WM-GX35

The WM-GX35 is a radio-recording Walkman that allowed direct recording from its built-in manual FM/AM tuner or from the supplied external microphone, making it one of the more actively useful machines in Sony's 1991 cassette range. It combined that recording capability with auto-reverse playback, Dolby B noise reduction, anti-rolling support, manual tape selection, ISS interference suppression, and even a dedicated microphone storage compartment inside a practical plastic body. The whole machine clearly existed to do more than simply play music.

Sony was still preserving cassette as a medium for capture, more than consumption, at a moment when much of the lineup was becoming more passive and convenience-led. It was not a mainstream music-only Walkman, but a compact recording tool for students, note-takers, off-air tapers, and anyone who still uses tape as working media. It was one of the last meaningful "portable utility" branches in the line.