Weetabix Tapes: Top Trax

zuutroy

Here's one that I'd be surprised if anyone remembers. Back in '85, if you collected a few tokens you could send away for the Top Trax mix tapes. Each of the Weetabix gang (Brian, Bixie, and Crunch?) had one. The only song I remember is Nick Kershaw, wouldn't it be good. Anyone?

Filan

My brother got a rather good one...which I until recently listened to a lot...Tears for fears-Everybody wants to rule the world, don't remember the other band names but the songs were Brand New Friend, Life is Life...Something about you...all actually in my opinion surprisingly good...Dunk's cassette I think!

Pigman II

don't remember them but somehow I have one in my possession right now. It has a Kirsty McColl track on it.

Ruu_Old

Weetabix Top Trax cassettes on eBay. Get them for a quid.

catho_monster

Oooh Ooooh - I was three at this stage and got introduced to 'Come on Eileen' through the weetabix tapes!!! I love it to this day!!!

hiscan

didnt they have some sort of a weetabix club as well?

Cork

My mum ordered Lego from Weetabix.

Many hous of enjoyment.

TheDriver

Had the top trax, 2 of them I think, gas crack!

nlgbbbblth

Cork wrote:

My mum ordered Lego from Weetabix.

Many hous of enjoyment.

So did mine.

We got a type of Inn / Hotel. Great.

kelle

Ruu wrote:

Weetabix Top Trax cassettes on eBay. Get them for a quid.

That auction ended in November! I remember them, couldn't tell you what tracks was on them, but I loved them. Then a neighbour borrowed them and I never saw them again - boohoohoo!

whiskeyman

LOL! Oh man, I got all of these!!
Favourite has to be 'There's a guy works down the chip shop swears he's Elvis' by the late, gret Kirsty MacColl!

GAA widow

zuutroy wrote:

Here's one that I'd be surprised if anyone remembers. Back in '85, if you collected a few tokens you could send away for the Top Trax mix tapes. Each of the Weetabix gang (Brian, Bixie, and Crunch?) had one. The only song I remember is Nick Kershaw, wouldn't it be good. Anyone?

oooh saving those tokens - my first tape!!!i was going to reply and say i remembered the Nick Kershaw one too! I think Billy Ocean was on it as well!

Unpossible

I had two, one had Billy Ocean on it. I can't remember the others.

Ponster

Ok...so you handled the tapes.....

Who here, besides me, was a member of the Weetabix club in the early 80's and cut out tokens from the inside of the boxes to save up for a Glow in the Dark Weetabix poster based on Space Invaders ?

Celtic67

I collected these tapes also, still have one I think.
I remember one with Bluebells Young At Heart and Five Starr Rain & Shine.
Quality

TheDriver

i found my 2 volumes over the weekend, mad stuff though its finding a tape player to use now!!!
Pristine condition too.

I had all those tapes, and was in the Weetabix club. Best thing Weetabix ever gave me though was the Weetabix Atlas. Served me well all through primary school, and even a bit of secondary school.

TheDriver

still have the atlas, east and west Germany

Dudess

Filan wrote:

Brand New Friend, Life is Life...Something about you

Lloyd Cole & The Commotions, Opus, Level 42 respectively.

darren008

yes i remember these

cant remember how many tokens you needed

i have Bixies cassette

tracks are as follows

System addict...Five star
Tarzan Boy..... baltimora
Dont Mess With Dr Dream .... Thompson Twins
Head Over Heels ..... Tears for Fears


each tape had 4 tracks

wish i had got them all at the time.

you dont seem to see the cool send away offers on the cerials nowadays

shame really

darren:)

Monkeybonkers

I had a few of the tapes as well with some of the songs already mentioned.
I also had the glow in the dark poster for ages on my bedroom wall. Was it not a competition that you entered based on the space invaders theme and everyone that entered got a poster or did you just save tokens and send away? I thought it was a competition and was so excited when I got the poster thinking I'd won. Brilliant!!

Edit: As far as I can remember the prize for the competition was some kind of games console. Nor sure what kind though.