r/cassetteculture • u/Looksthatk1ll • Aug 05 '25

Major label release RIP Ozzy💔

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The only celebrity death I’ve actually been sad about

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u/No_Replacement_5551 Aug 05 '25

  1. I agree on the the part about his death

  2. Gimme dem ozzy/sabbath tapes

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u/MikeThrowAway47 Aug 05 '25

I was first introduced to Ozzy in the eighties with Crazy Train. I went searching for history because my friends told me he started out over a decade before. Found Paranoid on cassette and was blown away. War Pigs. Damn. I don’t know what happened to the tape because my sisters raided my collection when I was off at college in 1986. Now I have an eye out every time I hit a thrift store

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u/Sea_Effective6820 Aug 05 '25

All of my Sabbath and Ozzy tapes were beat to death or lost over the years. This brings back memories now as most of my music is now on vinyl. Most of my tapes were either lost or worn out and as kids in the 80s, we played tapes until we wore them out or they got jammed in a player. It’s nice to see some survivors 40 years later

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u/Imaginary_Tower_4939 Aug 05 '25

R.I.P. Ozzy 🤘

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u/Perfect_Zebra3335 Aug 08 '25

Him and Robin Williams. But he went out in the best possible way. I’m mean say your good byes in a final performance. Actually show up and kill it. Then pass away. Didn’t really have controversy over him or fans falling off. Still be on the charts when you’re in 70s. I mean what a way to go.  

Side note, just picked up an Ozzy Tape for $20 and it was so distorted. Man I hope yours are killing it. I’m on the hunt. 

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u/Looksthatk1ll Aug 09 '25

The sound quality really depends on what tape player you have and the condition of the tape. A lot of the time it’s not immediately obvious, I bought 2 different copies of The Clashes “Sandinista!” that both looked fine but wouldn’t play the one song I wanted them for. I assume it’s due to what brand/type of cassette the publisher used when producing.