Cassette tapes

By Aletuerk

  • First magnetic audiotapes

  • Philips invents the audio cassette

  • First portable cassette player (Philips)

  • Tape decks in car audio

  • Prerecorded music cassettes (Philips)

  • Sony Walkman

  • 80's and 90's: cassette sales overtake vinyl sales

  • Mid-90's: CD starts overtaking cassette

  • Main music labels stop using music cassettes

  • OED announces removal of entry "cassette tape"

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