Landmarks // ＦＯＲＧＯＴＴＥＮ, by Hallmark '87

Landmarks // ＦＯＲＧＯＴＴＥＮ

by Hallmark '87

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RetroFrog This album nails the 80's-90's Las Vegas vibes beautifully well by starting the listener off with a familiar sample as they make their way into their first casino of the night before hopping over to others down the strip. The tone shifts half-way through the album as they go deeper into the night and realize that many of the casinos of the era will soon be gone, most notably the Landmark as featured on the cover being the first to go. Capture and enjoy the moments now, lest they be Forgotten. Favorite track: Casino Floor.

Warpfan Lots of albums are described as "liminal" but this one is a real treasure. It catches those fleeting moments with a warmth that is hard to describe. Listen for yourself to find out why this was a highly-requested 2nd-run cassette. Favorite track: Insomnia / 3:51 AM.

lanacdc Absolutely iconic intro! Favorite track: Casino Floor.

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LIMITED EDITION CASSETTE [o o]
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Edition of 22, with each copy representing a year since the historic Landmark hotel and casino was demolished in Las Vegas, Nevada in November of 1995.

These blue tinted transparent tapes were dubbed in real time on a Denon DRW-585 dual tape deck. The J-carn includes cassette exclusive cover art and was printed on high gloss photo paper. The production number out of 22 is listed inside of the case as well as the year that particular tape represents, ranging from 1996 for the first tape made, to 2017 for the last one.

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LIMITED EDITION CASSETTE [ o o ] FINAL EDITION
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A highly requested favorite, Hallmark ‘87’s “Landmarks // F O R G O T T E N” returns to cassette format after a very small first run. This time, 100 copies are available. These “Glitter Gulch Gold” tapes feature full color label designs and a beautiful J-card reminiscing on the sights of old Las Vegas, particularly the Landmark hotel and casino. These tapes also feature a “Cigar Lounge” tinted brown case, perfect for housing the tape itself. This is the final physical release for this album!

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1.	Casino Floor 03:27	buy track
2.	Dunes 03:05	buy track
3.	Riviera 02:06	buy track
4.	Local Attractions 02:07	buy track
5.	World Class Entertainment 03:26	buy track
6.	Running Dry 02:53	buy track
7.	Dimly Lit Buffet / 2:49 AM 02:47	buy track
8.	Insomnia / 3:51 AM 03:08	buy track
9.	Neon Haze / Stardust Window / 4:36 AM 03:54	buy track
10.	Desert Wind / Drive / 5:27 AM 07:09	buy track

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(( November 3, 1995: Las Vegas, NV ))

A cathartic weekend trip to Vegas was just what you needed after what seemed like working nonstop for 3 months straight.

You end up going alone, most of your few friends you still talked to weren't available, and you were still trying to find the one true love of your life. Maybe you'd meet her in the entertainment capital of the world? Your hopes are high as you set your course for Sin City. As you approach Vegas in your '85 Nissan 300ZX, you tune in to 1140 AM to familiarize yourself with the glamorous city you're about to experience for the first time.

You check into the Stardust hotel and casino and drop your bags in your room on the 21st floor of the newly constructed hotel tower. After going casino-hopping for a few hours, what little money you'd brought with you was running out, and so were the daylight hours.

The excitement of the strip is starting to wear you out, so you make your way back to the Stardust around 9 o'clock. Back in your hotel room, you turn on the local news with a glass of whiskey in hand. The big story of the night is the impending demolition of the historic Landmark hotel and casino, which had closed a few years earlier. From your window, you could just make out the futuristic UFO-shaped tower's dark silhouette in the distance.

You realize how quickly this city is changing. New mega-resorts are going up, historic ones are coming down, and this is just the beginning. You know that in a few days, the Landmark would be gone forever, erased from the Las Vegas skyline in a matter of seconds, then turned into a new parking lot for the convention center. It would be forgotten to time.

Sleep isn't an option. Your mind is too busy dealing with existential thoughts and feelings of dismay towards the future for yourself and for the city you're staying in. Instead, you jump out of bed, grab your keys, and head to your car to take one last drive down the strip in the early hours of the morning. The crisp night air through your T-tops invigorates your mind, while the myriad of flowing neon signs and lights spark a feeling of nostalgia and melancholy as you realize that most of those signs and the casinos they advertise would be reduced to rubble within the next few decades, some sooner than others.

You notice your VHS camcorder on the floor by your passenger seat. Without hesitation, you prop it up on your open window and start recording...

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