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The Threat of the Audio Cassette

Tuesday, 6 April 2021
Bob Leggitt
"Never let it be said that contempt is blind to status."
Audio cassettes

Remember audio cassettes? They seem beyond harmless today, but forty years ago they were considered by some to be a global catastophe waiting to happen. Yes, back in 1981, the British Phonographic Industry believed that these inert-looking and actually rather pretty bits of plastic and tape had the power to destroy the music business…