The launch of the Walkman
The advent of music on the move in July 1979
Witness History · BBC World Service
July 4, 20199m 16s
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Show Notes
The portable cassette player that brought us music on the move was launched in July 1979. By the time production of the Walkman came to an end thirty years later, Sony had sold more than 220 million machines worldwide. Farhana Haider has been hearing from Tim Jarman, who purchased one of the original blue-and-silver Walkmans.
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