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Happy 30th Birthday Sony Walkman! A history in pictures

'80s fashion, home taping and cassette culture

Tom Porter, Fri 3 Jul 2009, 5:46 pm UTC

Sony walkman sports

The WM-B52 in sporty yellow © DK Limited/CORBIS

It was 30 years ago this week that Sony unleashed its iconic portable audio cassette player onto the world, forever changing our music listening habits in the process.

Join us as we pay homage to the Walkman with a quick trip down memory lane: from the very first model to the rise in cassette culture we're witnessing today. Plus all the '80s hair, home taping campaigns and (not very) portable storage devices in between.

Next page: it's 1979, a rectangular legend is born...

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