It’s the Sony Walkman’s 40th Anniversary – July 2019
The First Sony Walkman Was Released 40 Years Ago Today – July 1, 2019
On July 1 of 1979, Sony first began to sell the TPS-L2, first known as the Soundabout and soon rechristened the Walkman. This original Walkman wasn’t the first portable tape player, but it was the first that didn’t have a record function.
Portable cassette recorders had mostly been used by reporters; this one, with its newly designed lightweight headphones, was specifically intended for music. It changed the world.
Sony’s 230-Walkman exhibit celebrates 40 years of a music icon
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by Mat Smith, July 2019
To celebrate the 40th anniversary of the first Walkman sold (the TPS-L2, naturally), Sony is showing off the history of the portable music player in central Tokyo.
It will run across the summer, through until September 1st, with writers and experts offering up interviews and talks on the iconic cassette (and CD) player series.
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