The Birth of the Walkman
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The Walkman Effect
The Walkman Effect was coined in 1984 by Professor Shue Hei-Ho Sakawa from the International Research Center for Japanese Studies. It refers to the way music is listened to via headphones that allows the user to gain more control over their environment. By 1983, cassette started to outsell vinyl for the first time ever.
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