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reel-to-reel tape

American  

Etymology

Origin of reel-to-reel tape

First recorded in 1975–80

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For 45 years, Peter Gordon has held onto a reel-to-reel tape of a show he performed in 1979 at the Mudd Club in New York City with a trio called the Blue Horn File.

From New York Times Apr. 23, 2024

He kept in touch by sending Ruth reel-to-reel tape recordings, which Ndinda still treasures today.

From BBC Dec. 15, 2023

Inside a box of evidence they found an old reel-to-reel tape.

From Washington Post Sep. 7, 2022

In another is a Sony reel-to-reel tape recorder, state-of-the-art electronics of the 1970s that’s historical memorabilia now like the building itself.

From Seattle Times May 26, 2022

He had two mismatched turntables plus a rickety old reel-to-reel tape player and shelves packed with records he’d collected over many years.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama

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