They came back into the ether at the very end of the 1990s with a new logo, presumably under new ownership, as the tapes they released under their new brand were not a patch on the tapes they had released about 10 years before.
The liquid ones despite using a quick drying alcohol base really needed to be left to dry after use, so many machines mangled tape, when the friction needed to complete the intricate tape loading was disrupted by still damp surfaces, following premature post cleaning operation.
Weirdly, the only "blank" tape I recall us having contained a Nick. Jr broadcast of the Angelina Ballerina episode, "Arthur the Butterfly", as we'd been a Sky Digital house from literally day one; (my family's been with Sky since the early 90's, even before Sky Multi Channels existed), and I remember the tape sleeve it was stored in very fondly, which Sky introduced in 2001:
This is the E180, which I know came in three sleeve designs using different Sky logos since they were first manufactured in 1997. The tape itself has been long gone for over a decade, (I believe the house went through a massive clear-out during 2006-07).
However, recently, I started my blank tape collecting spree with two tapes containing the UK broadcasts of the 1992 and 1994 Academy Awards; the former from The Movie Channel, the later a joint broadcast between UK Living and UK Gold: (I plan to upload the advert breaks from both tapes once I find a decent capture card).
One more thing: are they any other sites where I can buy recorded tapes from besides eBay?
We once bought a pack of these Sky branded VHS tapes, and they were not very good. They couldn’t handle long play greatly either. They felt quite cheap. I’m not sure who made them though.
The BBC branded tapes on the other hand were generally far more reliable.
I’ll put this out there. Those chunky Memorex tapes you got in the late 1980’s and early 1990’s were the most reliable. Those tapes were very hard to break.
The 1992 Oscars tape I have happens to be that exact one!
The 1992 Oscars tape I have happens to be that exact one!
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The 1992 Oscars tape I have happens to be that exact one!
Very polite request: Please don't quote great chunks of a previous post (particularly when they have whopping great big images in them) and then just type one line in response to something in that post.
