@Keith
That carrying a bunch of albums thing has never had any interest to me, even when I used to use an MP3 player.  If I'm out for a walk, there are 60, 90, and even 120 minute cassettes out there, that's good enough for me (although I never use 120 cassettes personally).  If I don't want to listen to a ready-made album, I just pull out a couple of Vinyl albums and record specific songs from each of them, all onto the same tape (this is commonly called a mixtape).

One other nice thing about doing it that way, is that all my tracks have automatic EQ, because I adjust all that for each track before I record to tape.  My deck is a three head model, so I can actually hear what the recording sounds like as I'm recording it, I get perfection.  Then, because I already pre-adjusted the EQ for every track, when I'm out with the Walkman, I never need to reach into my pocket to change the EQ settings, they're all done automatically in the recordings themselves, just how I like them.

People who've been brought up on digital will never understand the appeal of actually doing the recording process with quality gear, the pleasure it gives.  To them, all they know is a digital byte-for-byte copy of music, the concept of analogue is completely alien to them so they don't understand how a person can enjoy recording.  The only ones that find out, are those that go out and buy some good quality analogue gear; good turntable, quality amp with bass and treble knobs, quality 3-head cassette deck or open reel so you can hear the recording as you make it.

It's lovely stuff, and at the end of it all, you're rewarded with something personalised and far superior to any digital recording.

BTW, here's my 3-Head baby, she's my treasure, and she's very well behaved and only ever hisses at me if I want her to!
Click Here to see her, and then get back on topic cause the slightest little hint starts me off again :-D