Category: Record Store Day

Cassette Store Week [UK] Is Coming!

Mike Seay 1 Comment


Just after my moaning during Record Store Day about there being no day for cassette nerds comes Cassette Store Week [UK].

It will be from the 14th through to the 20th of October. If you want more info and if you’re a band or a label that wants to be featured or take part, they have a signup form on their page, look at it here.

While it is in the UK, I haven’t seen anything saying they won’t feature American labels or bands.

We gotta remember this in October because it looks cool. Hopefully one of us in North America can pull off a Cassette Store Week or day of some sort too. Happy to pump up UK’s though.

Of interest. the people helping this happen, Disc Phalanx, also produces tapes you may want to have a look at.

Cassette Releases for Record Store Day – April 20th 2024

Mike Seay 2 Comments

It is a long list this time out for Record Store Day. I went through and pulled out all the tapes you might be able to find if you are out looking on Saturday. Have a seat and brace yourself…

End of list.

Yep, one cassette that is buried inside a box set. One. You can look for yourself, good luck finding something.

At least that is all that I saw as I went through the list. If you are an indie cassette label or band releasing a tape for Record Store Day, please let me know.

And yes, I know it’s RECORD Store Day and not Cassette Store Day. But there is no such thing as Cassette Store Day, even though there should be (maybe you and I should start it). So we need to glam-onto RSD.

Really though, the term Record Store, in this kind of context means a store that sells music. So it doesn’t have to be vinyl. It’s all music formats. Why are the cassette releases so weak?

I am probably missing something. Somebody has gotta be doing something for RSD in the cassette community that I am not aware of. If so, please clue me in.

thetapeplayerblog[@]gmail.com or leave a comment and let me/us know.

Anway, enjoy some Black Breath at least:

-Mike The Tape Player