yup - exactly what I was striving for in the initial post, but got bogged down in my own excitement: the designs of old blank tapes (and reel to reels) fascinate me because they not only look good, but in their designs reflect the social & cultural climates they were produced in. Apparently dissertations have been written on 1970s curtains and wallpaper being tied to their era by their design - I find the same interest in cassettes.
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