what's with folk releasing stuff on cassette? (1 Viewer)

[Scientician 0.8]

I wouldn't be surprised if there are plenty of people still using minidiscs. Interviews, field recordings that you want to keep a physical archive of, they'd be the best method maybe.

 

[pete]

what about DATs?

 

[Space]

what about DATs?

Still got some, still collecting dust.

 

[pete]

dat's a pity

 

[Jerry Twig]

I can't find it now, but I remeber seeing an ad for someone recently who released their album on betamax. Only betamax!

 

[worthit]

I'm going to release an album on sheet music.

 

[Lili Marlene]

It's been done.

as has music box.

Try harder.

 

[ann post]

i'm streaming my next one in code via number stations.

 

[Lili Marlene]

Hidden somewhere in Portal?

 

[Scientician 0.8]

i'm streaming my next one in code via number stations.

If I did that I'd scarcely have fewer punters.

 

[Kermit McDermott]

People releasing albums on USB memory sticks....don't get that at all.

 

[Jerry Twig]

3" CD singles was one format I thought was absolute bollocks even at the time.
I remember also going into a shop in Boston (maybe Tower on Newbury St?) in 1994 and walking into what I thought was the biggest collection of new release flim soundtracks on LP, until I eventually realised these were laserdiscs.
Apparently there's still a scene for those badboys in Japan.

 

[Scientician 0.8]

Laserdiscs never did much here but I recall they had them in Virgin Megastore up to around 1994/5 and American magazines I used to buy had laserdisc reviews.

 

[pete]

they were pricey bastards too

 

[chutneyfarmer]

I LOVE those 3" cds!!!!!

Perfect length for EPs and stuff. Wish there were more of them out there.

 

[Denny Oubidoux]

Anything that you can't store normally alongside the rest of your cds, records, tapes or whatever is bollox. I hate arty packaging design and having odd sized cd boxes littering the place - there is more than enough scope for being arty with the cover sleeve. One of my bands once had a cdr released by this chap and he packaged it in an A4 size plastic wallet with an A4 sized insert. I threw mine straight in the bin.

The flaming lips are bringing out a usb stick which will be embedded in a skull made of edible jelly. Its a sorry state they've come to when they put out their last yoke on vinyl thinking that it was in keeping with their string of novelty formats.

bah

BAH

 

[magnetize]

I can't find it now, but I remeber seeing an ad for someone recently who released their album on betamax. Only betamax!

http://www.importantrecords.com/releases/imprec298_release_page.htm

 

[Jerry Twig]

http://www.importantrecords.com/releases/imprec298_release_page.htm

Ha! But that's VHS, this was defo betamax

 

[nlgbbbblth]

that Talking Heads box is a terrible awkward shape.

I like 3" CDs though. Would like to get some blanks.

 

[Jim Daniels]

Flexi Disc!

Pretty useless, but fan-clubby