Whoa! Steep prices; she must really need money. If you can afford to pay that for a cassette tape, go for it! Does anyone still own a cassette player anymore?

How do you know that Mayte is auctioning off these items?

I've got a J Dilla demos cassette from back in the day... I'm thinkin it's time for my come-up.

purplethunder3121 said:

How do you know that Mayte is auctioning off these items?

I hope it's her. Her engagement ring and wedding dress are in there.

The Side B, containing Prince's songs, opens with an early, acoustic version of "So Blue", followed by two unreleased love songs with bouncy, upbeat choruses and risque lyrics. Next is an early version of "Gotta Broken Heart Again", which later appeared on Prince's seminal "Dirty Mind" album. The fourth track features heavy guitar distortion and a chorus that include very candid sexual pleas from Prince. The tape ends with a very early, virtually unrecognizable version of "Sometimes it Snows in April", with only a couple of lines from the chorus making the final cut onto the later version of the song that's featured on the "Parade" album, released some eight years after this tape was created.

wow!

purplethunder3121 said:

Whoa! Steep prices; she must really need money. If you can afford to pay that for a cassette tape, go for it! Does anyone still own a cassette player anymore?

My tape deck is working fine.

purplethunder3121 said:

Whoa! Steep prices; she must really need money. If you can afford to pay that for a cassette tape, go for it! Does anyone still own a cassette player anymore?

I have three functional cassette decks at home and an old working Walkman in my drawer at work.

Cassettes are making a mini comeback: http://metro.co.uk/2016/0...k-5710233/

sexton said:

purplethunder3121 said:

Whoa! Steep prices; she must really need money. If you can afford to pay that for a cassette tape, go for it! Does anyone still own a cassette player anymore?

I have three functional cassette decks at home and an old working Walkman in my drawer at work.

Cassettes are making a mini comeback: http://metro.co.uk/2016/0...k-5710233/

I had a Sony Sports Walkman from the 90s in perfect shape until I moved two years ago... I should've kept it. It was water-proof and had Dolby sound...

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No bids yet--wanna all put a few bucks in? 20000 minimum. How many of us are here? I've got a cassette player, so I'll just hold on to the tape for everyone, okay?

purplethunder3121 said:

sexton said:

I have three functional cassette decks at home and an old working Walkman in my drawer at work.

Cassettes are making a mini comeback: http://metro.co.uk/2016/0...k-5710233/

I had a Sony Sports Walkman from the 90s in perfect shape until I moved two years ago... I should've kept it. It was water-proof and had Dolby sound...

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Wow i had the same one, memories. I must admit i never tryed to see if it really was waterproof

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Wasn't Sometimes it Snows a W&L song?

Mayte does an animal rescue i have talked to her a few times....very breifly...maybe it is for that... and if not and if she has all that stuff (there is a lot of stuff) good for her....but I think DEZ had the tape... but anyway...why shouldn't they be able to cash in on that stuff. If P wants it he can cough up the money.

Se7en said:

SoulAlive said:

Walkmans are still being sold at stores like CVS and of course you can find plenty of 'em on Ebay.

They've got them at Best Buy.... Thanks, Guardians Of The Galaxy!

Really though, vinyl makes sense, it sounds so good. Cassettes... don't.

Plus, they don't last as long as vinyl or CDs. I've been transfering a bunch of my tapes to digital and have found that 1 out of every 5 or 6 has playback problems, even though they've been stored properly.


That said, they're the best way to make a mix. Mixtapes > Mix CDs > Playlist!!!

Just sayin'...

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djThunderfunk said:

SoulAlive said:

Walkmans are still being sold at stores like CVS and of course you can find plenty of 'em on Ebay.

They've got them at Best Buy.... Thanks, Guardians Of The Galaxy!

Really though, vinyl makes sense, it sounds so good. Cassettes... don't.

Plus, they don't last as long as vinyl or CDs. I've been transfering a bunch of my tapes to digital and have found that 1 out of every 5 or 6 has playback problems, even though they've been stored properly.


That said, they're the best way to make a mix. Mixtapes > Mix CDs > Playlist!!!

Just sayin'...

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This was always my biggest complaint about cassette tapes...

kookooman73 said:

This sale leaves a bad taste with me. These items should be packed up & sent to Paisley Park. These items are all very personal. Prince could have his wardrobe department alter them or he could donate them to charity. I hope they don't sell.

If they were gifts given to the person auctioning the property, that person has every right to sell them, whether some think it is in poor taste or not.

some of it is being sold by Owen...

purplethunder3121 said:

From a female perspective this make me feel very sad looking through all this it's like picking over the bones of a broken marriage. I think Princes personal things should be sent back to him & what she does with her things (the dress, crockery, ring etc) is her business as they are hers. When my marriage broke up I made sure he took everything that was his and belonged to his parents etc, because they are his history not mine. But everyone sees things differently.

I guess possibly she even offered to them to him but he said "no thanks", he may well be "over it" but I thought he may have liked that old guitar back.

I have some footage somewhere where she was interviewed and said she had some of this clothes and showed them ........so I belive this collection is from her.

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purplethunder3121 said:

Whoa! Steep prices; she must really need money. If you can afford to pay that for a cassette tape, go for it! Does anyone still own a cassette player anymore?

gollygirl said:

From a female perspective this make me feel very sad looking through all this it's like picking over the bones of a broken marriage. I think Princes personal things should be sent back to him & what she does with her things (the dress, crockery, ring etc) is her business as they are hers. When my marriage broke up I made sure he took everything that was his and belonged to his parents etc, because they are his history not mine. But everyone sees things differently.

I guess possibly she even offered to them to him but he said "no thanks", he may well be "over it" but I thought he may have liked that old guitar back.

I have some footage somewhere where she was interviewed and said she had some of this clothes and showed them ........so I belive this collection is from her.

in the description of the items, at the end, it says who is selling the particular items.

there are items being sold by Owen Husney, Dez Dickerson and Mayte.

Mayte is NOT selling his guitar, demo recordings or tapes.

IstenSzek said: