A magnetic head including a plurality of head element units provided along a width direction with respect to a magnetic tape. Each head element unit is provided with at least one recording element for recording a data signal on the magnetic tape and at least one reproducing element for reproducing a data signal from the magnetic tape. In each head element unit, an AC erase head for performing AC erase on a data track of the magnetic tape is positioned upstream in a tape travel direction with respect to the recording element.

 
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