• shikitohno@lemmy.world
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    9 months ago

    I don’t know how widespread it is outside of metal, but I’ve been seeing more and more bands offering tapes. Sometimes a release is only on tape, other times the tape might be $6, the CD $15 and the LP $25, so there are different ties available for those who want a physical copy. I probably got 10 tapes or so within the last year.

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        9 months ago

        You hit the nail on the head. Even ten years ago people would use national audio and get the shortest run possible (50 units).

        I never got below $2 unit cost, but there’s good money to be made selling short runs of tapes after a set.