Through the Cassette Culture Podcast (https://cassetteculturepodcast.com/), I found out about Copy This Cassette fanzine. I tried to order a copy, but the postage was something of a downer. I asked the publisher if I could get PDFs and Xerox them here, then sell them, with perhaps better postage for European customers. So, this is only for European customers!

In the words of D. Blake Werts:

COPY THIS CASSETTE! is my humble attempt at an info-news-review zine assembled by and for cassette fans. This project grew out of an email conversation with Joshua James Amberson concerning the lack of information about current cassette releases offered by independent tape labels, especially in zine format. Yes, I understand there’s the Internet and all, but even here we’re not seeing near as much attention as was happening five to ten years ago. Thankfully Tabs Out podcast is still rolling; however, the Cassette Gods blog has been on hiatus for a while.

My goal with COPY THIS CASSETTE! zine is to help you find more great music to add to your daily routine. If I’m successful, my words about a release I’ve just heard will spur you on to grab yourself a copy. Even better, you’ll seek out other work by these artists.

Issue 1

In addition to the cassette reviews, we have interviews with:

  • James Joshua Amberson (Antiquated Future Records as well as Antiquated Future distro),
  • Marc Masters (“High Bias: The Distorted History of The Cassette Tape”), and
  • Carl Kruger (SquidCo partner and musician).

artwork from:

  • Billy McKay and
  • Marc Myers
    56 pages
    black and white

Issue 2

In addition to the cassette reviews, this second issue we have interviews with:

  • Hal McGee (one of the original “cassette culture” creators),
  • Nate Cross (Astral Spirits/Astral Editions record label), and
  • Emmett Martin (Bud Tapes record label).

artwork from:

  • Marc Myers
    64 pages
    black and white

Issue 3

In addition to the cassette reviews, this third issue we have

  • an interview with Jerry Kranitz (cassette culture historian and author),
  • an article detailing modern cassette playback options (by Lama Toru),
  • artwork from Carl Kruger, and
  • an explosion of cassette snapshot reviews by our team of reviewers!

64 pages
black and white

Issue 4

In addition to the cassette reviews, this fourth issue, we have

  • an interview with Raw Ryan (Ingrown music label owner, musician, etc.),
  • an article surveying new cassette tape options (by Lama Toru),
  • artwork from Carl Kruger, and
  • an explosion of cassette snapshot reviews by our team of reviewers!

64 pages
black and white

Issue 5
In addition to the cassette reviews, this fifth issue we have

  • an interview with Anthony Thon of Fantasy Audio Magazine (by Lamu Toru),
  • an insanely detailed article about Ron Lessard’s Recycled Music series (by Arvo Zylo),
  • a shorter follow-up article covering more Recycled Music listens (by D. Blake Werts)
  • artwork from Ron Lessard and Carl Kruger, and
  • an explosion of cassette snapshot reviews by our team of reviewers!

64 pages
black and white

These are only available to customers in Europe (and yes, that includes peripheral countries such as the UK, Switzerland and Norway). For now, I assume not many people in Europe have these, so I’m bundling all five. Should you really want a specific issue, then please send me an email, and I will sort this out for you. E-mail info@kormplastics.nl

€ 18,50Add to cart

American customers go here: https://copythis.bandcamp.com/merch/