Gap In-Store Playlists - The Quest Continues

From 22 years ago, the June 1996 Gap In-Store Playlist! One of my favorites!

The June 2004 Gap In-Store Playlist is a great Summer party playlist!

You worked at the Gap for 14 years and admit this publicly?

Very proud of it! Visual Merchandising is very challenging and fun.

It was a wonderful job!

The March 2002 Gap In-Store Playlist is one I remember as being excellent.

December 2002 is one of only a few Holiday playlists that I'm missing.

Check out how awesome the September 1993 Gap In-Store Playlist is!

This is the oldest playlist I currently have. My goal is to have all of the Gap playlists from June 1992 through February 2006 once again.

The 2004 and 2005 Gap In-Store Playlists had quite a bit of the Indie Rock bands that were breaking back then, lots of English, Scottish and Irish bands... I especially love the June 2005 Gap In-Store Playlist, which I received last October.

Y2K is now 8/12ths complete with Gap In-Store Playlists!

One of the most beautiful songs I got to know because of Gap is "Hopeless" by Dionne Farris, which is on the May 1997 Gap In-Store Playlist.

"Somewhere Up Above" by April March is on the January 2004 babyGap In-Store Playlist. Incredible song!

I was happy to see that George Michael's "Outside" was on the list in 1999, not sure what month. So after the month was over the previous songs weren't played at the Gap again? It would be great to have all the music as formatted, not even the lists.

Some songs return, especially in the Summer or in February for Valentine's Day... and Christmas. "Summertime" by The Sundays was a perennial Summer playlist entry.

I buy/download all of the music on all of the playlists and make playlists on the iTunes of my iMac. I never run out of music to listen to. Throw a few playlists on the iPod and then go work out!

"Outside" is on the January 1999 Gap In-Store Playlist.

R12 thanks

You're welcome!

If anyone out there worked at Gap and saved the paper playlist inserts that came with each month's CD/tape, please share them with me at the email address on the blog:

The May 1995 Gap In-Store Playlist is a great Jazzy mix that would make a wonderful soundtrack to a cocktail party.

I have all of the October 2003 In-Store Playlists for Gap, GapBody, GapKids and babyGap now. Check 'em out!

Last Fall I was fortunate to receive the Gap In-Store Playlists for June 2005 and August 2005. Both are a great slice of what music was like then.

Check out the many Summer playlists from Gap!

What is the point of this?

Not sure but I am enjoying listening to the playlists. Used to shop in a Gap for gifts and loved their music.

R19, I'm looking for other former Gap Employees from 1992 to 2006 who saved the paper playlists of the music that came with each month's CD/tape. Read all about it:

I have half of the 2005 Gap In-Store Playlists... and maybe more soon?

"Days Go By" by Lifehouse is on the May 2005 Gap In-Store Playlist, as well as my favorite Snow Patrol song, "Chocolate (Grand National Remix)".

The June 1997 Gap In-Store Playlist is a great soundtrack for a Summer party!

The April 2004 Gap and GapBody In-Store Playlists are both excellent! Great slices of the music scene of Early 2004!

This awesome song is on the August 2002 Gap In-Store Playlist!

The awesome June 2000 Gap In-Store Playlist is 18 years ago! Wow!

Such great music!

Did Gap play music in the 80’s?

Gap might have an archivist who can provide playlists.

R29, There are NO archives at Gap - surprise! That's why Gap and I have a good relationship in getting more of the playlists found. They are definitely interested in this aspect of their history and have been very helpful and encouraging.

But they do not have archives of the playlists. That is all up to me.

That's why I have to cast the net in order to hopefully find more people who worked at Gap and saved the monthly playlists like I did.

R28 Yes, Gap had music playing in-stores in the 1980s and AEI Music provided the CDs. AEI provided the music for Gap until April 1999 when Muzak took over. AEI and Muzak were both bought by Mood Media (based in Austin) which is where the records of Gap playlists reside. Hopefully, they will make their way to me from Mood Media (there's a lot involved here so I'm just continuing to look for others with playlists while waiting on Mood Media to possibly come through).

I certainly thank you for your efforts. Lovin the tracks.

That's great to read, R31!

The Year 1996 is half-completed. Hopefully more Gap In-Store Playlists from this year will arrive soon because I remember how great they were.

The July 1997 Gap In-Store Playlists features Cher, Björk, and Spice Girls!

Check out the September and October 1996 Gap In-Store Playlists for a great slice of an era's music!

Look how wonderfully gay the July 1997 Gap In-Store Playlist is:

Cher, Spice Girls, Deee-Lite, Bjork, ABBA, Crystal Waters, and COPACABANA!!!!

It's a 2003 kind of day with the Gap In-Store Playlists for me!

The July 1996 Gap In-Store Playlist is incredible!

Blissed out with the September 1993 Gap In-Store Playlist tonight! Check it out:

I can't believe it's been over 23 years since the March 1995 gap In-Store Playlist!

STILL so good!!!

I LOVE "Curious" by The Innocence Mission!

From 19 years ago, check out the excellent June 1999 Gap In-Store Playlist!

Can someone explain these threads to me?

"One of the greatest benefits of being employed by Gap from 1992 to 2006 was the excellent and varied selection of music played in stores. Each month, Gap locations would receive the current 4-hour tape or CD to play throughout the month. Music often went along with the seasons and clothing collections.

During my time with Gap, I collected the monthly in-store playlists that would come with each tape or CD, so that I could know the artists and songs playing. These were paper inserts that arrived with the tapes/CDs and contained the names of the artists, the song titles, and even the specific mixes. I really enjoyed trying to recreate the Gap in-store playlists for each month from those years. When I still had the paper playlists for almost every month, I slowly took my time buying songs and CDs here and there, gradually making playlists on my computer.

However, in a move in 2006, I lost the box which contained the dozens of Gap in-store playlists, which was very disappointing. In 2010, I luckily found copies of almost twenty duplicates that I had saved, so I was able to restart from there, and those actual playlists can be seen in several months on here from 1999 to 2005.

Because of this site, in February 2017, I was fortunate to meet another former Gap Employee who has shared almost three dozen playlists from 1993 to 2000 so far, which has been incredibly helpful. In October 2017, a different former Gap Employee shared with me two dozen playlists from 2000 to 2003 for Gap, GapBody, GapKids and babyGap. However, dozens more playlists are still needed.

My main goal with this site is to be able to hopefully reach out to others who have also saved the Gap In-Store Playlists from June 1992 to February 2006 and that they will share them with me. While I have partially reconstructed many months' playlists from memory, I would love to have copies/scans of the actual full In-Store Playlists for each month.

The larger goal with this site is to celebrate the phenomenon that was the Gap from those years, throughout the clothing, commercials, music, and overall cultural impact."

Any help would be greatly appreciated! If you have any Gap In-Store Playlists from 1992 to 2006, please contact me:

Lots of great Gap, GapBody, GapKids and babyGap In-Store Playlists from 2002 in here!

Plus pics of hot men like Will Kemp and Jason Statham!

The May 2001 GapKids In-Store Playlist is one of the most fun! Sophie Ellis-Bextor!

MORE Sophie-Ellis Bextor on the January 2003 Gap In-Store Playlist with "Music Gets The Best Of Me"!

The July 1999 Gap In-Store Playlist really captures the 1999 Electronica sound!

I hope that soon I get the full October 1992 Gap In-Store Playlist!

Fingers crossed!

I love the Gap Playlis Troll.

Listening to the March 1994 Gap In-Store Playlist which features "Just Keep Me Moving" by k.d. lang!

This morning, I Tweeted about discovering my two favorite Rozalla songs ("Born To Love You" and "Love Breakdown") on the October 1992 In-Store Playlist when I started working at Gap. Rozalla herself thanks me and ReTweeted it to her Followers, many of whom also Liked and RT-ed it!

Esthero - That Girl" (1998)

The June 1997 Gap In-Store Playlist is a great Summer Party Soundtrack!

One more time:

SOS SOS SOS.....

ABBA had a lot of songs on several Gap In-Store Playlists when I worked there, like "Waterloo" on the March 1994 Gap In-Store Playlist, but "SOS" was not on any from 1992 to 2006.

It's Christmas In July with the December 1994 Gap In-Store Playlist!

This is the oldest Holiday Gap Playlist in my collection. I hope to get 1992 and 1993 soon.

If anyone out there saved Gap Playlists from when you worked at Gap, please share them with me.

My email is at the blog:

MORE Christmas In July with the November & December 1999 Gap In-Store Playlists!

The November and December 1998 Gap In-Store Playlists are also two of the Best Gap Holiday Playlists ever!

Christmas In July!

The December 2004 Gap In-Store Playlist has a fantastic mix of Holiday Favorites, old and then-new!

Christmas In July!

Unfortunately, I do not have the December 2002 Gap In-Store Playlist (I do have GapKids for that month).

Maybe someone out there in DL Land has it and will share it with me.

The July 2000 Gap and GapKids In-Store Playlists are both packed with fun, danceable music!

18 years ago!

No ads or marketing, just all of the Gap In-Store Playlists that I currently have are in here.

If you have any, please share them with me!

All of the GapBody In-Store Playlists that I have are in this folder.

If you have any, please share them with me!

"Paint You Blue (Peshay After Hours Mix)" by Ingrid Schroeder is one of the many BLUE songs on the October 1997 Gap In-Store Playlist!

20 Years Ago!!!

I have been reviewing the gap in-store play lists. I also have been watching the snipets of videos of their promotions. One of my favorites is of West Side Story.

Another Gap West Side clip

Khaki-A-Go-Go is one of my faves!

One more West Side Story

Those West Side Story GAP Ads go with the March and April 2000 Gap In-Store Playlists!

R71 Thank you for the input. I forgot to mention the month and year.

If you know of anyone who saved Gap In-Store Playlists from when they worked at Gap, send them to me!

I need lots more to complete all of the months from 1992 to 2006.

Have you looked at the Gap In-Store Playlists that are listed on Spotify?

Yes. Those are all from my playlists on the blog.

You'd love this Tumblr site, Gap In-Store Playlist Guy!

Cool! Thanks!!!

Still seeking Gap In-Store Playlists from 1992 to 2006!

Read all about it on my blog and share any with me that you might have!

Several 2002 playlists for Gap, GapBody, GapKids and babyGap have made their way to me in the last year.

Hopefully, there are more to come!

What an unusual hobby, & what an odd thread. But best of luck to you, OP.

"One of the greatest benefits of being employed by Gap from 1992 to 2006 was the excellent and varied selection of music played in stores. Each month, Gap locations would receive the current 4-hour tape or CD to play throughout the month. Music often went along with the seasons and clothing collections.

During my time with Gap, I collected the monthly in-store playlists that would come with each tape or CD, so that I could know the artists and songs playing. These were paper inserts that arrived with the tapes/CDs and contained the names of the artists, the song titles, and even the specific mixes. I really enjoyed trying to recreate the Gap in-store playlists for each month from those years. When I still had the paper playlists for almost every month, I slowly took my time buying songs and CDs here and there, gradually making playlists on my computer.

However, in a move in 2006, I lost the box which contained the dozens of Gap in-store playlists, which was very disappointing. In 2010, I luckily found copies of almost twenty duplicates that I had saved, so I was able to restart from there, and those actual playlists can be seen in several months on here from 1999 to 2005.

Because of this site, in February 2017, I was fortunate to meet another former Gap Employee who has shared almost three dozen playlists from 1993 to 2000 so far, which has been incredibly helpful. In October 2017, a different former Gap Employee generously shared with me two dozen playlists from 2000 to 2003 for Gap, GapBody, GapKids and babyGap. However, dozens more playlists are still needed.

My main goal with this site is to be able to hopefully reach out to others who have also saved the Gap In-Store Playlists from June 1992 to February 2006 and that they will share them with me. While I have partially reconstructed many months' playlists from memory, I would love to have copies/scans of the actual full In-Store Playlists for each month.

The larger goal with this site is to celebrate the phenomenon that was the Gap from those years, throughout the clothing, commercials, music, and overall cultural impact.

Any help would be greatly appreciated! If you have any Gap In-Store Playlists from 1992 to 2006, please contact me: "

Have you sought assistance from St Anthony? Finder of lost things?

No, but are there other forums that might have other former Gap employees who saved the monthly in-store playlists?

There is nothing on Facebook, BTW.

Y2K was a great year for the Gap In-Store Playlists!

I'm still missing August, September, October and December 2000.

The late Brad Renfro was a Gap model in Fall 2003.

More Brad Renfro at Gap in Fall 2003:

So many great playlists in 1996!

I hope I receive the rest of 1996 soon!

Do YOU have any Gap In-Store Playlists???

The year 2004 has several great in-store playlists for Gap, GapBody, GapKids and babyGap.

GapBody and babyGap actually have some of the best for 2004!

So much great music... Twenty Years Ago!

From the September 1993 Gap In-Store Playlist:

DNA & Sharon Redd - "Can You Handle It?"

From the November 1992 Gap In-Store Playlist:

Kym Sims - "Too Blind To See It"

Still searching...

2005 was such a great year for the music on the Gap In-Store Playlists!

So many great Gap In-Store Playlists from 2004!

If you worked at Gap between 1992 and 2006 and saved any of the monthly in-store playlists that came with each month's CD/tape, please share them with me.

My email address is on the blog:

The April 2000 is one of the very best Gap In-Store Playlists of all time! It's just perfect!

Very Salsa, very Acid Jazz... Lounge, Future Jazz...

HOW DO YOU SHARE IT?

Why do I always have to re-block this retarded thread?

Twenty Years Ago! The incredible September 1998 Gap In-Store Playlist!

19 Years Ago! The incredible September 1999 Gap In-Store Playlist!

OP is not the Evening Punctuationist nor the friend of Christmas Moose.

I have February, March, April and December 1994 Gap In-Store Playlists - need the other 8 months!

The GapKids/babyGap In-Store Playlist from September 2001...

If anyone out there used to work at Gap and saved the paper playlists that came with each month's CD or tape, can you please share them with me?

My email address is at the blog:

19 years ago! The September 1999 Gap In-Store Playlist is SO awesome!!!!!!

Check it out!

"I Can't Wait" by DL Fave Hilary Duff on both the November 2002 and December 2002 GapKids In-Store Playlists is a nice song. Catchy!

I have 11 out of 12 Gap In-Store Playlists for 1997. I only need September 1997.

Maybe someone here has it?

The GapKids In-Store Playlists in 2002 are excellent! A great slice of the era for the younger set!

If you worked from Gap from 1992 to 2006 and saved the paper playlists that came with each store's monthly CD/tape, please share them with me. My email address is on the blog:

15 Years Ago! The blog has October 2003 Playlists for ALL Gap brands for that month: Gap, GapBody, GapKids, babyGap!

Check 'em out!

22 Years Ago: The September 1996 Gap In-Store Playlist is a great trippy mix!

The April, May and June 2004 Gap In-Store Playlists have a great selection of 2004 songs ti relive the era.

20 Years Ago: October 1998, one of my favorites!

Thank you so much for organizing and sharing these playlists! In junior high The Gap was my introduction to adult personal style. At the time Saturday Night Live had a recurring skit "The Gap Girls" with Chris Farley as the manager, and David Spade + Adam Sander as the retail associates. At that time the mall near my house had two separate Gap stores, on the ground floor and the second floor. Later one of this stores was converted to a Gap Kids, and the other was converted to a Limited Too, and a larger Gap was opened in a different section of the ground floor of the mall. Later, I worked there in my sophomore year of college (Summer thru Holiday '98). Seeing these playlists takes me back to a much more innocent time in my life. I used your playlists as the inspiration for one master 'Gap In Store Playlist' mix on iTunes. Sometimes I play it in my office on the speakers, and people get into it. No one guesses that its made up of music played at The Gap. Please keep up your hard work!

Thanks for sharing that! I have heard from hundreds of other former Gap employees who have found the site and rediscovered many of their old Gap favorites.

1998 was a very special year. My source still has several Gap playlists from 1998 and I'm happy to wait for him. August 1998 I'm sure you'll remember as CONSTANT EVOLUTION! I have 30 of the songs figured out but there are about 20 more, and my source DOES have this playlist, so hold on, it will be worth the wait. (My reconstructed-from-memory partial playlist is on the blog).

September 1998 through December 1998 is a perfect run of playlists, with the song choices amazingly capturing the era.

R117 I printed the in-store playlists and when I have some free time I look the songs up. I love any posts regarding music and videos of performers. I know some people have given you crap over your project but I have totally enjoyed the playlists. Thanks much!

I have been so fortunate that two men have seen these threads and shared their copies of Gap playlists with me. The blog was sitting there for almost two years with my 15 or so saved Gap & GapKids playlists, as well as my reconstructed-from-memory playlists, but it wasn't until the beginning of 2017 that someone finally contacted me with his copies of the playlists. And then in October 2017, another guy from here shared with me about 25 more.

So, DataLounge has been the conduit for finding more Gap playlists from 1992 to 2006. The mockers and deriders can't begin to dim that for me. This has been a fantastic journey!

I did some fresh scans today of some fabulous Classic Gap ads from Y2K!

The gorgeous Peter Facinelli was a Gap model for Holiday 2003!

I still have the same sweater he is wearing here - in perfect shape after 15 years!

give it. get it.

Daily Reminder:

1996!!!!!!!!

Lots of Lindsay Lohan songs in several of the 2005 GapKids In-Store Playlists, including "Drama Queen (That Girl)" on the January 2005 one!

Every Gift, Only Gap.

September 1999 is one of my favorite Gap In-Store Playlists!

"Feed Me" by Tricky is my favorite song on the September 1996 Gap In-Store Playlist!

I received several Gap, GapBody, GapKids and babyGap In-Store Playlists from 2004 last year. Check 'em out!

Please help if you worked at GAP and saved the monthly playlists!!!

Before October 2001, I could only find two playlists for 2001, which were September 2001 for GapKids and December 2001 for Gap. Last October, a terrific guy sent me over 25 Gap playlists, including several for 2001.

April 2001 is one of my all-time favorites!

"Anything But Me" by DL Fave Lindsay Lohan is on the December 2005 GapKids In-Store Playlist!

The April & May 2002 Gap In-Store Playlists are especially entertaining as Gap had a short-lived leaning to Hard Rock and Alternative Rock in those months. I love "Too Bad" by Nickelback!

The June-through-September 2003 Gap In-Store Playlists were excellent! I hope someone out there has them and shares them with me.

21 Years Ago: The October 1997 Gap In-Store Playlist heralding the release of the Blue No. 655 scent!

20 Years Ago: The October 1998 GAP In-Store Playlist!

One of the BEST!!!

19 Years Ago: The October 1999 GAP In-Store Playlist!

The November 2001 GapKids In-Store Playlist is awesome!

The May 1999 GapKids In-Store Playlist is as good as any GAP In-Store Playlist of 1999!

I can't believe the October 1998 Gap In-Store Playlist is Twenty Years Ago!!!!

One of the best GAP Playlists!

I only have TWO Gap In-Store Playlists from 1995!!!!

Please help me find more from that year!

I'm sure there are many more men here who were former employees of Gap and who also saved the monthly playlists that came with each month's CD or tape. PLEASE share them with me so I can post them for everyone.

Thanks!

"Blindfold" by Morcheeba is one of my all-time favorites on the October 1998 GAP In-Store Playlist!

I had a dream last night that a guy on here sent me some Gap In-Store Playlists from 1992. Please come true!

I really would like the Gap In-Store Playlists for:

January 2006

February 2006

April 2010

May 2010

For October 2003, all four Gap brands have playlists on the blog: Gap, GapBody, GapKids & babyGap.

The November 1996 and December 1996 are not just merely Holiday playlists but also excellent collections of music of the era, including Acid Jazz, Pop, R&B, Dance and Pop.

Every Gif, Only Gap.

Check out November 1997!

The December 2003 GAP In-Store Playlist brings back such great memories of the Holiday Season at the Gap at Dallas Galleria!

The November 2002 GAP In-Store Playlist is a fantastic mix of 2002 music!

The September 1993 Gap In-Store Playlist is full of great Acid Jazz tracks!

"She's the Head of the Khaki Committee!"

MadTV - September 2004

HOW

DO

YOU

WEAR

IT?

I just LOVE "Why Do I Lie?" by Luscious Jackson on the March 1997 Gap In-Store Playlist!

Check out the September 2001 GapKids In-Store Playlist!

Y2K was a great year for Gap In-Store Playlists!

Check out the October 2000 babyGap In-Store Playlist! It's fabulous!

26 Years Ago was my FIRST DAY at Gap at Highland Park Village in Dallas! Changed my life in so many ways forever!

Check out my partial re-creation of the October 1992 Gap In-Store Playlist!

Check out the fantastic July 2000 Gap In-Store Playlist! It's incredible!

22 Years Ago was the October 1996 Gap In-Store Playlist featuring:

"Barely Breathing" by Duncan Sheik

"Lovefool" by The Cardigans

"Criminal" by Fiona Apple

... and many more!

So hard to believe these young models are in their mid to late 40s now. They look so young.

1998-2000 had the best Gap ads!

There are TWO different playlists for December 2001! EIGHT full hours of GAP Holiday music!

#Gifted

Wow, that guy is so hot. Too bad he probably looks like shit now.

I just received a copy of the August 1995 Gap In-Store Playlist!!!!!

It's always been one of my favorites so it feels amazing to have it again!

August 1995!!!!

I LOVE IT!!!!

August 1995!!!!!!

Here are all of the Gap Brand playlists I've recovered so far, minus any marketing or commercials.

The November & December 1998 Gap In-Store Playlists make for a great Holiday soundtrack!

Check out the groovy In-Store Playlists from August 2001 for Gap and GapKids!

The month is almost over, so check out the playlists for all four Gap Brands for October 2003!

I hadn't listened to the January 1997 Gap In-Store Playlist and it's really fantastic... almost perfect. "Single (Photek Remix)" by Everything But The Girl is so Lounge and chilly...

Nuyorican Soul's cover of "Runaway" is my favorite song on the May 1997 GAP In-Store Playlist!

20 Years Ago: Holiday 1998 with the Gap In-Store Playlists for November & December 1998!

The November 2000 Gap In-Store Playlist is a great Pre-Holiday mix!

Give A Little Bit with the TWO Gap In-Store Playlists for December 2001!

18 Years Ago with the November 2000 Gap In-Store Playlist!

16 Years Ago: The November 2002 Gap In-Store Playlist!

"It's Love" by the newly infamous Jill Scott is on the December 2003 Gap In-Store Playlist!

The November 2000 Gap In-Store Playlist is a great Pre-Holiday Mix!

25 Years Ago: The November 1993 Gap In-Store Playlist!

What to give. What to get.

Holiday 1993

Check out the December 1994 Gap In-Store Playlist - it's very unique in its Holiday Mix!

For Holiday 1996, Gap went very Techno/Acid Jazz/Lounge - check out the November & December In-Store Playlists!

Happy Birthday to Duncan Sheik, whose version of "Embraceable You" is on the March 2004 GapBody In-Store Playlist!

My favorite Duncan Sheik song, "On A High," is on the November 2002 Gap In-Store Playlist! 16 years ago!

Holiday 2003!

Holiday 2004!

HOW

DO

YOU

SHARE

IT?

Check out the November 1999 Gap In-Store Playlist for your Pre-Holiday party mix!

December 1994!

Happy Holidays with the December 2003 Gap In-Store Playlist!

Happy Thanksgiving with the November 1997 Gap In-Store Playlist!

Extreme Holiday 1997!

Check out the Visual Merchandising!

"'Cause I met you on the sweetest, sweetest day of May..."

The June 1996 GAP In-Store Playlist!

Happy Holidays with the December 2005 GapKids In-Store Playlist!

GIFTS THAT TOUCH.

Holiday 2004!

RuPaul's version of "All Alone On Christmas" is on the December 1998 Gap In-Store Playlist!

20 Years Ago!

With the Holiday Season upon us, I implore those out there who also used to work at Gap and saved the monthly paper playlist inserts to share their copies with me.

Give Gap, Get Gap!

Happy Holidays with the November & December 1997 Gap In-Store Playlists!

yeah i took a big shit this morning. had to use the plunger to get it all to go down too.

Happy Holidays with the December 2003 Gap In-Store Playlist!

Check out the fun December 2005 GapKids In-Store Playlist! Lots of DL Faves in there!

I've got a pain in my big asshole.

Happy Holidays from the End of The Millennium with the December 1999 Gap In-Store Playlist!

only one person posts to this thread. i get tired of you!

Happy Holidays with the December 2002 GapKids In-Store Playlist!

GAP GROOVES was the feel for the November & December 1996 Gap In-Store Playlists!

The boozy "Warm December" by Julie London is one of my favorites on the December 1999 Gap In-Store Playlist!

There are TWO December 2001 Gap In-Store Playlists! Check them out!

Happy Holidays with the December 1994 Gap In-Store Playlist!

Happy Holidays with the November & December 1996 Gap In-Store Playlists!

GAP GROOVES!

Celebrate the Holidays with the November & December 1997 Gap In-Store Playlists!

Every Gift Only Gap!

"What is Christmas with no snow?"

Rosemary Clooney's iconic "SNOW" is on the December 1998 Gap In-Store Playlist!

I'd forgotten how much I LOVE the April 1997 Gap In-Store Playlist! Seriously in my Top Five from the 14 years I worked at Gap!

Check out the December 1996 Gap In-Store Playlist! It's so awesome!

Happy Holidays with the December 2003 Gap In-Store Playlist!

It's a fantastic festive mix!

The December 2002 GapKids In-Store Playlist is pretty cool, too!

Check out the Holiday 2005 Gap & GapKids In-Store Playlists!

It's a Christmas Miracle!

I JUST received the September 1997 Gap In-Store Playlist, which now makes the year 1997 the first year that I once again have all of the monthly playlists for!

And it's a GREAT one! Olive, Garbage, Ultra Naté, and so many more!

Check it out! The September 1997 Gap In-Store Playlist is here!

Happy Holidays with the November & December 1997 Gap In-Store Playlists!

Happy Holidays with the December 2004 Gap In-Store Playlist!

If you worked at Gap from 1992 to 2006 and saved any of the monthly paper playlists that came with each month's CD/tape, please share them with me.

Contact me on the blog!

"Clutch" by Shea Segar is one of my favorite songs of 2001, and it's on the August 2001 Gap In-Store Playlist!

From 20 years ago, the very festive and fun November & December 1998 Gap In-Store Playlists!

Happy Holidays with the December 2003 Gap In-Store Playlist!

Holiday 1993 - 25 Years Ago!

What To Give, What To Get.

Holiday 1993!

Merry Christmas with the December 1994 Gap In-Store Playlist!

Happy Holidays!

Please share with me any Gap In-Store Playlists that you saved form when you worked at Gap!

Check out all of the terrific Gap & GapKids In-Store Playlists from 2002!

One thing that offset the post-Holiday blues was receiving the first playlist and CD/tape for the New Year! Check out the January 2000 Gap & GapKids In-Store Playlists!

The January 1999 Gap In-Store Playlist FEELS like the beginning of 1999!

Check out the January 1997 Gap In-Store Playlist!

For January 2003, I have ALL of the playlists for that month: Gap, GapBody, GapKids & babyGap!

Happy Holidays!

Happy Holidays, GAP Playlists Guy!!!!!!!

Thank you!!!!!!!

Hoping 2019 brings more Gap In-Store Playlists to me!

So fortunate to receive two more Gap In-Store Playlists from 1995!

Hopefully, more will make their way to me in 2019!

Still hoping for the full October 1992 Gap In-Store Playlist to make its way back to me soon in 2019!

Happy New Year!

I LOVE this song "Feel Good" by Madasun! It was on a Gap or GapKids In-Store Playlist in 2000 or Early 2001. I hope that playlist makes it back to me soon!

Happy New Year with the January 2000 Gap & GapKids In-Store Playlists!

Happy Holidays!

"'Cause looking back, it was EASY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

"Easy" by Groove Armada is one of the most amazing songs on the April 2003 Gap In-Store Playlist!

Happy New Year!

My favorite song by Stereolab, "Spark Plug", is one of the many great songs on the July 1996 Gap In-Store Playlist!

Two of my favorite songs are on the January 2003 GapKids In-Store Playlist: "Lift Me Up" by Puretone and "Aserejé (The Ketchup Song)" by Las Ketchup!

The January 1998 Gap In-Store Playlist is 21 years old! Lots of great music on it from Mary J Blige, Funky Green Dogs, Club 69, and M People!

20 Years Ago: The January 1999 GAP In-Store Playlist features "Believe" by Cher!

"We were meant to be together

Way before the sun and moon

And I

Think our love will last forever

Asonde kuraserunane..."

"Magic Carpet Ride" by Pizzicato Five is my absolute favorite song on the January 1995 Gap In-Store Playlist!

My FAVORITE song on the January 1993 GAP In-Store Playlist is "Unicorn" by Bel Canto!

"OH MESMERISING UNICORN!"

22 Years Ago: The awesome January 1997 Gap In-Store Playlist!

GPG- What will you do when your archive of playlists is complete?

Well, R253, I would like to make a proper website celebrating the history of Gap. On the blog, I can't really change things up too much (aside from adding in newly-received playlists) because there are links to the blog posted on The New Yorker and numerous other sites. So, doing anything that would delete those links would potentially eliminate the chances of someone with playlists from seeing the blog.

I'd have to start a new site.

But there are still dozens of playlists that I'm still missing. I used to have them all but lost almost all of them in February 2006. It's pretty amazing to have recovered so many so far.

I wish I knew of a way to find more people who worked at Gap and saved the paper playlists.

Gap and Mood Media have done all they can to help me. Those avenues are completely dry (and they helped a lot!).

I've joined several music sites and streaming sites, trying to get the word out, but no response.

My ONLY response as far as getting the attention of guys who also saved Gap playlists has been here on the Datalounge. I've had dozens and dozens of former Gap employees write me and thank me for posting the playlists for them to enjoy again, but only two men in the last three years have had actual playlists to share with me.

I greatly doubt that those two are the only two former Gap employees out there who saved playlists besides me, so I need to find a way to cast the net wider.

Any ideas of other sites to try would be very welcome!

Facebook, Twitter, Reddit, Above Top Secret (obsessive lunatics there), and many, many music sites.

I thought of a new thread to start to attract attention but I don't want to get Muriel mad.

I was just listening to the March 2005 Gap In-Store Playlist. It really is a great slice of Early 2005 music!

It feels like a 1996 kind of day for the GAP In-Store Playlists!

The June 2004 GAP In-Store Playlist is one of my favorites! I love that Mid-2000s Alternative/Indie sound!

The May 2005 GAP In-Store Playlist is SO awesome... I need the April 2005 to go along with it!

GAP ACT Training Video 1990!

I find this fascinating, I mentioned that another thread one time. I feel like you have a Gap playlist for every topic on Datalounge! I love it, you’re really cheerful.

But I’m not any help I don’t think.

Thank you, R260!

If you ever need a soundtrack for a Salsa Fiesta, assemble the songs from the April 2000 GAP In-Store Playlist! It will take you RIGHT BACK to that Latin/Salsa Craze of Early 2000.

You’re so funny. I don’t remember that at all, but ok!

The January 2003 In-Store Playlists for Gap, GapBody, GapKids and babyGap are all in here!

One of the joys about driving 2 hours from Connecticut to Boston, in the old days, was going to Tower Records, and flipping through the “singles” section. There were mostly classics on 45s there, but I taped many of them on a cassette. I still have it, on a CD now.

I still have similar tapes R264.

21 Years Ago: The January 1998 GAP In-Store Playlist!

20 Years Ago: The January 1999 GAP In-Store Playlist!

Cher! Moby! HOLE!

One of my FAVOURITE songs is on the March 1993 GAP In-Store Playlist: "(I Wanna Give You) Devotion)" by Nomad!

Zsa Zsa Wore Khakis!

Check out the February 1994 Gap In-Store Playlist!

Check out the January & February 1997 GAP In-Store Playlists! They are fantastic!