BASF LH EXTRA I - 1985 - US / EU / BR
"Very well made, and as good as any contemporary Type I tape. BASF provided bulk tape to many duplicators at the time this cassette was in production, so you can be assured of the quality." Tony Villa
Note 1: 60 Mins: Made in Germany 🇩🇪. Small Window: This cassette has a very unusual pattern on its black shells, see picture provided. Wrapper may have a small rip or two, not enough to bother anyone (repaired). These have the "Made in Germany 🇩🇪" letters on the back. SOLD
Note 1A: 90 Mins: Made in the USA 🇺🇸. B-grade. Small Window: Has one large rip (not repaired) and it feels like the case may have a crack where the rip is, but it's a bit hard to tell. SOLD
Note 2: 60 Mins: Made in Brazil 🇧🇷. Large Window: Lightly scuffed wrappers. SOLD
Note 3: 90 Mins: Made in France 🇫🇷. Small Window: GOLD. The wrapper is perfect. Gold bars and "BASF" letters on the window. SOLD
Note 4: 90 Mins: Made in France 🇫🇷. Small Window: The wrappers are impeccable. Only 1 available now
Note 5: 90 Mins: Made in France 🇫🇷. Large Window: These cassettes are all moderately scuffed with multiple other tiny blemishes, and they are priced $2.00 less than what we have carried them here for. They are still 100% collectible, but they'll never be our nicest samples. Remove the wrapper and use them as intended... for a nice mix-tape! All of these have the 0.2835754030.7 UPC code number on them. Available
Note 5A: 90 Mins: Made in France 🇫🇷. Large Window: B-Grade: One crack on the front of the case, and several tiny wrapper blemishes throughout. Hard to spot any on the reverse side through the uploaded picture. See 2 pictures. Priced $3.00 lower. Only 1 available
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About BASF:
BASF is a German chemical company founded in 1865, with a long history in the development of magnetic recording media. Its expertise in chemistry helped establish the company as an important name in open-reel tape and, later, the Compact Cassette.
During the cassette era, BASF offered a broad range of recording tapes, from everyday ferric models to chromium-dioxide Type II formulations. Its chrome tapes became a distinctive part of the range, valued by enthusiasts for their recording characteristics and their place in the history of cassette development.
BASF’s magnetic-media business later passed to EMTEC. Its recording-tape heritage remains an important part of the brand’s appeal, with surviving cassettes preserving a connection to one of the formative names in magnetic recording.
BASF LH EXTRA I - 1985 - US - Made in France 🇫🇷, Brazil 🇧🇷, or Germany 🇩🇪.
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(*) Same Tape, Different UPC codes: Possible Transitional Release
Additional Notes: Under Note #5: There are two different UPC codes: 4.009993006729 and 0.2835754030.7 . The tapes are 100% identical. Depending on availability, make your choice and send me an email requesting which one you want.
The UPC ending in 006729 is associated with German production (45spaces.com). It may be a transitional release, using leftover German wrappers as production moved to France 🇫🇷, before a new wrapper appeared with a UPC ending in 54030.7. This could make it an unusual variant, though neither the production sequence nor its rarity is documented.