Scotch

Scotch - The Scotch brand and Scotch Tape are registered trademarks of 3M. The company also used the name "Scotch" for its audiovisual magnetic tape products. Scotch was the premier reel to reel recording tape manufacturer since they started production in 1948. Scotch invented Cobalt doping techinque in 1971 producing "High Energy" tape which later was adopted by many companies. They have also contributed to SONY Ferrichrome tape invention. In 1979 they have introduced the first Metal particle tape. Scotch stopped producing its own tape outsourcing it from other companies like BASF and DENON, in 1996 3M exited the magnetic tape business, selling its assets to Quantegy (which is a spin-off of Ampex). The familiar plaid design, a take on the Wallace tartan, was introduced in 1945 and is used on all early Scotch models. Until 1957 the logo was "handwritten" with uneven letters, from 1957 to 1961 the letters became rounded printed. In 1961 the logo was redesigned in the Gothic style, the last rounded thin font appeared in 1981.

Brand Manufacturer Model Description Type Length Year Made in Market
Compact Cassette Scotch XS II 60 Type II Chrome 1982 Europe Scotch Nippon Columbia / Denon XS II Type II Chrome 60 1982 Japan Europe
Compact Cassette Scotch XS II 90 Type II Chrome 1982 Europe Scotch Nippon Columbia / Denon XS II Type II Chrome 90 1982 Japan Europe
Compact Cassette Scotch XSM IV 60 Type IV Metal 1982 Worldwide Scotch 3M XSM IV Type IV Metal 60 1982 Japan Worldwide
Compact Cassette Scotch XSM IV 90 Type IV Metal 1982 Worldwide Scotch 3M XSM IV Type IV Metal 90 1982 Japan Worldwide
Compact Cassette Scotch Master I 90 Type I Normal 1983 USA Scotch 3M Master I Type I Normal 90 1983 USA USA
Compact Cassette Scotch Master II 90 Type II Chrome 1983 USA Scotch 3M Master II Type II Chrome 90 1983 USA USA
Compact Cassette Scotch BX 60 Type I Normal 1987 Europe Scotch Nippon Columbia / Denon BX Type I Normal 60 1987 Hong Kong Europe
Compact Cassette Scotch BX 90 Type I Normal 1987 Europe Scotch Nippon Columbia / Denon BX Type I Normal 90 1987 Hong Kong Europe
Compact Cassette Scotch BX 46 Type I Normal 1987 Latin America Scotch Unknown BX Type I Normal 46 1987 Brazil Latin America
Compact Cassette Scotch BX 60 Type I Normal 1987 Latin America Scotch Unknown BX Type I Normal 60 1987 Brazil Latin America
Compact Cassette Scotch CX 60 Type I Normal 1987 Europe, North America Scotch Nippon Columbia / Denon CX Type I Normal 60 1987 South Korea Europe, North America
Compact Cassette Scotch CX 90 Type I Normal 1987 Europe, North America Scotch Nippon Columbia / Denon CX Type I Normal 90 1987 South Korea Europe, North America
Compact Cassette Scotch XS I 60 Type I Normal 1987 Worldwide Scotch Nippon Columbia / Denon XS I Type I Normal 60 1987 Japan Worldwide
Compact Cassette Scotch XS I 90 Type I Normal 1987 Worldwide Scotch Nippon Columbia / Denon XS I Type I Normal 90 1987 Japan Worldwide
Compact Cassette Scotch XS II 60 Type II Chrome 1987 Worldwide Scotch Nippon Columbia / Denon XS II Type II Chrome 60 1987 Japan Worldwide
Compact Cassette Scotch XS II 90 Type II Chrome 1987 Worldwide Scotch Nippon Columbia / Denon XS II Type II Chrome 90 1987 Japan Worldwide
Compact Cassette Scotch XS II 90 Type II Chrome 1987 Worldwide Scotch Nippon Columbia / Denon XS II Type II Chrome 90 1987 South Korea Worldwide
Compact Cassette Scotch XS II 46 Type II Chrome 1987 Brazil Scotch XS II Type II Chrome 46 1987 Brazil Brazil
Compact Cassette Scotch XS II 60 Type II Chrome 1987 Brazil Scotch XS II Type II Chrome 60 1987 Brazil Brazil
Compact Cassette Scotch XSM IV 60 Type IV Metal 1987 Worldwide Scotch 3M XSM IV Type IV Metal 60 1987 Japan Worldwide