Thursday 4 June 2015

Cassette Revolution: Why 1980s Tape Tech Is Still Making Noise in Our Digital World

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Most of us old enough to have grown up with cassette tapes have fond memories of recording off the radio, copying albums, or making mix tapes - and we also recall what a pain cassettes were. So at first, it's baffling that millennial music lovers have taken to the format.

But we forget that when it first hit the mass market, cassette recording technology was revolutionary. It allowed artists and musicians on a budget to record and share their work, and a vast postal network focused on trading tapes spread around the globe in the 1980s.

(thanks Lisa)

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