Let's get physical! The brands helping us fall in love with physical media all over again

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Skip to 2026 and nearly half (46 per cent) of Generation Alpha are preferring to listen to physical music . Shanling Shanling EC Play £209.99 at Amazon UK Coming in a variety of really fun colours, this portable CD player is something of a looker. We Are Rewind We Are Rewind Portable Cassette Player £129 at Amazon UK We are big fans of We Are Rewind. TOMASHI Tomashi Portable Cassette Player £59.49 at Amazon UK You've got to love a bit of see-through tech and that is what you get with this Tomashi Portable Cassette Player — a smart see-through gadget. However, before I got my first CD player, I clearly remember borrowing my older brother's cassette player to listen to his mixtapes.