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Hitachi & Lo-D Audio Cassettes

Hitachi/Lo-D Audio Cassette history.

Hitachi Ltd. was founded in 1910. It is a Japanese multinational corporation specializing in high-technology and services. The company is the parent of the Hitachi Group. Hitachi is the third largest technological company by revenue as of 2009. Company also used Lo-D name as a trademark under which they sell high end audio equipement in Japan.

Hitachi Ltd. owns a Hitachi Maxell, Ltd. (commonly known as Maxell) as a result all the Hitachi and Lo-D audio cassettes are just rebranded Maxell audio cassettes.

Hitachi 1966-69
Hitachi 1970-71
Hitachi 1972-73
Hitachi 1974-75
Hitachi 1976-80
Lo-D 1978-80 JAPAN Hitachi 1981-87 EUR
Lo-D 1981-82 JAPAN
Lo-D 1983-84 JAPAN
Lo-D 1984 JAPAN
Hitachi 1985-86 JAPAN
Hitachi 1987 JAPAN
Hitachi 1988-89 JAPAN Hitachi 1988-89 EUR
Hitachi 1990-93 JAPAN Hitachi 1990-91 EUR
Hitachi 1992-93 EUR

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