The Playtape Cartridge - A Successful Forgotten Failure - Odd Analog Tape
In the late 1960's, if you wanted to listen to music on the go, you didn't have many options. Sure, you had a transistor radio, but you were locked into whatever the DJ wanted to play. Introduce the Playtape! Now YOU were the DJ. This forgotten format was based on a 2-track endless loop analog tape cartridge that could be either mono or stereo. The 8-track was still on the horizon and the compact cassette tape was still in its infancy. The Playtape was a huge success when it was introduced, with over 3000 artists signing up to release their music on the format. Let's take a look today at this forgotten relic of retro analog tape goodness...
0:01 Introduction
0:58 The 1960's were an exciting time for music
1:17 Portable Music in the 60's
1:45 Playtape History and Design
2:18 Color Coding System like the original 45's
2:56 The Playtape 1200
3:13 A Closer look at the cartidge
4:49 A Closer look at the player
5:01 Volkswagen (VW) and their Sapphire Radio Playtape deck
6:23 Playing a Playtape Cartridge
7:06 Direct Capture of Playback Audio
8:51 Great Format, Nowhere to Go
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