music storage :: 8 track
the 8-track tape is a magnetic-tape sound recording technology that was popular from the mid-1960s to the early 1980s, when the Compact Cassette tape, which predated 8-track, surpassed it in popularity for pre-recorded music.
music storage :: tape cassette
The first cassette player (although mono) designed for use in car dashboards was introduced in 1968. From the early 1970s to mid-2000s, the cassette was one of the two most common formats for prerecorded music,
music storage :: compact disc
introduced in 1982. In 2004, worldwide sales of audio CDs, CD-ROMs, and CD-Rs reached about 30 billion discs. By 2007, 200 billion CDs had been sold worldwide.
music storage :: ipod
The first version was released on October 23, 2001, about 8 1⁄2 months after the Macintosh version of iTunes was released. As of May 28, 2019, only the iPod Touch (7th generation) remains in production
music storage :: mini-disc
in September 2011, Sony shipped the last MiniDisc Walkman – 19 years after it had stumbled on to the marketplace
music storage :: vinyl record
It co-existed with the phonograph cylinder from the late 1880s. Since the 1990s, records continue to be manufactured and sold on a smaller scale. During the 1990s and early 2000s were commonly used by DJs and a growing number of audiophiles.
Recently, there has been an increase in popularity of the record.