Tale of the tape: how cassettes made a comeback
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Move over vinyl: the cassette tape is back. According to the British Phonographic Industry, sales of this retro piece of technology last year came close to a two-decade peak. Having been the top-selling format for albums in the UK from 1985 to 1992 and then seemingly disappearing (selling only 4,000 units in 2012), last year
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Cassette tapes make unexpected comeback in era of music streaming
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The Walkman And Cassette Tapes Are Making A Comeback
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Cassette Tapes: A Kitschy Collectible or a Failed Comeback? - InsideHook
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Audio cassette tapes make pop culture comeback, Life Happens, Pikes Peak Courier
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Back in the loop: why cassette tapes became fashionable again, Cassette tape
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Cassettes might be the new vinyl - The Verge
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Cassette tapes are making a comeback - Goldmine Magazine: Record Collector & Music Memorabilia
How are cassettes still a thing?
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Who from GenX is hoping cassette's make a triumphant comeback? : r/GenX
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Throwback on a Comeback: The Last Cassette Tape Factory
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Cassette Tape Comeback Continues : r/VinylGore
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Are Cassettes Making a Comeback? Why Yola, Lilly Hiatt, and Others Are Feeling the Format
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Will Cassette-Tapes Make a Comeback?
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Cassette tapes make a comeback - Marketplace
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Cassette Tapes are making a comeback. Why?