date: August 20, 1996

physical description: gray Maxell XL II 90 minute cassette tape with label and liner notes

Side A:
1. “Believe” — Lenny Kravitz
2. “Don’t You (Forget About Me)” — Simple Minds
3. “We’re Not Gonna Take It” — The Who
4. “Standing Outside a Broken Phone Booth with Money in My Hand” — Primitive Radio Gods
5. “Sugar Sugar” — Mary Lou Lord with Semisonic
6. “Stay Together” — The London Suede
7. “Imperial Attack” — John Williams and London Symphony Orchestra
8. “The Tale of Mr. Morton” — Skee-Lo
9. “Web in Front” — Archers of Loaf

Side B:
1. “Superstar” — The Carpenters
2. “Popular” — Nada Surf
3. “Thank You” — Duran Duran
4. “Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown” — PM Dawn
5. “Throne Room/End Title” — John Williams and London Symphony Orchestra

notes:
discrepancies in liner notes
Side B ends with a long period of silence
tape was made as a going-away present for sister entering college

date: ca. 1999

physical description: gray Maxell XL II 90 minute cassette tape

Side A:
1. “Fake Plastic Trees” — Radiohead
2. “Saints” — The Breeders
3. “My Old Addiction” — kd lang
4. “There Is a Light That Never Goes Out” — The Smiths
5. “In Your Eyes” — Peter Gabriel
6. “Storms in Africa — Enya
7. “Good Enough” — Sarah McLachlan
8. “Ice Cream — Sarah McLachlan
9. “Fight” — The Cure
10. “The Bends — Radiohead
11. “I Know It’s Gonna Happen Someday” — Morrissey

Side B:
1. “Now My Heart Is Full” — Morrissey
2. “Joan” — Erasure
3. “A Letter to Elise” — The Cure
4. “Kite” — Nick Heyward
5. “How Soon Is Now?” — The Smiths
6. “Who’s Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses” — U2
7. “I Want It That Way” — Backstreet Boys
8. “Just Like Heaven” — The Cure
9. “Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)” — PM Dawn
10. “Half a World Away” — REM

notes:
no label, no cassette case
found in drawer in North Oakland duplex
rarely played

DJ Go! comments:

“I made this mix when I was in my late teens. I was pretty depressed at the time, and I think it shows. I would’ve called it ‘Grey Tape’ if I’d labeled it back then. I was staying with friends in the dorms of a school I had left for what was ostensibly a year-long break. I recognize the Sarah McLachlan as someone else’s tape. The Backstreet Boys were mine, though. Even though I wasn’t happy in general, I loved to get lost in the music. I think ‘Joan’ was the perfect song for this time in my life, even though I did not understand it at all. Now, ten years later, six years of recovery later, I can have compassion for my younger self while seeing how I’d styled myself a martyr. I really appreciate how much better my life is now and how much happier I am.

“Despite my hard-earned happiness, I still enjoy the Smiths.”

date: November 3, 1993

physical description: translucent gray Maxell UR-90 cassette tape with label, red star, and liner notes

Side A:
1. “Gett Off” — Prince and the NPG
2. “Linda” — Mellow Man Ace
3. “Real Love” — Mary J. Blige
4. “Come and Talk to Me” — Jodeci
5. “They Reminisce Over You (T.R.O.Y.)” — Pete Rock and CL Smooth
6. “Money Can’t Buy You Love” — Ralph Tresvant
7. “Kiss You Back” — Digital Underground
8. El Amor de Mi Vida — Ricky Martin
9. “Give It Away” — Red Hot Chili Peppers
10. “That’s the Way Love Goes” — Janet Jackson

Side B:
1. “Christmas Dragnet (Yulenet)” — Stan Freberg
2. Santa Claus and His Old Lady — Cheech and Chong
3. “Mentirosa” — Mellow Man Ace
4. “Runaway Train” — Soul Asylum
5. “OPP” — Naughty By Nature
6. “If” — Janet Jackson
7. “Break It Down Again” — Tears for Fears
8. “Regret” — New Order
9. “Lately” — Jodeci

notes:
discrepancies in liner notes– the first two songs of Side B are listed as “Rub You the Right Way” by Johnny Gill and “Hey Jealousy” by the Gin Blossoms; songs were recorded over from radio program, Dr. Demento
tape mixed for sister

mix tape: [Untitled] Gray Mix Tape Maxell XL II 90

profile: “I’m the creator of the Mixalog. My current favorite artists are Fall Out Boy, Sufjan Stevens, Foo Fighters, Beastie Boys, and Prince. My most recent mixes have been very Missy-Elliott-centric.”

mix tape: A Mix For Ann

album: Millennium

year: 1999

mix tape: [Untitled] Gray Mix Tape Maxell XL II 90

DJ Go! comments: “Great song for karaoke and for figuring out your vocal range”