The British Library The British Library http://sounds.bl.uk/JISC ASR IPR STATUS LIST.xls Sony-O-Matic tape recorder 41_BIRS The Sony Corporation was established in postwar Japan in the bombed-out shell of a department store. It developed the first Japanese tape recorder in 1950 and has remained at the forefront of technology. This is the Sony TC 357 which was launched in 1964. It is a two-track mono recorder, with automatic recording adjustment to compensate for any sudden fluctuations in sound. Magnetic recorders 1964 image Sony