Interview with TopHatTapes
Interview with taper ”TopHatTapes” – 2026: First of all, many thanks for the interview. How are you doing? This year is off to a good start. I've already attended 9 shows so far. Let us start with beginning of your taping career. How did it all started out for you? I used to go through my dad's records and tapes, and became aware of 'bootlegs' via a few TMOQ style LPs that he owned. My dad used to lend/borrow LPs to/from friends and make tape copies, sort of a pirate club. One day while looking for something to listen to I noticed a peculiar cassette label, which was one of his favourite bands live in our hometown. I put it on and could hear my parents talking at one point, quickly realizing that they had brought in a dictaphone and made the tape. At that point I had been to a few concerts myself and thought, how cool would it be if I could listen back. Many tapers had some kind of role models when they got deeper ...
