tapespondent

plural tapespondents

1. datedA sort of penfriend who communicated by means of early audio tape recordings sent in the post.

   So, while some tapespondents wrap their tapes in aluminum foil […]

   1969, High Fidelity, volume 19, numbers 7-12

   2 more examples

   The average is probably around three or four, but some tapespondents have more than fifty contacts.

   1967, Ken Peters, Modern tape recording and hi-fi

   I remember a few particularly valued tapespondents: Don from Riverside, California; Louis from Miami, Florida […]

   2002, Tom Sherman, Peggy Gale, Before and After the I-Bomb: An Artist in the Information Environment

   Synonyms: voicespondent