Comments on: The Survival Sampler SR-1A Sound Rations

By: Ed Fisher

Ed Fisher — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 19:57:40 +0000

Not a problem Eric. Glad I was able to provide some entertainment to go along with tasty beverages. SR-1A is still my favourite. There’s some timeless music in that collection. Thanks for dropping by!
Ed

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 03:21:34 +0000

oop sorry but the typos it’s late and Ive had few

By: eric

eric — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 03:18:57 +0000

WOW thanks for the memories, i was trying to recall the exact name of this tape so I googled survivual tape and luckily found your site. I bought the tape in Saratoga Springs NY fall 1984 (I was 21) to listen as i drove to Atlanta. i was so desparte for the newwave stuff then that i would buy anthing that had a cool pacake and promised new music. Man I loved and eventually bought albums from all the artists. my favorite sing was Bluebells ‘Falling” Thanks again
eric

By: Ed Fisher

Ed Fisher — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 15:27:12 +0000

Hi Jon,
Thanks for the comment. I am so jealous! I’m seeing an Antiques Road Show 50 years from now, where the appraiser goes wild over such a treasure. Here’s to resisting the temptation to open the can up, and just enjoying mp3 goodness. BTW I checked out your profile…you’ve got great taste in movies, music, and books. You’ve got a lot of my favourites there as well. I wish the priests at our church were even remotely as progressive.
Cheers,
Ed

By: Jon

Jon — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 15:14:57 +0000

This tape changed my life! I wore out the tape years ago, but I have an unopened can that I hold on to. I’ve been tempted to open it so many times, but I’ve managed to collect mp3′s of all the tracks on the tape, so I’m content. What a treasure!

By: Ed Fisher

Ed Fisher — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 14:11:48 +0000

Thanks for the great comment! I’m glad you enjoyed the post, and yeah, me too…”How Soon Is Now” still haunts me.

By: gcollin

gcollin — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 07:50:05 +0000

i loooooved that tape. the good news is i still have it, the bad news is it won’t play.

I have tried to find the songs on iTunes but I think most were B sides or rarities. I wish I had a CD version of it to enjoy.

I think that was also the first time I had heard The Smiths before they played them on KROQ in LA. Eventually The Smiths would be one of my 3 favorite bands of the ’80s and “How Soon Is Now” is my favorite song of the ’80s. Sigh……

Thanks for the great post.

By: Troy McCall

Troy McCall — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 04:09:38 +0000

RT (the Survival Sampler) @retrohack http://bit.ly/aotPoJ

By: Troy McCall

Troy McCall — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 21:09:38 +0000

RT (the Survival Sampler) @retrohack http://bit.ly/aotPoJ