sometimes its fun to look back; and to see ourselves
at those times in the past when we gazed in wonder,
forward - TO THE FUTURE!

at such times we tried to wrap our brains around
The Next Big Thing

the video below takes us back to 1958; when RCA
introduced its "Revolutionary New Triumph" -
the Tape Cartridge

the narrator of the video points out that,

Through the years RCA Victor has built a tradition
of continually introducing new ideas and products
to bring new thrills and pleasures to millions in home
entertainment.

In keeping with that tradition, RCA Victor now offers
a completely new development for new listening
enjoyment with tape.

that new development being the Tape Cartridge;
and the proud narrator goes on to highlight what
may be the most mind blowing innovation of this
revolutionary new triumph - the fact that

for easy reference, the first side of each selection
is labeled A . . . while the second side is labeled B

Amazing!