Vintage Prerecorded Cassette Tapes

These are all factory prerecorded cassettes.  Most are 25-40 years old; most will play fine but as with all the other tapes on this site, they are sold as-is, no returns. Old cassettes can be repaired but repair may be very difficult. Generally the Ampex tapes are quite sturdy and never break!

I am very interested in buying or trading for old prerecorded cassettes, especially tapes with "snap-box" cases (Ampex, GRT et al).  Refer to my wantlist for details.

Most of these are SEALED originals from circa 1968-1972, from a recent find, bought out of a closed retail store where they sat untouched for 35+ years. These are fresh old store stock, full-price tapes, NOT cutout bin reseals! Please note that on some of the Capitol tapes, the old-style brittle / thick type shinkwrap they used has in some cases become sort of discolored / funky looking with age (shrinkwrap was never intended to last 40 years...), rest assured the tape box, insert card and tape itself are new / perfect underneath!

For any used tapes, grading is for the boxes / outer labels (for snap-box or paper-box tapes, which are noted as such) or for the insert cards (on regular plastic box tapes). Assume the tapes themselves look M- or close unless noted otherwise. Some cassettes (including the sealed ones) may need felt pads reglued, etc.

Only ONE copy available of each item unless a quantity is stated in (parentheses) immediately before the item price. Click on the links below to jump to a specific caetgory listing.

Rock, Psych, Oldies
Soul & Jazz
Country & Western
Classical
Easy Listening & Miscellaneous

Rock, Psych, Blues, Oldies

Addrisi Brothers-We've Got To Get It On Again-Columbia-SS; title tag on end of box (2) $3

Mose Allison-Hello There, Universe-Atlantic-SS; snap-box non-Ampex (2) $4

The Aquarian Age-Hair-Ampex-SS; snap-box Ampex $5

Ginger Baker's Air Force-Atco-EX; snap-box Ampex; stain on edge label $5

The Jon Bartel Thing-Capitol-SS; 1969 orig early jazz-rock $8

The Battered Ornaments-Mantle Piece-Harvest-SS 1970 orig in paper box of killer UK psych / prog $20

The Bells-Fly, Little White Dove, Fly-Polydor-SS $4

T.S. Bonniwell-Close-Capitol-SS; 1969 orig ex-Music Machine solo $15

Butterfield Blues Band-Sometimes I Just Feel Like Smilin'-Elektra-SS; title tag on end of box $5

Chicago-18-Korea WB / Oasis-VG++ paper slipcover '86 Korean version w/ lyrics insert (paper outer box w/ Norelco box inside) $10

Karen Dalton-It's So Hard To Tell Who's Going To Love You The Best-Capitol-SS; '70 slide-box orig, you'll never see another copy! $75

Spencer Davis Group-I'm A Man-UA-EX; one of the first prerecorded cassettes made; bottom of J-card (the bottom of the short end where the titles are listed) has some creases, really nice otherwise $20

Neil Diamond-Do It-Bang-SS; GRT in white snap-box $8

Eli Radish-I Didn't Raise My Son To Be A Soldier-Capitol-SS; '60s psych versions of WW1 era songs $8

Euphoria-A Gift From Euphoria-Capitol-M- in shrink; paper box orig; factory error copy w/ incorrect label on side one (plays normally but has a Merle Haggard label on that side) $50

The Fourth Way-Capitol-SS; 1970 orig excellent early jazz-rock $8

:-The Sun & Moon Have Come Together-Harvest-SS; 1970 orig in paper box $8

Roy Harper-Flat Baroque & Berserk-Harvest-SS; 1970 orig in paper box (2) $20

Hedge & Donna-All The Friendly Colours-Capitol-SS '60s orig $5

Jimi Hendrix & Curtis Knight-Get That Feeling-Capitol-M-; orig w/ paper labels, blue spine j-card & title tag on end of case $12

Ken Hensley-Proud Words On A Dusty Shelf-Mercury-SS; '73 Uriah Heep solo $5

Hit Makers Vol. 3-Capitol-SS; title tag on end of box; w/ Beach Boys, Joe South, Bobbie Gentry etc $4

It's A Beautiful Day-Marrying Maiden-Columbia-SS; title tag on end of box (2) $8

Tommy James-Christian Of The World-Roulette-SS; GRT in white snap-box $4

James Gang-Passin' Thru-ABC-EX; blue GRT snap-box tape $5

Andy Kim-How'd We Ever Get This Way-Steed / Paramount-SS $8

:-Baby I Love You-Steed / Paramount-SS $8

Carole King-Writer-A&M-SS orig w/ title tag on end of case $8

Jerry Lee Lewis-Golden Hits-Smash-SS $5

:-Best Of-Smash-SS $5

:-The "Killer" Rocks On-Mercury-SS; '72 orig $4

Lighthouse-Thoughts Of Movin' On-Evolution-SS; GRT in white snap-box $5

Garry Mac & The Mac Truque-Truqued Up-Capitol-SS; '68 late fratrocker type live set (3) $5

Mad River-Paradise Bar & Grill-Capitol-SS; rare '69 SF psych $20

Vince Martin-If The Jasmine Don't Get You...The Bay Breeze Will-Capitol-SS; very rare '69 ex-Martin & Neil solo psych-folk $20

The Masked Marauders-Deity / WB-SS; title tag on end of box; rare '70 orig cassette of famed hoax album (2) $8

Matthews' Southern Comfort-Later That Same Year-Decca-SS '71 orig $8

Mississippi Fred McDowell-I Do Not Play No Rock 'n' Roll-Capitol-SS; paper box orig (2) $8

Ralph McTell-Eight Frames A Second-Capitol-SS; '69 UK folk (3) $8

Mercy-Love Can Make You Happy-WB-SS; snap-box Ampex w/ 'W7' logo $5

Merry-Go-Round-A&M-SS; killer 1967 proto-power pop w/ Emmit Rhodes $30

Merryweather-Word Of Mouth-Capitol-SS; double-play '69 orig psych $8

Zoot Money-Welcome To My Head-Capitol-SS; '69 ex-Animals psych solo; title tag on end of box (3) $8

Chris Montez-Foolin' Around-A&M-SS; snap-box Ampex (2) $4

Mungo Jerry-Janus-SS; GRT in white snap-box; w/ "In The Summertime" $8

Quicksilver Messenger Service-Capitol-SS 1968 orig $15

:-Shady Grove-Capitol-SS; 1969 paper box orig (2) $10

:-Comin' Thru-Capitol-SS $8

Stu Ramsay & Chicago Slim-Scufflin' With-Capitol-SS; paper box orig $5

Salvation-A New Rock Musical (Original Cast)-Capitol-SS; paper box orig (2) $3

John Sebastian-Cheapo-Cheapo Productions Presents Real Live-Reprise-SS; snap-box Ampex $4

Carly Simon-No Secrets-Elektra-SS; title tag on end of box $4

The Sons Of Champlin-Loosen Up Naturally-Capitol-SS; double play tape (2) $15

The Sons-Capitol-SS; title tag on end of box credits "Sons Of Champlin" (2) $8

Joe South-Games People Play-Capitol-SS; title tag on end of box (2)  $4

:-Don't It Make You Want To Go Home?-Capitol-SS; paper box orig (4) $4

SRC-Traveler's Tale-Capitol-SS; 1970 orig in paper box; MI psych classic! $30

John Stewart-California Bloodlines-Capitol-SS (3) $5

Rod Stewart-Gasoline Alley-Mercury-SS; '70 orig $5

Three Dog Night-Naturally-Dunhill-VG++; tol; snap-box Ampex $4 OR EX; GRT in white snap-box $5

:-Seven Separate Fools-Dunhill-VG++; snap-box Record Club Of America $2

Hilton Valentine-All In Your Head-Capitol-SS; rare 1969 ex-Animals psych solo (2) $10

Vanilla Fudge-Atco-EX; slt. tol; snap-box Ampex $10

Wallace Collection-Capitol-SS; sorta late beat-era '60s rock from Belgium (2) $8

Youngbloods-Get Together / First Album-RCA-SS; 1969 RE of 1967 debut album; title tag on end of box $8

:-Best Of-RCA-SS; title tag on end of box $8

Soul & Jazz

Cannonball Adderley Quintet-Why Am I Treated So Bad!-Capitol-SS (3) $5

:-Mercy, Mercy, Mercy!-Capitol-SS (2) $5

:-Best Of-Capitol-SS (3) $5

:-Country Preacher-Capitol-SS; paper box orig (2) $5

David Axelrod-Song Of Innocence-Capitol-SS; title tag on end of box $15

:-Songs Of Experience-Capitol-SS; '70 orig; when I found all this stuff, I really wished it was vinyl... $15

Booker T. & The M.G.'s-Melting Pot-Stax-SS $8

The Free Movement-I've Found Someone Of My Own-Columbia-SS; title tag on end of case $6

The Golden Sounds: Soul 'n' Jazz-Capitol-SS; gold foil paper box orig; '70 comp w/ Adderley, Lou Rawls, Bettye Swann, Patti Drew, etc $4

Willie Hightower-If I Had A Hammer-Capitol-SS; paper box orig (2) $5

Craig Hundley Trio-Arrival Of A Young Giant-Liberty-SS; snap-box orig $3

Dick Hyman-Moog: The Electric Eclectics Of-Command-SS; GRT in white snap-box $5

Ramsey Lewis-Back To The Roots-Cadet-SS; GRT in white snap-box (2) $5

Charles Lloyd-Best Of-Atlantic-SS; snap-box non-Ampex $4

Les McCann-Plays The Shampoo-Liberty-SS; snap-box '60s orig (2) $4

Gene McDaniels-Golden Greats-Liberty-SS; '60s snap-box orig $5

Jimmy McGriff-A Thing To Come By-Liberty-SS; black snap-box $5

Sergio Mendes & Brasil '77-Pais Tropical-A&M-SS; title tag on end of box $3

Roy Merriwether-Preachin'-Capitol-SS (2) $4

Willie Mitchell-Soul Bag-Hi-M-; snap-box Ampex $5

:-Best Of-Hi-M-; slide-box Ampex $4

Esther Phillips-Burnin' Live At Freddie Jett's Pied Piper Club, L.A.-Atlantic-M-; sawcut; snap-box Ampex $4

Pharoah Sanders-Black Unity-Impulse-SS; snap-box GRT $10

Sanford & Son (TV Soundtrack)-RCA-SS; Quincy Jones score $4

Mongo Santamaria-Workin' On A Groovy Thing-Columbia-SS; title tag on end of box (2) $4

Bud Shank-Windmills Of Your Mind-Liberty-SS; snap-box orig (2) $3

Nina Simone-Black Gold-RCA-SS $5

:-Here Comes The Sun-RCA-SS; title tag on end of box (2) $5

Jimmy Smith & Wes Montgomery-New Adventures Of-Verve-M-; snap-box Ampex $3

O.C. Smith-At Home-Columbia-SS; title tag on end of box $3

Super Soul-Dees, Vol. 3-Capitol-SS; '60s orig w/ Larks, Bettye Swann, Dobie Gray, Willie Hightower, Ohio Players, Salty Peppers, Cannonball Adderley etc $5

(Diana Ross &) The Supremes-Sing & Perform "Funny Girl"-Motown-SS; snap-box Ampex $4

:-Touch-Motown-SS; title tag on end of box (2) $4

The Supemes & The Four Tops-Dynamite-Motown-SS $3

:-The Return Of The Magnificent Seven-Motown-SS; title tag on end of box (2) $3

Bettye Swann-Don't You Ever Get Tired Of Hurting Me?-Capitol-SS; title tag on end of box (2) $4

Three Sounds-Out Of This World-Liberty-M-; snap-box '60s orig $4

:-Beautiful Friendship-Limelight-new / unplayed but not sealed, box was taped shut by shopkeeper! $4

Walter Wanderley-Samba So-Liberty-SS; sanp-box '60s orig $4

:-Brazilian Blend-Philips-new / unplayed but not sealed, box taped shut $3

Dionne Warwick-The Love Machine (OST)-Scepter-SS (2) $3

Nancy Wilson-The Sound Of-Capitol-SS $3

:-Lush Life-Capitol-SS (2) $3

:-Gentle Is My Love-Capitol-SS; title tag on end of box $3

:-Nancy-Capitol-SS (2) $3

:-Hurt So Bad-Capitol-SS; title tag on end of box $3

Country & Western

Buddy Alan-Wild, Free And 21!-Capitol-SS; paper box orig (3) $3

Ed Ames-Sings The Songs Of Bacharach & David-RCA-SS; title tag on end of box $3

Bill Anderson-Love Is A Sometimes Thing-Decca-SS $3

Lynn Andrson-With Strings-Chart-SS $3

:-Cry-Epic-SS; title tag on end of box $3

Buckaroos-The Songs Of Merle Haggard-Capitol-SS $3

Merle Haggard (& The Strangers)-Branded Man-Capitol-SS $4

:-A Portrait Of Merle Haggard With The Strangers-Capitol-SS $3

:-I Love Dixie Blues (So I Recorded Live In New Orleans)-Capitol-SS; '73 orig $3

Freddie Hart & The Heartbeats-Bless Your Heart-Capitol-SS $3

David Houston-Already It's Heaven-Epic-SS; title tag on end of box $3

:-Where Love Used To Live / My Woman's Good To Me-Epic-SS; title tag on end $3

:-Baby, Baby-Epic-SS; title tag on end of box (2) $3

:-The World Of-Epic-SS; title tag on end of box; double-play tape (2) $3

Ferlin Husky (& The Hush Puppies)-What Am I Gonna Do Now?-Capitol-SS (2) $3

:-White Fences & Evergreen Trees-Capitol-SS; title tag on end of box (3) $3

:-Best Of-Capitol-SS $3

:-That's Why I Love You So Much-Capitol-SS (3) $3

Jerry Lee Lewis-A Taste Of Country-Sun-SS; title tag on end of box $3

Hank Locklin-And Danny Davis & The Nashville Brass-RCA-SS; title tag on end of box (2) $3

Roger Miller-Words & Music By-Smash-new / unplayed but not sealed, box is taped shut $2

Melba Montgomery-The Big, Beautiful Country World Of-Capitol-SS; title tag on end of box (3) $3

Johnny & Jonie Mosby-Hold Me-Capitol-SS (2) $3

Earl Scruggs & The Earl Scruggs Revue-Live At Kansas State-Columbia-SS; title tag on end of box $3

Connie Smith-Best Of-RCA-SS; title tag on end of box (2) $3

Billie Jo Spears-Miss Sincerity-Capitol-SS; paper box orig (2) $3

Don Stewart & Cliffie Stone-Square Dance USA Vol. 2-Capitol-SS; title tag on end of box (2) $3

Wynn Stewart-It's Such A Pretty World Today-Capitol-SS $3

:-Love's Never Gonna Happen To Me-Capitol-SS; title tag on end of box (2) $3

:-Something Pretty-Capitol-SS $3

Stoneman Family / Scotty Stoneman-Fidlin' Hoe-Down-Carnaby-SS $3

Victors-A Brand New Feelin'-Capitol-SS $3

Slim Whitman-Travelin'-Liberty-SS; snap-box '60s orig $3

Classical

Bizet-Shchedrin: The Carmen Ballet / Rozhdestvensky / Bolshoi Theatre Orch.-Melodiya / Angel-SS $3

La Boheme Highlights-Milan Opera-Radiant-M- $1

Glinka: Music Of Glinka / USSR Symphony Orch / Svetlantov-Melodiya / Angel-SS; title tag on end of box $3

Great Sopranos Of Our Time: De Los Angles, Callas, Cerspin, Nilsson et al-Angel-SS $3

Mahler: Kinderdotenleider / Four Ruckert Songs-DG-new / unplayed but not sealed, box is taped shut $2

Mahler/Visconti-Death In Venice-DG-SS (4) $3

La Marsellaise & French Showpieces-Orchestre De Paris / Jacquillat-Angel-SS $3

Nathan Milstein-Music Of Old Russia / Irving-Angel-SS $3

Osipov Balalaika Orchestra-The Fabulous-Melodiya / Angel-SS; paper box orig $4

Piano Music Of Erik Satie Vol. 1: Aldo Ciccolini, pianist-Angel-SS $3

Eliabeth Schwarzkopf Sings Operetta: Philharmonia Orch. & Chorus / Ackermann-Angel-SS $3

Shostakovich: Symphony No. 5 In D Minor / Kondrashin / Moscow Phil.-Melodiya / Angel-SS; paper box orig $4

:-Ballet Suites Nos. 1, 2&3 / Maksim Shostakovich / Bolshoi Theater Orch-Melodiya / Angel-SS (2) $3

Spanish Orchestral Music: Paris Conervatoire / De Burgos-Angel-SS $3

Stravinsky: Rite Of Spring & Scherzo A La Russe / Michael Tilson Thomas & Ralph Grierson, pianists-Angel-SS $3

Vaughan Williams-A London Symphony: Barbirolli / Halle Orch.-Angel-SS $3

Fritz Wunderlich-In Viennese Operetta-Radiant-new / unplayed but not sealed, box is taped shut(!) $2

:-Sings Lehar-Capitol-SS $3

Easy Listening, Soundtracks & Miscellaneous

2001: A Space Odyssey (OST)-MGM-SS; snap-box Ampex (2) $8

Ronnie Aldrich-This Way "In"-London Phase 4-SS; snap-box Ampex (2) $3

Sil Austin-Plays Pretty For The People-Mercury-these are all new / unplayed but shrink fell off and box is taped shut(!) (3) $2

Jo Basile-Accordion de Paris-Audio Fidelity-M-; felt pad has gone missing $1

Mike Curb Congregation-Softly Whispering I Love You-MGM-SS; GRT in white snap-box $3

Tommy Garrett-The Best Of The 50 Guitars Of Tommy Garrett-Liberty-SS; snap-box orig $3

:-South Of The Border-Liberty-SS; snap-box orig $3

Tom Jones-Live In Las Vegas-Parrot-SS; snap-box Ampex (8) $8

:-She's A Lady-Parrot-SS; snap-box Ampex $8

Lettermen-Spin Away-Capitol-SS $2

Enoch Light & The Brass Menagerie-'73-Project 3-SS; snap-box Ampex $3

Julie London-Julie's Golden Greats-Liberty-SS; snap-box '60s orig $8

:-Yummy, Yummy, Yummy-Liberty-SS; snap-box '60s orig $8

Mundell Lowe / Cy Levitan-Montage / Romantic Moods-Carnaby-SS $2

The Johnny Mann Singers-This Guy's In Love With You / The Look Of Love-Liberty-SS; '60s snap-box orig $3

Dean Martin-Dino-Reprise-SS; slide-box Ampex $3

Al Martino-Love Is Blue-Capitol-SS; title tag on end of box $3

:-Wake Up To Me Gentle-Capitol-SS $3

:-Sausalito-Capitol-SS $3

Art Mooney-Cha Cha Cha On Broadway-Radiant-new / unplayed but not sealed, box is taped shut (2) $2

Matt Monro-Best Of-Capitol-SS (3) $3

The Mystic Moods Orchestra-Love The One You're With-WB-SS; '72 slide-box $3

Stu Phillips & The Hollyridge Strings-Hits Of The '70s-Capitol-SS (2) $3

The San Sebastian Strings-For Lovers-WB-SS; title tag on end of box $3 OR SS; earlier snap-box Ampex version w/ 'W7' logo  $3

George Shearing-The Fool On The Hill-Capitol-SS $3

Soviet Army Chorus & Band-On Parade-Melodiya / Angel-SS (2) $3

:-A Panorama Of Russian Melody-Melodiya / Angel-SS $3

Billy Strange-In The Mexican Bag-GNP Crescendo-new / unplayed but not sealed, box is taped shut $2

Mel Torme-A Time For Us-Capitol-SS; title tag on end of box $3

Mary Travers-Morning Glory-WB-SS; 1972 in slide-box $3

Billy Vaughn-The Windmills Of Your Mind-Paramount-M-; case cracked, actually new & unplayed, opened to inspect $2

:-An Old Fashioned Love Song-Paramount-SS; case cracked slightly $2

Voices On The Move-Part 1/The Girls-Liberty-SS; snap-box tape-only comp w/ Julie London, Gloria Lynne, Petula Clark etc $3

Lawrence Welk-Galveston-Ranwood-SS; GRT in white snap-box $2

:-No, No, Nanette-Ranwood-SS; GRT in white snap-box $2

:-Candida-Ranwood-SS; GRT in white snap-box $2

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