On a side table there was an untidy stack of cans, the sort used for stereo tapes.

'Do you object to a stereo tape of a symphony played back in the evening when you're at home in your apt?'

How the stereo tape was lost has never been fully ascertained.

The song was recorded direct to -inch two-track stereo tape.

But, while the wait for the modern stereo disc continues, stereo tapes are released for the home market.

The stereo tape will then be replayed to the Berlin judges who will listen on individual headphones.

The piece was originally recorded on three separate mono tapes, two of which were in turn recorded onto a stereo tape with panning effects.

The original LP was issued only in mono, though stereo tapes were recorded at the time.

In 2003 a SACD version was published, with the first release of the original stereo tapes.

The system used a conventional stereo tape to produce an effect that seemed to move the sound around the listener's head when they were wearing headphones.