Taylor Swift Folklore Cassette played on a Sony Walkman WM-GX770D
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- Опубликовано: 6 сен 2024
- This is the cassette edition of Taylor Swift's Folklore album. It is being played on an ultra rare and super cool Sony Walkman WM-GX770D.
The song being played is called August.
This is one of Swift's best album to date, a very contemplative record, but as emotionally Rae as any of her previous works.
I do not own the copyright to the music, and no infringement is intended. I have only uploaded the video for Taylor Swift fans who might want to see the product and hear how this cassette sounds.
At the time of writing, this album is available on Taylor Swift's official American store, as well as Urban Outfitters.
As for the Walkman, this unit has a built in speaker which is pretty loud. It can record using the built in microphone so you could use this as a dictation machine. You can also record radio programmes, and listen to broadcasts using the speaker. Many Cassette portable cassette recorders/players do not have antennas, and normally you have to plug in headphones which are used to get a decent signal. This unit has an antenna inside so this Walman does it all. The only way they could have improved on this is by putting in a. microphone jack but other than that, I think this unit is pretty cool, especially as it also has an alarm clock built in. the clock has a light too! Oh yes it has auto reverse as well so all those double play cassettes from the 70s and early 80s can keep running. This is one of my favourite Walkman's.
Thank u so much for this , I’m planning to buy the folklore cassette and was worried about its sound, and this really reassured me. 🙏
Yes, it sounds good. I would recommend you get this album sooner rather than later because the prices are going up. I just checked both the US and UK official Taylor Swift websites and it is no longer available to buy from there. Sometimes they have the Taylor Swift cassettes in Urban Outfitters, but after doing a quick check, looks like they don't have it. Your best bet is eBay or Discogs. Prices do go up and down, though you will probably end up paying a minimum of $25. For some reason this particular one has gone up in price.
Hi,
I have no idea if you ever managed to get this cassette, but the following UK based website have it for an August pre-order:
www.merchbar.com/pop/taylor-swift/taylor-swift-1-the-in-the-trees-edition-deluxe-cassette-digital-standard-album
If you do choose to buy it from them,it is up to you, I just saw it there and put the information here because you expressed an interest in purchasing this album on cassette format.
Amazing!
That's such a pretty cassette player! Is this one rare to find?
Hi, yes, this particular player is not easy to find, I'm afraid. I have never seen this model before or since I obtained it. Sony made similar ones, of course, but I think this one and others like it came so close to the end of the cassette Walkman's life, very few made.
Interestingly, I saw one on Amazon UK that looked exactly the same. It didn't have the Sony branding on it, but the parts were identical (placement of buttons, shale of speaker). I suspect new, DigitNow branded versions may derive from the same factory where this Walkman was made. When Sony introduced this model, they may well have been just putting their name on generic cassette players, or it could be that factories making Sony Walkmans continued to build them without the Sony branding after Sony ended production. The one on Amazon UK was from a company called DigitNow, but it didn't have the alarm clock.
Either way, this is a very interesting product as it also has an alarm clock. There can't have been many Sony Walkman's with an alarm feature, and that sets it apart from the DigitNow version.
@@Ye110wjacket Thanks for taking the time to reply. I'm just recently getting into cassettes and this really caught my eye. I was hoping this was a popular product so I'd have the luck in finding it somewhere.
If you don't mind is there a cassette player you recommend? I bought the cleartech brand from urban outfitters but it was a disappointment. It played fine at first then after a while I noticed the voice of the singer got way deeper. Looked online and it's most likely due to the rubber band. I can't really tinker with these stuff so might as well buy something with good quality.
@@moonlightstripess
Hello, it all depends on what features you want and how much money you have to spare. I personally won't ever buy an expensive model, nor something too big. That is because I like to have small standalone units which suit me better these days. I can play music on the speakers and I can tuck them away neatly when they are not in use. Being portable, I could take them with me, and they could be plugged into decent speakers or other stereos of you want even better sound.
I am not an expert on cassette players, though. Practically all of them have rubber belts which wear out. Being mechanical units, opening them can reveal complex mechanisms, and if they are too hard to repair, it is not really worth getting because unless you can fix it yourself you would either end up losing your investment in an expensive unit, or fork out a small fortune to get it repaired.
This is why I would not advise anyone to buy the more expensive units as it is pointless to do so. A lot of the used models on have had repairs done or have been reconditioned, but at some point they will need repairs again, so what would be the point of buying a fancy expensive model that would be hard to maintain or have additional costs in the future? Get a cheap one so if it breaks you won't feel bad, and if you can repair it, it might outlive the fancier owns with funky electronics. Those are usually harder to fix. The more premium models had complex electronics and parts that could be hard to source.
In this day and age, where people use their phones for portable music playback, it is rare for people to have devices that have no in-built speakers to hear the sound. While it is good to listen to music on the headphones, having a self contained unit is better in my opinion. Even in that category, there are many different style of players, from boom boxes, to proper hi fj decks, and pocket sized units.
I use the smaller Sony Walkman units with built in speakers, auto reverse, radios and recording capability. Some units like this also had Dolby playback. If speakers do not interest you, I think you could possibly get the Sony Walkman WM-GX677. Changing the belt on this model is easy. It can record, it has a radio, and it sounds good. It still looks relatively modern too. The rechargeable gumstick batteries probably no longer work so if you do get one, ensure it comes with the external battery caddy, which you could screw in for regular batteries. Sony made a number of very similar looking models. It does not have speakers but it is generally reliable, and I think sounds pretty good.
Some of the other units I have used on my videos here also deliver respectable performance, and I like the Sony WM-GX400. At first it may seem it is hard to replace the belt but when you open it, the belt is between two boards, and after removing a few screws, you can create enough space between both boards to actually put the new one on. When your watch the repair videos they always disassemble the units completely but in many cases you don't need to for some units. I think if you get a unit you know how to open and replace the belt of, you could rest assured that the most common problem could be fixed and that you have a player you could sue for the long term.
I don't repair my units myself. I know a guy who can Mechanical and electronic problems are harder to repair and the units can be complex, so you have to take good care of them. Dropping or mishandling these units can lead to serious damage. There are lots of moving parts inside so they are fragile. Even if you can install the belt on the model, you need to take good care of it. A simple drop can cause devastating damage to these units.
By the way I don't really like LCD screens on these old music devices because it is bound to die at some point and being an electronic part, it can be hard to replace (unless you know something about electronics).
I am sorry if my advice isn't very good but I think things also depend on what kind of performance you desire. For my money, a good basic and cheap model with auto reverse and speakers is a good start point. Even Panasonic and Aiwa made some good ones. An Aiwa model I really like is the JS395. it has great stereo speakers, a built in mic, radio, auto reverse, and you could record on it. It has the option to take an external mic. I once had the Panasonic RQ-L480 and I sold it. I really regret it now as it was a fantastic device and I have never seen another one for sale. I got that for around £6!!!! It was pristine. I really kick myself for selling it as it was a lovely unit. It is also piss easy to change the belt!! I could have used that for years and then given it to my kids of they wanted it. Oh well.
One other thing to remember is that most cassettes today are not made with the best audio playback in mind. In fact the record labels probably don't think anyone would at them. They have collectible value, but I actually play them. Some are better than others. They are often badly transferred and I am afraid I think the Arian Grande album Positions is one of them. I did put up a video of that, and you can't really hear the flaws but if you play it with your headphones on, you can hear the distortion on some parts. On the other hand, the Taylor Swift ones sound good, as did McCartneys McCartney III. I heard Madonna's Madame X and it sounded OK. If you buy cassettes, get copies made in the 90s. By that time they sounded pretty good, and since they are newer, they are likelier to have less wear than old copies from the 1970s and 1980s. Cassettes made after 2001 in general vary in quality. Many of them were made for the Asian and Eastern European markets, and the quality could be all over the palace. I have a copy of the John Williams movie soundtrack for A.I. and it sounds terrible. A lot of cassettes from that era are like that.
@@Ye110wjacket I started looking things up and trying to get into cassettes is like looking down a rabbit hole lol. Thank you for the information yo supplied! Unfortunately I bought the cleartech brand from urban outfitter and the quality isn't just there. I think I'll spend more just to get a decent sounding one!
@@moonlightstripess
Aiwa ones from the 1980s did sound pretty good. I have one fr the 1990s and that is the JS395. I am not sure if I mentioned that before but it is pretty good. The Sony Walkman WM-GX322 is another one I like. It is well built, has stereo speakers, a radio, a bass boost function and it can record. There is no built in mic buy it does have a mic port so you can plug one in.
if u or someone else is selling a folklore cassette, please just let me know. 💙
Where are you based, Mateus? Are you in the Uk?
@@muzakman7509 No, I’m in Brazil but I can pay the shipping
@@mateusmamani8263 Sure, if I see a copy I will send you the link here.