cassette

As a child I was once gifted a “custom” cassette tape with songs “written for me.”

From Salon ● Oct. 4, 2026

It was made by a company called Kidselebration that in 1986 made “personalized” cassette tapes like these for a whole boatload of names.

From Salon ● Oct. 4, 2026

They’re starting with an initial run of around 500 vinyl records, with plans to release the album on CD and cassette later down the line.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026

Busby entrusted Mr. Mindte with 60 hours of cassette tapes of autobiographical ramblings, which enliven a narrative that gets dry in stretches.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026

The wheels of the cassette began to turn in tandem.

From "The Marvels" by Brian Selznick

Cody couldn’t get enough of the goings-on at the station when the two would stop by to drop off cassettes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 11, 2026

Somewhere in the bowels of my music collection hides 1985’s George Clinton-produced “Freaky Styley” and 1987’s “The Uplift Mofo Party Plan” on crumbling cassettes.

From Salon ● Apr. 4, 2026

Even more profoundly, cassettes democratized access to the act of recording itself since cassette technology required minimal infrastructure and cost.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 20, 2026

She also reuses the old cards to new ones and has let go of old cassettes and CDs.

From BBC ● Feb. 3, 2026

I had never felt the companionship I felt sitting next to her, listening to her Fela and Onyeka cassettes on the tiny tape-player-radio, which she had put batteries into.

From "Purple Hibiscus" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie