By the way, back in the wonderful world of my personal stereo, we’ve now come to a compromise — or rather she has come to a compromise, I have nothing whatsoever to do with the mind or inner workings of this machine, I just supply her insatiable battery habit. It’s progress in many ways, because now, she has decided that finally, she will play both sides of the tape with equal verve, without chewing, squealing, or hissy-fitting too much.

Unfortunately, she’s playing both sides of the tape at the same time, one backward, one forward, both at once, which I can’t say adds to the listening pleasure much.

However, looking on the positive side of things, listening to a backward/forward mangled remix of favourite albums, is, in a way:

1. Time saving, and
2. Innovative and experimental and
3. Great value for money. Two sides for the price of one. That sort of thing.

Grumble.