Goldstar HD - 1989 - CA/US
A cassette of about the same quality of a late 80's TDK D, Sony HF, Fuji DR-I or Maxell UR. It has a contemporary design for this time (1989), with a clear shell cassette.
Goldstar came late to come into the blank cassette game, but it is easy to see their decision was to go all the way to the top, or stay home. Their cassettes were very nicely put together with decent materials, smooth-cut tape pancakes, nice labels and elegant colourful wrappers. Their quality also won many loyal customers due to its great performance.
Note 1: 60 minutes: These C60 tapes, have the "white" clip that holds the leader tape onto the hubs. Very few available
Note 2: 90 Minutes: These C90 tapes, so far, all seem to have the red clips... is this important? No, not really, but to some of you it is, and I agree it does look nicer with the red clips. ;) Stock is disappearing...
Collectors' Corner: There were two 60 minutes tapes with the red clips, but are no longer available.
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About GoldStar / LG:
GoldStar was a South Korean electronics company established in 1958, and one of the names that would later become part of LG Electronics. Its history spans a broad range of consumer products, from radios and televisions to audio equipment and magnetic recording media.
During the cassette era, GoldStar offered blank audio tapes alongside its wider electronics range. For collectors, these cassettes represent a less familiar side of a company more commonly associated with televisions and household appliances. Their distinctive wrappers, shell designs and branding give them a character of their own among the better-known Japanese and European names.
In 1995, GoldStar adopted the LG Electronics name, marking the transition from its familiar earlier identity to the brand recognized worldwide today. GoldStar cassettes remain small pieces of that earlier history: recording media carrying a name that disappeared from new electronics, but survives on the tapes, equipment and packaging that collectors continue to preserve.