Yes, exatly same thing what we had(have) with tapes.
Aww, my TDK "CD Power" cassette sounds horrible when recording from vinyl records...
The "Techno Silver Back Coat" was groovy!
Maxell also had "Energy Efficient Cassette" labelled on one type of shell. Sony's top of the line shells were made of some kind of ceramic material for less friction.
In open reel tape, the coolest designs of metal reels were often the most popular ones!