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    Maxell 1982


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    Sony 1977?


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    EMI from 1971, I could see this making a cool shirt or sign if you took the paragraph out.


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    1971, great ad, kind of has the cool gadget feel/look to it.


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    Fun ad from 1971


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    Plessey from 1971


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    1971, these are nice looking, anybody have one?


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    Another great looking ad from BASF 1971


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    I don't think I've seen a Kodak Tape before, from 1971


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    BASF 1971


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    Maxell 1978


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    BASF from 1998


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    Nice I have a batch of used circuit 1985 Maxell XLII tapes. Having a hard time getting the bias correct on some of them, and at least for me it seems like the XLII-S and TDK-SA tapes hold up better. Seems like the tape formula is a little more stable. I buy a lot of used tapes, and I’ve had very good luck with them, they sound pretty much as good as my NOS tapes that are still sealed.
     
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    The UD-XLII's were my goto tapes in my younger years, the two pack for around $5 USD was a steal for me when I had zero money and was getting album copies from friends. Other than Scotch and Memorex, I don't remember many other brands and didn't trust the others with my hard earned cash.
     
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    I agree, they were the tapes I would always purchased when I was younger. They were very consistent.
     
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