Sony CHF - 1978 - US/EU
"One of the most beloved and nostalgic cassettes ever. Remarkable to find still sealed nearly 40 years later, a true tape for the collectors. As something to record on, you can get much better for much less. But as a piece of cassette history... a true classic!" Tony Villa
Note 1: 60 Mins: Made in Japan: Only 1 available. Very clean wrapper for a 46 years old cassette!
Note 2: 90 Mins: Made in France: No stock.
CAREFUL!!! FAKE 60 MINUTES CASSETTE : Read below:
Note 3: 60 Mins: Made in... ???: These are FAKE Sony cassettes. The shells look like they may in fact be Sony, but the rest... your guess is as good as mine.
a) Things to look for: Poor printing quality on the entirety of the wrapper. No mention of where it was made. One of the tapes has less tape than the others, suggesting it was either loaded up with 90 minutes tape or... it may have been switched by the previous owner(s)?! So hard to say... it looks terrible, much more so than what the pictures show. It looks like it may in fact been carefully withdrawn from the wrapper, which is almost impossible to do, however, the wrapper is open on its right side.
b) In addition to this tape being a total FAKE, an additional problem haunts these specific 5 tapes... they were heavily exposed to either a strong presence of humidity or... actual water! They all show traces of mould as well. They're a horror show.
c) Buy them at your own risk! Please do not ask for refunds on these 5 tapes. I am selling them because the alternative is to throw them in the garbage. I'll leave it to your curiosity to acquire one (or more). Cassettes with mould can be recoverable to a great extent, but I will leave the methods of doing so, based on your own research. Dare I say... have some fun with it?! January 9, 2025
About Sony:
Sony Corporation (ソニー株式会社 Sonī Kabushiki Kaisha, /ˈsoʊni/ SOH-nee, stylized as SONY) is a Japanese multinational conglomerate corporation headquartered in Kōnan, Minato, Tokyo.[9][1] Its diversified business includes consumer and professional electronics, gaming, entertainment and financial services.[10] The company owns the largest music entertainment business in the world,[11] and is one of the leading manufacturers of electronic products for the consumer and professional markets, and a leading player in the film and television industry.[12][better source needed] Sony was ranked 97th on the 2018 Fortune Global 500 list.[13]
Sony Corporation is the electronics business unit and the parent company of the Sony Group (ソニー・グループ Sonī Gurūpu), which is engaged in business through its four operating components: electronics (AV, IT & communication products, semiconductors, video games, network services and medical business), motion pictures (movies and TV shows), music (record labels and music publishing) and financial services (banking and insurance).[14][15][16] These make Sony one of the most comprehensive entertainment companies in the world. The group consists of Sony Corporation, Sony Pictures, Sony Pictures Entertainment Japan, Sony Mobile, Sony Interactive Entertainment, Sony Music, Sony Music Entertainment Japan, Sony Financial Holdings, and others.
Sony is among the semiconductor sales leaders[17] and since 2015, the fifth-largest television manufacturer in the world after Samsung Electronics, LG Electronics, TCL and Hisense.[18]
The company's current slogan is Be Moved. Their former slogans were The One and Only (1979–1982), It's a Sony (1982–2006), like.no.other (2006–2009)[19] and make.believe (2009–2014).[20]
Sony has a weak tie to the Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group (SMFG) keiretsu, the successor to the Mitsui keiretsu.[21]
Sony produced the world's first portable music player, the Walkman in 1979. This line fostered a fundamental change in music listening habits by allowing people to carry music with them and listen to music through lightweight headphones. Walkman originally referred to portable audio cassette players. The company now uses the Walkman brand to market its portable audio and video players as well as a line of former Sony Ericsson mobile phones..