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    UHF Cassettes from 1982


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    AKAI Open Reel Tapes from 1980, pricing is in Singapore Dollars.


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    Sony 1978

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    Sony See-Through Tapes from 1985


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    Memorex MRX! 1979


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    TDK SD from 1973


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    Sony C-60 from 1979


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    Not an advert but some Argos prices from 1982
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    The prices explain why I have so many Sony tapes. Cheaper than Philips although you did have a chance to win a VCR with the Philips. Even if they weren't I would have expected the Contex tapes to be Type Zeros. A shame I didn't spot the Reel to Reel cassettes back then and stocked up. They always used them in publicity shots but this is the first time I have seen them for sale in a catalogue.
     
    Longman, Nov 25, 2021
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    Those BASF Tapes are really nice looking, TDK's were still in the stone ages. I don't think I knew RTR cassette tapes existed until getting on this forum years ago, they were the true grail item only a few members had.
     
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    Audio Magnetics 1971


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    A neat 1971 ad for Maxell Displays, dealer cost $1.96 USD per tape plus you get the cool Seiko Watch!


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    Norelco Cassette Tapes from 1971


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    Have Philips ever made tape? I know they sold R2R and tape cassettes, but did they make tape itself? From what I could find, they used 0.15-inch tape, which already had existed, although I am not sure for what specific product this tape was developed.
     
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    I had read before that they started off using BASF tape which was the only type that would meet their requirements given the narrow tracks and low tape speed.
    http://vintagecassettes.com/_history/history.htm
    The shells were obviously Philips. As for the width all tape is made on much wider reels (1 foot (30 cm) +) and is then easily sliced down to whatever width is required.
    Whether they started to make their own tape once cassettes started to sell by the million I don't know.
     
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    I'm pretty sure BASF made the tape for Philips, I had a long conversation with a local engineer that designed the 3M Tape Factories world-wide. I asked him about the early tapes and I'm almost positive he said BASF was the benchmark and set the early standards, along with Philips.

    Most of these companies private-labeled their tapes, one of the surprising exemptions might be Marantz, I've got photos and small articles about with their tape duplication factories. I don't know if they made the tape but they were definately buying it by the pancake and rolling it.
     
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    3M Scotch Master Cassette 1978, this is a very interesting promotion, tapes were still more than double this price but it might have been a good deal.


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    Maxell UD C90, 1978


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    If your seeing neat ads, please contribute, especially our overseas friends with non-English Ads.
    Ampex Grand Master from 1978


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    Ampex GM II from 1982


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