pm to genuineLSUtiger

Friends

Magazines (Rolling Stone, Creem)

Endlessly browsing record stores

Working in college radio. No rules, almost anything went, play anything but the hits.

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Posted by 19

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Member since Nov 2007

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Posted on 4/16/16 at 4:49 pm to Midget Death Squad

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How did you find new music pre-internet?

I was an 80's child, too. Was listening to "The Wall" and Rod Stewart in my sister's car (on 8-track)on my way home from 1st grade.

So, my list would start there:

1) older siblings: sister (Bowie, Floyd, Hendrix, Doors)and brother (Sabbath/ OZZY, Nugent, Yes, ZZ top)
2) friends- a school mate's dad owned a record shop...gave me "Shout at the Devil" for my 12th birthday...and "Metal Health" (Cuz his dad said they weren't selling

) thus, a headbanger was born...got my first electric guitar the next b day.
3) magazines (Circus, Hit Parader, Metal Edge, Guitar and Guitar Player)
4) tape trading...from jr. high and on...this was the main source for me as a teen.
5) T-shirts of bands that other bands were wearing...this was the best source for BRAND NEW shite.
6) MTV "Headbanger's Ball"

ETA: I guess under tape trading, but we would actually drive to Record Bar in Cortana, about 5 or 6 of us, and each buy a new cassette of a band that looked cool or we had heard "about", take em home and dub 6 copies of it. Maureen at Record Bar was a pretty good source for good metal...that chick knew her shite. This is how we discovered Slayer, Nuclear Assault, Corrosion of Conformity, Testament...Anthrax...Overkill.

Some times, labels like Combat, Metal Blade would give away sample tapes with 6 or 7 bands on them for free when you bought one of their records...or maybe Maureen just gave us the new copies when they came in. I don't remember...

Finding a gem in the rubbish bin was half of the fun back then.

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Posted by Midget Death Squad

Meme Magic

Member since Oct 2008

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Posted on 4/16/16 at 11:19 pm to 19

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magazines

I forgot about Alternstive Press in the 90s. I would grab here for the sampler discs they would include. I found quite a few new bands this way

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Posted by Coach72

Lafayette

Member since Dec 2009

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Posted on 4/16/16 at 11:43 pm to Midget Death Squad

Fishing/camping trips with gramps and the 8track. Haggard, Jones, Elvis, Simon & Garfunkel

Had a few Headbangers on my travel soccer (dont laugh) team. Crue, Maiden, Dio, Ratt

Younger sister hung around the alternative crowd in high school and I'd hear some cool shite coming from her room. Replacements, Concrete Blonde, Smiths, Violent Femmes, Cure

HS Football team mates. Strait, Garth, Chris LeDoux

College in Memphis: Drivin n Cryin, REM

Ex Fiancee: Phantom of the Opera, Les Mis

Headbangers Ball & 120 minutes

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