1989 BASF Chrome Extra II 60 Audio Cassette

This was a BASF chrome cassette design that brought down the curtain on the 1980s black-encased products, which had evolved visually in both subtle and more dramatic increments through the course of the decade.

1982 BASF Chromdioxid II Audio Cassette

BASF’s chrome Type 2 tapes had a great reputation in the early 1980s, courtesy of their very well defined treble response, which suited the era’s quest for super-high fidelity. It is of course hilarious looking back on the size of early ’80s ghetto blasters from the viewpoint of the 21st century, where everything is expected to fit into the pocket.