<P> The Compact Cassette or Musicassette ( MC ) , also commonly called cassette tape , audio cassette , or simply tape or cassette , is an analog magnetic tape recording format for audio recording and playback . It was released by Philips in 1962 , having been developed in Hasselt , Belgium . Compact cassettes come in two forms , either already containing content as a pre-recorded cassette , or as a fully recordable `` blank '' cassette . Both forms are reversible by the user . </P>
<P> The Compact Cassette or Musicassette ( MC ) , also commonly called cassette tape , audio cassette , or simply tape or cassette , is an analog magnetic tape recording format for audio recording and playback . It was released by Philips in 1962 , having been developed in Hasselt , Belgium . Compact cassettes come in two forms , either already containing content as a pre-recorded cassette , or as a fully recordable `` blank '' cassette . Both forms are reversible by the user . </P>
when did the first cassette tape come out
when did the first cassette tape come out
1962
1962