There were a number of incompatible cassette formats in the early 60s (and those old 8-track loops were popular in the US; less so in Europe)
Oh yes, the format way is nothing new. Have a look here for some notes on those earlier short-lived formats:
www.8trackheaven.com I still have several boxes full of 8-track cartridges, and an 8-track recorder.
Just as has been mentioned about earlier VCRs, that unit was built like a tank compared to today's junk: Solid metal chassis, big AC synchronous motor on the deck, controls and jacks fitted properly to the chassis instead of being supported only by soldered joints.
I don't even think that VHS had arrived in Europe by that time.
I'm working purely from memory as well, but I think VHS was introduced into the U.K. around 1977 or 1978.
similarly afflicted by knowing how Monaco joined in for the first time in 1959, and how even though Luxembourg won in 1973, the contest was held in the Dome in Brighton (UK) in 1974, when ABBA won it,
Because it was the second year in a row that Luxembourg had won.
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Eurovision, 1956 - 1969 Eurovision, 1970 - 1985 P.S. Is it just me, or did Anne-Marie David look rather like Marie Osmond?
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