Some early models also had unreliable mechanical design.
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The system had been initially designed for dictation and portable use, thus the audio quality of early recorders was not well suited for music. The mass production of compact audio cassettes began in 1965 in Hannover, Germany, as did commercial sales of prerecorded music cassettes (also known as musicassettes MC for short). (Vinyl overall remained ahead due to greater sales of singles, although cassette singles achieved popularity for a period in the 1990s). During the 1980s, its popularity grew further as a result of the Sony Walkman, with cassette sales overtaking those of LPs.
It went on to become a popular (and re-recordable) alternative to the vinyl record deck during the 1970s. Although there were other magnetic tape cartridge systems at the time, the Compact Cassette became dominant as a result of Philips' decision (in the face of pressure from Sony) to license the format free of charge. The compact audio cassette medium for audio storage was introduced by Philips in 1963 under the name Compact Cassette. We hope you enjoy these tapes as much as we do! There's an amazing range of designs, starting from the early 60's functional cassette designs, moving through the colourful playfulness of the 70's audio tapes to amazing shape variations during the 80's and 90's.
is a project of, built to showcase the amazing beauty and (sometimes) weirdness found in the designs of the common audio tape cassette.
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