Total rewind: 10 key moments in the life of the cassette
By the mid-1990s the cassette was a dead medium. Now, however, labels are releasing music on tape again. As next weekend’s Cassette Store Day approaches, we look back on the 50-year history of this humble recording format
http://www.theguardian.com/music/2013/aug/30/cassette-store-day-music-tapes
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