From Madonna to Nas to The Smashing Pumpkins, valuable cassettes from the '80s and '90s span genres, and one elusive tape is ...

Gear-obsessed editors choose every product we review. We may earn commission if you buy from a link. Why Trust Us? Steve Stepp knew audiotapes were going to come back before you did, and not just ...

In 1989, when global annual sales of cassettes peaked at 83 million, people were listening to the Christmas number one, But Seriously... by Phil Collins, on their Sony Walkmans. 30 years later and ...

According to an undated letter distributed on Twitter by a small record label in Illinois, the largest audio cassette tape manufacturer in the United States has faced a materials shortage for most of ...

For years now, many have been talking about the comeback of cassette tapes anticipating their return since the early ’00s. Record stores such as Amoeba Records and Jacknife records have started ...

In late noughties Soho, after gigs at the The Spice of Life pub, you’d find a man named Jackie with CDs and cassettes lined up outside. “He’d ask what instrument you play, you’d tell him and he’d ...

With a retro look combined with brand new tech, the cassette tape format continues to make a bit of a comeback. We Are Rewind GB-001 is following on from the global smash of the original WE-001 ...

NBC did a report on them, Urban Outfitters is carrying them, and there’s even a whole day devoted to them. Some might say that cassette tapes are making a comeback. But according to a local record ...

My previous daily driver was a 2000 VW Beetle that I inherited from my mom, and the only way to listen to pre-recorded music was by inserting a tape into the stereo. That prompted me to buy a few ...

In the introduction to “High Bias: The Distorted History of the Cassette Tape,” Phoenix-based author Marc Masters shares a vivid memory of freshman year at college. It’s the first week of school and ...

Described by some as “Europe’s biggest tech show,” the Berlin Radio Show has long been famous for exhibiting the next big thing in consumer electronics. In 1963, that was the compact audio cassette, ...

There's been an unexpected spike in demand for cassettes, and tapes from popular '90s artists, from Pearl Jam to Wu-Tang Clan, are spiking in value with it.