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SONY 1988-89 JAPAN

Type I:        HF  ->  HF-S  ->  HF-X  ->  HF-ES  ->  HF-PRO

Type II:        UX  ->  UX-S  ->  UX-PRO  ->  UX Master

Type III:        DUAD

Type IV:        Metal-S  ->  Metal-ES  ->  Metal Master

Extra Tapes:        SONY EXIST (HF-X tape) (4 different color versions), SONY HIP POP (5 different color versions) and SONY A-la (5 different color versions).

There are some small variations depending on the market Japanese tapes have Normal Position, High Position, Metal Position written on them. US tapes have Normal Bias, High Bias, Metal Bias written on them. European tapes have Position: Normal, Position: Chrome, Position: Metal written on them.

SONY HF 1988

SONY HF

Type I

C-90 Price: 600 Yens



SONY HF-S 1988

SONY HF-S

Type I

C-90 Price: 650 Yens



SONY HF-X 1988

SONY HF-X

Type I

C-90 Price: 750 Yens



SONY HF-ES 1988

SONY HF-ES

Type I

C-90 Price: 800 Yens



SONY HF-PRO 1988

SONY HF-PRO

Type I

C-90 Price: 900 Yens



SONY UX 1988

SONY UX

Type II

C-90 Price: 750 Yens



SONY UX-S 1988

SONY UX-S

Type II

C-90 Price: 850 Yens



SONY UX-PRO 1988

SONY UX-PRO

Type II

C-90 Price: 1100 Yens



SONY UX Master 1988

SONY UX Master

Type II

C-90 Price: 1400 Yens



SONY DUAD 1988

SONY DUAD

Type III

Still in the Sony Line-Up. Type III cassettes are long gone. C-90 Price: 1250 Yens



SONY METAL-S 1988

SONY METAL-S

Type IV

C-90 Price: 1000 Yens



SONY METAL-ES 1988

SONY METAL-ES

Type IV

C-90 Price: 1200 Yens



SONY Metal Master 1988

SONY Metal Master

Type IV

C-90 Price: 1900 Yens



SONY EXIST  RED 1988

SONY EXIST

Type I

HF-X type, RED Version



SONY EXIST  GREEN 1988

SONY EXIST

Type I

HF-X type, GREEN Version



SONY EXIST BLUE 1988

SONY EXIST

Type I

HF-X type, BLUE Version



SONY EXIST GREY 1988

SONY EXIST

Type I

HF-X type, GREY Version



SONY HIP-POP YELLOW 1988

SONY HIP-POP

Type I

YELLOW Version



SONY HIP-POP RED 1988

SONY HIP-POP

Type I

RED Version



SONY HIP-POP BLUE 1988

SONY HIP-POP

Type I

BLUE Version



SONY HIP-POP WHITE 1988

SONY HIP-POP

Type I

White Version

photo courtesy of "yuko_ru"

SONY HIP-POP GREEN 1988

SONY HIP-POP

Type I

Green Version

photo courtesy of "yuko_ru"

SONY A-LA YELLOW 1988

SONY A-LA

Type I

YELLOW Version



SONY A-LA BLUE 1988

SONY A-LA

Type I

BLUE Version



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