Walkman

And these kids were really getting it — even though she’s got a Walkman, which is completely, I mean, a million years ago.

Every new media invention has caused moral panic: radio, TV, the Walkman.

“People are wanting to restore all sorts, like Sony Walkmans, radio tape decks, and portable CD players they had and loved as teenagers. There’s a lot of nostalgia there.”

Here, we’re in a world of phone booths, pagers and bulky computers no one knows how to work, of Walkmans and videotape, which both simplifies and complicates the action.

"I remember everybody being in their new suits, looking great and listening to music on our new Sony Walkmans," recalls Spink.