THE CASSETTE PLACE™

The Cassette Place™ (formerly The Tape Place™) is an online Classic Cassette Music Tape Store that has been around since 1982, helping Cassette Tape Collectors add to their collections of Music Tapes. We deal in Classic Cassettes: Rock/Pop, Country/Folk, R&B/Soul/Disco, Jazz/Blues, Vocal, Oldies, Soundtracks/Musicals, Classical, Comedy, Holiday, Childrens and Audiophile. (Sorry, we do not deal in any Rap/Hip Hop or Alternative Music Tapes.) > The Cassette Place™ only deals in Quality Tapes that are in Near Mint condition. We do not deal in any abused, beat up or "junky" condition Tapes, so you can buy from us with complete confidence. Pre-recorded Stereo Compact Cassette (Music) Tapes were first introduced in the U.S. in July 1966 by the Mercury (Philips) Record Company (49 Titles). [Philips had introduced the Compact Cassette Tape in 1963 originally for dictation!] They named them MUSICASSETTES. (Then later, "MUSIC-CASSETTES"). Since vinyl record albums were the preferred form of recorded music - followed closely by Stereo 8-Track Tape CARtridges - Stereo Compact Cassette Tapes were only produced in small quantites. Few people were interested in them, at the time, nor purchased them. This situation remained approximately the same throughout most of the early 1970's. Around 1981, due in large part to the increasing popularity of the SONY "Walkman®" stereo portable cassette player and the continuing growth of Auto Cassette Players, Cassette sales rose rapidly and they were produced in much larger quantities. [ Note: Stereo Compact Music Cassette Tapes were phased out by all the major Music Companies by 2003. ] *There has been a current resurgence in the interest for Cassette Music Tapes and some small (and major) companies are even producing new ones for certain Artists or Titles! Mr. Lou Ottens - Inventor of the Philips Compact Cassette Tape - R.I.P. [ Lodewijk (Lou) Frederik Ottens - June 21, 1926 – March 6. 2021 ]