Play Tape Recorder First released in 1981, the Fisher-Price Classics Play Tape Recorder was in production for more than 20 years. It is a timeless musical toy that play s clips of five different nursery rhymes, allowing children to sing along with the integrated microphone, and record their own voice! Play it back, and record again for hours of interactive play. While the original version played real cassette tapes, this reproduction uses a pretend cassette and will not play real tapes. Music and recordings are stored digitally in the toy.