Oddest re-issue fad

[ejp626]

I think this may be the oddest re-issue fad yet. This label (plustapes) is now re-issuing unusual recordings on cassette, limited to 100 copies. The offerings either seem to be metal or Asian-related. I picked up this one, based on the reckless records review: http://plustapes.com/?p=104 It is not bad, and already OOP. I would definitely pick up more by this group (The Travellers), so I'll keep my eyes open.

[Shawn]

I'm still waiting for the reissue of Ted Nugent - Weekend Warriors on 8-track.

[Aggie87]

Maybe it's a novelty/nostalgia thing. Pearl Jam's got a deluxe reissue of "Ten" coming out that includes a cassette of Eddie Vedder's original audition for the band.

[Shawn]

I haven't owned a cassette player since 1994.

[Neal Pomea]

I don't find this "fad" odd at all. Nearly all the rare music I have gotten from Joe Bussard over the years has come on cassette dubs from his 78s. And that's a lot of jazz from the 1920s-30s. Why not? It's a great medium. It's bizarre to me to compare cassettes to 8-track tapes. Cassettes had a much longer career and currency than 8-track tapes, and they still are smaller and easier to carry than cds. It'll be a sad day when I buy my next car and it doesn't come with a cassette player, just a plug in for an iPod.

[Van Basten II]

Still waiting for the sacrifice a virgin fad to come back.

[Bluesnik]

This label (plustapes) is now re-issuing unusual recordings on cassette, limited to 100 copies.

cassette??? i thought this format was dead and ripe for a nostalgia fad. and 100 copies, what? is that an ultrarare and extrashort collectors edition or what?