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Pink Floyd tape player ships with rare Dark Side cassette

We Are Rewind has launched a limited-edition Pink Floyd WE-001 for $199 / £159, bundled with the first tape release of the 50th anniversary remaster.

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We Are Rewind has unveiled a limited-edition Pink Floyd x We Are Rewind WE-001 portable cassette player themed around The Dark Side of the Moon, and it comes with something collectors may want even more than the hardware itself: the first tape version of the album’s 50th anniversary remastered edition.

The player uses The Dark Side of the Moon artwork on the front and a Pink Floyd logo on the back. In the box, buyers also get a certificate and the remastered album on cassette.

The Pink Floyd x We Are Rewind cassette player with the tape of the Dark Side of the Moon album
The Pink Floyd x We Are Rewind cassette player with the tape of the Dark Side of the Moon album

That tape is the standout detail here. According to the source, this is the first time the 50th anniversary remaster has been released on cassette, and it may also be the only time.

The Pink Floyd x We Are Rewind cassette player and packaging, showing the box comes with the player, album cassette and certificate
The Pink Floyd x We Are Rewind cassette player and packaging, showing the box comes with the player, album cassette and certificate

Nick Mason leaned into the format’s retro appeal with a joke about ever-more-vintage releases.

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“I still have my Nakamichi on the shelf and look forward to testing it with the new The Dark Side of the Moon cassette. Am I correct in assuming that the next major issue will be The Dark Side of the Moon in a large package consisting of the album divided up into 78 RPM discs?”

— Nick Mason
The Pink Floyd x We Are Rewind cassette player's rear, showing the Pink Floyd logo
The Pink Floyd x We Are Rewind cassette player's rear, showing the Pink Floyd logo

The WE-001 itself is a modernized cassette player with an aluminum design, Bluetooth 5.1, a wired headphone jack, and what We Are Rewind describes as a “unique headphone amplifier designed with cassette playback in mind.” It also includes a line-in, so users can record audio from another player onto tape.

The Pink Floyd x We Are Rewind cassette player showing the Dark Side of the Moon album logo on the front, with a triangular window where the prism would be
The Pink Floyd x We Are Rewind cassette player showing the Dark Side of the Moon album logo on the front, with a triangular window where the prism would be

It’s available now for $199 / £159. The standard WE-001 sells for $159 / £129 / AU$269. We Are Rewind also offers another special edition in partnership with Duran Duran.

Eli Navarro

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via TechRadar

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