Tape Recording Featuring Works of Various Artists, 1970-1982
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Artifact Overview
The transformative effects of magnetic tape upon sound, broadcast, and computing history cannot be overstated. In 1930, German companies AEG and BASF revised wire recording technology by using a new material: plastic tape coated with magnetic iron pigment. Its proposed applications were varied, idealistic and practical: recording music and radio, factory automation, data storage, media lending libraries, and many others.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Audiotape
Date Made
1970-1982
Creators
Creator Notes
Musical selections possibly recorded by Robert Casey on an audiotape manufactured by Audio Devices, Inc. and housed in a BASF tape case. Side one consists of recordings of Peter, Paul & Mary, LATE AGAIN and Feejon Group, JERUSALEM GOLD; side two is a recording of Judy Collins' album entitled CLOUDS.
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
96.12.19
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Robert H. Casey.
Material
Plastic
Polyester (Fiber)
Dimensions
Height: 0.75 in
Width: 7.25 in
Length: 7.25 in
Inscriptions
product package:
BASF
handwritten:
Side 1 - 3 3/4 - Peter, Paul & Mary - Late Again 000-400
Fenjon [sic] - Jerusalem Gold
Side 2 - 7 1/2 - Joni Mitchell - Clouds
tape reel:
Audio Devices, Inc.
444 Madison Ave.
New York, N.Y.
Audiotape
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