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Every new media invention has caused moral panic: radio, TV, the Walkman.

“People are wanting to restore all sorts, like Sony Walkmans, radio tape decks, and portable CD players they had and loved as teenagers. There’s a lot of nostalgia there.”

Here, we’re in a world of phone booths, pagers and bulky computers no one knows how to work, of Walkmans and videotape, which both simplifies and complicates the action.

"I remember everybody being in their new suits, looking great and listening to music on our new Sony Walkmans," recalls Spink.

If you have an iPod or a phone that plays music, the Sony Walkman may look like ancient history.