diff --git a/skoolkit/tap2sna.py b/skoolkit/tap2sna.py
index 3f1b4803..01da098a 100644
--- a/skoolkit/tap2sna.py
+++ b/skoolkit/tap2sna.py
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ class TapeError(Exception):
     pass
 
 class TapeBlockTimings:
-    def __init__(self, pilot_len=0, pilot=0, sync=(), zero=0, one=0, pause=0, used_bits=8):
+    def __init__(self, pilot_len=0, pilot=0, sync=(), zero=0, one=0, pause=0, used_bits=8, error=None):
         self.pilot_len = pilot_len
         self.pilot = pilot
         self.sync = sync
@@ -246,6 +246,7 @@ def __init__(self, pilot_len=0, pilot=0, sync=(), zero=0, one=0, pause=0, used_b
         self.one = one
         self.pause = pause
         self.used_bits = used_bits
+        self.error = error
 
 def get_tape_block_timings(first_byte, pause=3500000):
     if first_byte == 0:
@@ -611,17 +612,17 @@ def _get_tzx_block(data, i, sim):
     elif block_id == 21:
         # Direct recording block
         if sim:
-            raise TapeError("TZX Direct Recording (0x15) not supported")
+            timings = TapeBlockTimings(error="TZX Direct Recording (0x15) not supported")
         i += get_word3(data, i + 5) + 8
     elif block_id == 24:
         # CSW recording block
         if sim:
-            raise TapeError("TZX CSW Recording (0x18) not supported")
+            timings = TapeBlockTimings(error="TZX CSW Recording (0x18) not supported")
         i += get_dword(data, i) + 4
     elif block_id == 25:
         # Generalized data block
         if sim:
-            raise TapeError("TZX Generalized Data Block (0x19) not supported")
+            timings = TapeBlockTimings(error="TZX Generalized Data Block (0x19) not supported")
         i += get_dword(data, i) + 4
     elif block_id == 32:
         # Pause (silence) or 'Stop the tape' command
@@ -694,6 +695,8 @@ def _get_tzx_blocks(data, sim, start, stop, is48):
             break
         i, block_id, timings, tape_data = _get_tzx_block(data, i, sim)
         if block_num >= start:
+            if timings and timings.error:
+                raise TapeError(timings.error)
             if sim:
                 if block_id == 0x20:
                     if stop == 0 and timings.pause == 0:
diff --git a/tests/test_tap2sna.py b/tests/test_tap2sna.py
index b99aa9c8..58b465c8 100644
--- a/tests/test_tap2sna.py
+++ b/tests/test_tap2sna.py
@@ -1948,11 +1948,30 @@ def test_sim_load_with_tzx_block_type_0x15(self):
         self.assertEqual(self.out.getvalue(), '')
         self.assertEqual(self.err.getvalue(), '')
 
+    @patch.object(tap2sna, 'LoadTracer', MockLoadTracer)
+    @patch.object(tap2sna, '_write_snapshot', mock_write_snapshot)
+    def test_sim_load_can_ignore_tzx_block_type_0x15(self):
+        direct_recording_block = (
+            21,          # Block ID
+            79, 0,       # T-states per sample
+            0, 0,        # Pause
+            8,           # Used bits in last byte
+            3, 0, 0,     # Data length
+            1, 2, 3,     # Data
+        )
+        tzxfile = self._write_tzx((
+            direct_recording_block,
+            create_tzx_header_block()
+        ))
+        output, error = self.run_tap2sna(f'--tape-start 2 {tzxfile}')
+        self.assertEqual(error, '')
+        self.assertEqual(len(load_tracer.blocks), 1)
+
     @patch.object(tap2sna, '_write_snapshot', mock_write_snapshot)
     def test_sim_load_with_tzx_block_type_0x18(self):
         block = [
             24,          # Block ID
-            11, 0, 0, 0, # Block length
+            10, 0, 0, 0, # Block length
             0, 0,        # Pause
             68, 172,     # Sampling rate
             1,           # Compression type
@@ -1967,6 +1986,26 @@ def test_sim_load_with_tzx_block_type_0x18(self):
         self.assertEqual(self.out.getvalue(), '')
         self.assertEqual(self.err.getvalue(), '')
 
+    @patch.object(tap2sna, 'LoadTracer', MockLoadTracer)
+    @patch.object(tap2sna, '_write_snapshot', mock_write_snapshot)
+    def test_sim_load_can_ignore_tzx_block_type_0x18(self):
+        csw_recording_block = (
+            24,          # Block ID
+            10, 0, 0, 0, # Block length
+            0, 0,        # Pause
+            68, 172,     # Sampling rate
+            1,           # Compression type
+            1, 0, 0, 0,  # Number of stored pulses
+            1,           # CSW Data
+        )
+        tzxfile = self._write_tzx((
+            csw_recording_block,
+            create_tzx_header_block()
+        ))
+        output, error = self.run_tap2sna(f'--tape-start 2 {tzxfile}')
+        self.assertEqual(error, '')
+        self.assertEqual(len(load_tracer.blocks), 1)
+
     @patch.object(tap2sna, '_write_snapshot', mock_write_snapshot)
     def test_sim_load_with_tzx_block_type_0x19(self):
         block = [
@@ -1988,6 +2027,28 @@ def test_sim_load_with_tzx_block_type_0x19(self):
         self.assertEqual(self.out.getvalue(), '')
         self.assertEqual(self.err.getvalue(), '')
 
+    @patch.object(tap2sna, 'LoadTracer', MockLoadTracer)
+    @patch.object(tap2sna, '_write_snapshot', mock_write_snapshot)
+    def test_sim_load_can_ignore_tzx_block_type_0x19(self):
+        generalized_data_block = (
+            25,          # Block ID
+            14, 0, 0, 0, # Block length
+            0, 0,        # Pause
+            0, 0, 0, 0,  # Number of symbols in pilot/sync block
+            1,           # Maximum number of pulses per pilot/sync symbol
+            1,           # Number of pilot/sync symbols in alphabet table
+            0, 0, 0, 0,  # Number of symbols in data stream
+            1,           # Maximum number of pulses per data symbol
+            1,           # Number of data symbols in alphabet table
+        )
+        tzxfile = self._write_tzx((
+            generalized_data_block,
+            create_tzx_header_block()
+        ))
+        output, error = self.run_tap2sna(f'--tape-start 2 {tzxfile}')
+        self.assertEqual(error, '')
+        self.assertEqual(len(load_tracer.blocks), 1)
+
     @patch.object(tap2sna, '_write_snapshot', mock_write_snapshot)
     def test_sim_load_with_trace(self):
         basic_data = [