by ButterflyEffect

Tapes are due for a midlife crisis. Invented in 1963 by Lou Ottens and later introduced at the Funkausstellung radio exhibition in Berlin, compact cassettes would go on to become the most prevalent form of prerecorded music from 1983, when they began outselling records, until 1991, when the CD became the most popular medium.

Tapes were undeniably an iconic part of music culture for several decades during the height of physical musical sales and distribution. And as the technology turns 50 this month, is anyone paying attention?

I can honestly say that my friends and I have become more invested in cassette tapes, hell, we just put out two music releases only on tape and digitally. Tapes get a weird look from people that are already invested in their music scene or don't have an inkling of knowledge as to what Burger Records is.