Recording/reproducing apparatus, magnetic head and tape cartridge

A tape cartridge comprising:

• a main cartridge portion;
• a pair of tape reels rotatably arranged in the inside of said main cartridge portion;
• a magnetic tape placed around said tape reels;
• and
• magnetic tape guides located on a lateral surface of a cut-out formed in the main cartridge portion into which is intruded a magnetic head from a recording/reproducing apparatus, each tape guide having a tape slide surface with one magnetic tape suction recess therein, said magnetic tape suction recess having only one magnetic tape suction opening, said magnetic tape suction opening being located in said tape sliding surface, the perimeter of which is covered by said magnetic tape, each of said magnetic tape guides having an inclined portion inclined towards the magnetic tape and declining nearing said cut-out,
• said magnetic tape suction opening applying suction force on the magnetic tape running on the tape slide surface of said tape guide means.