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Making Magnetic Media

Pondering the legacy of 3M as a high-profile creator of magnetic media—a memorable business for the manufacturing giant that it gave up nearly three decades ago.

You Spin Me Right Round, Baby

Before hard drives became the main way for us to back up our stuff, they were a key evolution for the business world. They were also huge and costly.

Jagged Little Tapes

These transitional audio recording formats were briefly dominant—then, quickly grew obscure. The further back you go, the more obscure they get.

The Bagdasarian Effect

How one man’s discovery of a clever sound effect gave us Alvin and the Chipmunks, one of the most enduring novelty musical acts of all time.

A Bigger, Better Tape

The story behind the Elcaset, one of Sony’s first attempts to prove that it could make a better format than everyone else.

Tape Deck Heart

Vinyl records are getting all the buzz these days, but what about magnetic tapes? They're just as quirky—whether we're talking VCR or reel-to-reel.
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