Uploaded December 2018 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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I'm unwrapping a Maxell XLII from the 1985 to 1986 era to record New Order - Substance.

The black label Maxell XLII was available from 1983 to 1984.
vintagecassettes.com/maxell/maxell_files/umaxell83.htm

Previous to that, the XLII still had the black label but was called the UDXLII.
vintagecassettes.com/maxell/maxell_files/umaxell82.htm

The one I unwrapped is from 1985 to 1986.
vintagecassettes.com/maxell/maxell_files/umaxell85.htm

I made a mistake and realized CD 1 was actually just over an hour, so I had to find out how to reorder the tracks and add other tracks. In the end, here's what I had to do:

A. Transposed Subculture and Perfect Kiss (longer song moved to side B on the tape).
B. Still not enough songs, I added Kiss Of Death (Single B Side), Dead Souls (Joy Division - 1979), Love Will Tear Us Apart (Joy Division - 1980), and Blue MOnday '88 (7-inch Single).

Tape: 1985/86 Maxell XLII 90
Deck: JVC TD-V661
NR: Dolby B

Sources:
New Order - Substance 1987: CD rip (lossless flac) - 16-bit, 44.1 kHz
Joy Division - Substance 1977-1980 (Tidal Master) - 24-bit, 96 kHz
New Order - Singles (Blue Monday 1988): CD

DAC: Topping D30


Final track list:
Side A
1. "Ceremony"
2. "Everything's Gone Green"
3. "Temptation"
4. "Blue Monday"
5. "Confusion"
6. "Thieves Like Us"
7. "Sub-culture"* (Moved to fit tape)
8. "Shellshock"

Side B
9. "The Perfect Kiss"* (Moved to fit tape)
10. "State of the Nation"
11. "Bizarre Love Triangle"
12. "True Faith"
13. "Kiss of Death" (Single B Side from Substance CD #2)
14. "Dead Souls" (Joy Division - 1979 - Substance)
15. "Love Will Tear Us Apart" (Joy Division - 1980 - Substance)
16. "Blue Monday 1988" - (7-inch Single)