This gorgeous Dark Side of the Moon portable modern tape player will make you believe the cassette revival isn't nonsense after all — especially since it comes with a new remastered tape of the album

We Are Rewind's WE-001 tape player gets a limited-edition The Dark Side of the Moon edition with a custom design Includes the first tape version of the album's 50th anniversary remastered edition in the box Available today for $199 / £159 (about U$310) Every so often, I'll receive an email about pro

<![CDATA[ <article> <ul><li><strong>We Are Rewind's WE-001 tape player gets a limited-edition The Dark Side of the Moon edition with a custom design</strong></li><li><strong>Includes the first tape version of the album's 50th anniversary remastered edition in the box</strong></li><li><strong>Available today for $199 / £159 (about U$310)</strong></li></ul><p>Every so often, I'll receive an email about products that a product launch that actually makes me say "Oh damn!" out loud. And seeing the first images of We Are Rewind's new version of its cassette player decked out in Pink Floyd livery was one of those occasions.</p><p>The limited-edition 'Pink Floyd X We Are Rewind' version of the WE-001 portable cassette player (<a href="https://www.techradar.com/audio/portable-media-players/this-modern-cassette-player-with-bluetooth-and-matching-retro-wireless-headphones-mightve-been-my-favorite-music-experience-at-ces-2025">which I first got my hands on in its regular edition back at CES 2025</a>) is obviously super-tempting for its beautiful <em>The Dark Side of the Moon</em> imagery on the front (with a Pink Floyd logo on the back), but it also comes with a certificate and a tape version of <em>Dark Side</em> in the box.</p><figure class="van-image-figure inline-layout" data-bordeaux-image-check ><div class='image-full-width-wrapper'><div class='image-widthsetter' style="max-width:1200px;"><p class="vanilla-image-block" style="padding-top:56.33%;"><img id="jcwFencL6CBpsfaZb7gCc5" name="WE_ARE_REWIND_ASSETS_B2B_PINK_FLOYD_1080x1920px_09" alt="The Pink Floyd x We Are Rewind cassette player with the tape of the Dark Side of the Moon album" src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/jcwFencL6CBpsfaZb7gCc5.jpg" mos="" align="middle" fullscreen="" width="1200" height="676" attribution="" endorsement="" class="inline"></p></div></div><figcaption itemprop="caption description" class=" inline-layout"><span class="credit" itemprop="copyrightHolder">(Image credit: We Are Rewind)</span></figcaption></figure><p>The cassette is especially interesting, because it's the first time the 50th anniversary remaster of the album has ever been available on tape — and might well be the <em>only</em> time.</p><figure class="van-image-figure inline-layout" data-bordeaux-image-check ><div class='image-full-width-wrapper'><div class='image-widthsetter' style="max-width:1686px;"><p class="vanilla-image-block" style="padding-top:56.23%;"><img id="5aZtkuhsnPBVWFKALntKZ5" name="WE_ARE_REWIND_PINK_FLOYD_PACKAGING_HD" alt="The Pink Floyd x We Are Rewind cassette player and packaging, showing the box comes with the player, album cassette and certificate" src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/5aZtkuhsnPBVWFKALntKZ5.jpg" mos="" align="middle" fullscreen="" width="1686" height="948" attribution="" endorsement="" class="inline"></p></div></div><figcaption itemprop="caption description" class=" inline-layout"><span class="credit" itemprop="copyrightHolder">(Image credit: We Are Rewind)</span></figcaption></figure><p>Pink Floyd's Nick Mason joked, "I still have my Nakamichi on the shelf and look forward to testing it with the new <em>The Dark Side of the Moon</em> cassette. Am I correct in assuming that the next major issue will be <em>The Dark Side of the Moon</em> in a large package consisting of the album divided up into 78 RPM discs?"</p><p>I already have a WE-001 sitting on my shelf at home, next to my amp, and yet I find myself <em>extremely</em> tempted to pick this new version up anyway.</p><figure class="van-image-figure inline-layout" data-bordeaux-image-check ><div class='image-full-width-wrapper'><div class='image-widthsetter' style="max-width:1200px;"><p class="vanilla-image-block" style="padding-top:56.17%;"><img id="c6b4HRZ4U6uNgcjNpkirn5" name="WE_ARE_REWIND_ASSETS_B2B_PINK_FLOYD_1080x1920px_08" alt="The Pink Floyd x We Are Rewind cassette player's rear, showing the Pink Floyd logo" src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/c6b4HRZ4U6uNgcjNpkirn5.jpg" mos="" align="middle" fullscreen="" width="1200" height="674" attribution="" endorsement="" class="inline"></p></div></div><figcaption itemprop="caption description" class=" inline-layout"><span class="credit" itemprop="copyrightHolder">(Image credit: We Are Rewind)</span></figcaption></figure><p>The WE-001 player is modernized tape player, with a cool aluminum design, and Bluetooth 5.1 support as well as an audio jack for wired headphones. A release from We Are Rewind says there's a "unique headphone amplifier designed with cassette playback in mind" — and it sounds nice, I have to say, though if you're picking up vintage tapes the quality may vary depending more on the tape than what's inside the player.</p><p>Even more pleasing is that if you want to get back into mixtape culture (and I do! <a href="https://www.techradar.com/opinion/apple-music-and-spotify-are-boring-wheres-the-fun-and-weird-mixtape-energy">I've written about wishing streaming services offered more options around this in playlists</a>), there's a line-in — so you can record to tape from another player.</p><p>But my desire for this version isn't really about anything the player can do or what it sounds like. I just want that thing on my shelf. </p><figure class="van-image-figure inline-layout" data-bordeaux-image-check ><div class='image-full-width-wrapper'><div class='image-widthsetter' style="max-width:1200px;"><p class="vanilla-image-block" style="padding-top:56.33%;"><img id="mu6CAXU5ap3rgbobhdcKo5" name="WE_ARE_REWIND_ASSETS_B2B_PINK_FLOYD_1080x1920px_06" alt="The Pink Floyd x We Are Rewind cassette player showing the Dark Side of the Moon album logo on the front, with a triangular window where the prism would be" src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/mu6CAXU5ap3rgbobhdcKo5.jpg" mos="" align="middle" fullscreen="" width="1200" height="676" attribution="" endorsement="" class="inline"></p></div></div><figcaption itemprop="caption description" class=" inline-layout"><span class="credit" itemprop="copyrightHolder">(Image credit: We Are Rewind)</span></figcaption></figure><p>If you feel the same way, it's available to buy now (while it lasts) for $199 / £159 (about U$310). The non-Floyd version of the WE-001 costs $159 / £129 /AU$269.</p><p>If prog rock isn't your thing, you might also be drawn in by another We Are Rewind special edition with <em>quite</em> a different look: <a href="https://www.techradar.com/audio/audio-streaming/im-hungry-like-the-wolf-for-this-duran-duran-themed-jewel-encrusted-walkman">the jewel-encrusted Duran Duran version</a>.</p><div style="min-height: 250px;"> <div class="kwizly-quiz kwizly-ev1rxX"></div> </div> <script src="https://kwizly.com/embed/ev1rxX.js" async></script> </article> ]]>