Mixtape Monday: "I"

Today, on a very special episode of Mixtape Monday, we feature the first-ever fully-themed tape HERC made for his future bride. It is also the first in the alphabetical series where he actually wrote something on the j-card:

For those of you having a difficult time making out the words:

Love in 23 versions

Why was tape "I" and not tape "L"? We may never know. HERC wants to say it was made in late December 1984 or possibly early January 1985. Was it an audio Valentine for his intended? He says that it is unlikely that the songs on this tape were chosen because they were songs he liked that happened to have the word "love" in their title.

These two songs on the tape captured HERC's ears upon his recent listen - one opens Side A while the other closes Side B:

• "Sea Of Love" - HERC remembers it fondly as one of the few records that crossed generational lines between his grandparents, his parents, and 18-year-old HERC. For the Christmas of 1984, he bought the cassette for his Texas Grandma and the vinyl, five-song extended play for his Mom;
  
• "Love Makes You Blind" - HERC first heard and owned this throaty, rough-edged ballad on the soundtrack album for the film No Small Affair, where it was subtitled Love Theme from No Small Affair. HERC's favorite song from that album remains the last song, "Eiffel Tower".

			SIDE A		46:06
	1984		Sea Of Love	The Honeydrippers	3:04
	1980		Love Stinks	J. Geils Band	3:45
	1982		I Love Rock N Roll	Joan Jett & the Blackhearts	2:56
	1979		I Was Made For Loving You	Kiss	4:31
	1982		Space Age Love Song	A Flock Of Seagulls	3:48
	1983		Making Love Out Of Nothing At All	Air Supply	5:40
	1976		Rock N Roll Love Letter	Bay City Rollers	2:54
	1967		All You Need Is Love	The Beatles	3:50
	1983		Too Late For Love	Def Leppard	4:27
	1984		The Power Of Love	Frankie Goes To Hollywood	5:32
	1980		Crazy Little Thing Called Love	Queen	2:43
	1984		Countdown To Love	Gregg Phillinganes	2:56
			SIDE B		45:39
	1982		Hope You Love Me Like You...	Huey Lewis & the News	3:45
	1984		Love Don't Live Here Anymore	Madonna	4:48
	1983		Love Is A Battlefield (edit)	Pat Benatar	4:10
	1982		You Can't Hurry Love	Phil Collins	2:55
	1984		Pride (In The Name Of Love)	U2	3:48
	1975		Fooled Around And Fell In Love (edit)	Elvin Bishop	3:00
	1981		Turn Your Love Around	George Benson	3:50
	1984		Loverboy	Billy Ocean	5:16
	1982		Bring Your Love Down	Yaz	4:40
	1981		Genius Of Love	Tom Tom Club	5:34
	1984		Love Makes You Blind	Fiona	3:53