
12 Ways People Shared Music Before Digital Players
Journey back to a time when sharing your favorite songs required physical effort, patience, and a lot of magnetic tape.

Journey back to a time when sharing your favorite songs required physical effort, patience, and a lot of magnetic tape.

The ’90s were the last golden decade for physical music shopping, and record store chains were thriving in malls and on busy streets. While a few independent stores have survived, many once-iconic chains have vanished completely.

Some classic record stores still stand today despite our move into the digital age.