Sony Cassette Tape Maniacs - Introduction

Sony cassettes in the introduction photograph

The mook “CASSETTE TAPE MANIACS” takes a detailed look at the cassette tape brands of years past.

This third volume, following TDK and Maxell, covers Sony, the last of the three major cassette tape brands.

The renowned Sony had been a front runner in cassette tapes since their earliest days. Of the three major brands, it alone also had a presence as an audio equipment manufacturer producing the hardware.

Let us look back at 50 years of the company’s cassette tapes, alongside photographs of each model.

Translated from the original Russian text using Claude Code. Source: Russian version.

Sony Cassette Tape Maniacs: Introduction