Apparatus for bearing visual recordings; apparatus for electronic recording of sound; apparatus for recording audio signals; apparatus for recording digital information; apparatus for recording electrical information; apparatus for recording images; apparatus for recording pictures; apparatus for recording sound; apparatus for recording video; apparatus for recording visual images; apparatus for recording visual signals; apparatus for the recording of images; apparatus for the recording of sound; apparatus for the recording of sound or images; appliances for the recording of messages; blank cartridges for recording of data; cards bearing sound recordings; cards bearing video recordings; data recording apparatus; data recording machines; data recording materials; data recording materials for use with computers; data storage devices for recording computer programs; data storage devices for recording data; data storage media (other than paper) for recording computer programs; drives for magnetic recording materials; drives for optical recording materials; image recording media pre-recorded with information; instruments for the recording of data; instruments for the recording of sound