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Fact #1. The first compact cassettes were designed in Belgium by Philips. Brought to market in 1963, the original model was developed for use in dictation machines. The recording potential of the cassette tape was not lost once the format came to be used for music playback. Instead, it enjoyed double-marketability for the duration of its use.
Fact #2. In 1968, the first cassette player for use in car dashboards was introduced. The audio quality was drastically improved in 1971. The standard tape was replaced with a commercial-grade version manufactured by 3M and introduced noise-reduction technology into the players. The iconic Sony Walkman arrived in 1979 to great fanfare. Other portable tape players, in both personal and amplified formats, proliferated.
Fact #3. Cassette sales overtook those of LPs in the 1980s, though vinyl remained the preferred format for singles until the introduction of the compact disc in the early 1990s. Ultimately, the CD ended up blowing the cassette out of the water. Tape sales sharply declined over the course of the CD's inaugural decade.
Fact #4. While the format is definitely not coming back in full force, there's been renewed interest in the cassette tape in recent years. As the music industry becomes increasingly digital and buries the compact disc for good, older formats have experienced something of a resurgence. For example, vinyl sales have increased tenfold over the past decade, thanks to a combination of hipster nostalgia and renewed interest in record collecting.
Fact #5. Purchasing physical formats offers fans the opportunity to directly support the artists they love. This is especially valuable when the paltry revenues from streaming take months to reach an artist's bank account. Cassette releases in recent years from global superstars like Justin Bieber, Selena Gomez, and Lana Del Rey have also helped boost overall sales of the format considerably.
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