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I recommend starting a label if you are fond of
- crying
- losing lots of money
- being broke
- realizing 100 is way more than you thought
- realizing 50 is way more than you thought
- not having any money
- having endless stacks of cardboard boxes
- and bubblewrap strewn across the house
- bankruptcy
- okay so there's bubblewrap and that sounds fun but
- tears
totally, I already do a ton of ebay and discogs sales so the bubble wrapped living room is a struggle I already know.
in all seriousness, realizing 50 is too maby is solid advice.
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All of this. The only advice I could give you is to try and keep all your projects one-to-one with the artist/band. Doing everything yourself takes a lot of time, but it's nice not having to rely on anyone else (duplication services, companies who assemble the entire cassette for you and take all the fun out of this).
I couldn't agree more. I'm very DIY and want to do as much of in house with the band as I can.
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Do you have a decent machine for duplicating? The unending patience to dub one at a time? The good news is that you can probably find a very decent tape deck without breaking the bank.
One thing to think about, especially if you're working with independent bands, is the sound level in relation to line level. Getting even a basic EQ/mastering will be really important so that the songs aren't too loud/distorted or too quiet. This will often be up to the band, but it might be a good idea to look at how the songs directly downloaded via Bandcamp compare to professionally mastered songs in your digital library. I got my own album professionally mastered this summer, and got to sit in on the sessions. It was one of the most eye-opening experiences as far as being a music maker and listener. The mastering technician did everything in relation to frequencies, and had the kind of ear that totally amazed me, especially when he said he wasn't listening at all to the content of the music, but to the highs, mids, and lows, at different frequencies. He studied as an apprentice for a year before mastering on his own. All of this to say that while cassette sound quality may not be that of FLAC or vinyl, it's still pretty important to get a decent line level output that won't distort or need to be cranked. I briefly thought about learning how to use some free downloadable mastering plugins and programs, but I'm about to have a second child, so I don't know that I will have that kind of time.
Are you going to host the songs on a record label bandcamp or simply link to the respective band's own? How will ordering/selling work? Make sure you have clear conversations with bands about this.
Thanks for your response it has given me some more stuff to consider and map out.
I have a Sony CCP-130 duplicator that is in good working order along with a collection of decks for creating a solid master tape. The EQ is something I hadn’t thought a ton about but the more I talk with people her locally, with people nationally at labels I respect and here, I’m seeing how important it is. what is that program?
In regard to sales, I was planning on having mirrored sales of the cassette on BOTH the label bandcamp and the band's bandcamp. Thoughts on this model?
I also currently sell records locally in a shop as part of a CO-OP (double nickels collective in Tempe AZ) and have good relationship with all of the other local record shops so i'll have some opportunities to sell the tapes in a brick and mortar retail space as well as online.
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Thanks so to everyone for the info. I do plan to start really small. I plan to give the bands involved the choice of a professional dub form either National or duplication.ca. I really want to put band I work with in the driver seat on the quality and quantity as long as they are reasonable.
The plan is for everything to be limited runs under a 100, hand numbered and when they are gone they are gone in that variation. If we repress the casing or art or both will be different. Because many of the bands I'm working with already have stuff up or will have it up on bandcamp, doing a download will be easy and I plan to include it.
A question:
where is the best place to buy tapes if I want to dup them myself?
what else am i missing?
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I'm thinking of starting a cassette label to help some friends put out some stuff they currently only have on bandcamp. I've collected tapes for a long time and I have no illusions about making any kind of money on this. I am viewing more as i like this music and want to support it and I could have some fun and learn a lot.
I'd love to hear from any of you who have run or are currently running a label that does cassette releases. I'd also love to hear from any bands who have put out a cassette release.
I own a working tape duplicator and have contacts with a number shops locally and in the region to get the tapes out. I also plan to do small runs that 100 or fewer.
Any advice would be much appreciated.
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Double Nickels Collective in Tempe, Arizona is the best shop in the Phoenix Metro area.
It was named on of the top 21 record stores in the country by Thrillist.com
What makes this shop so cool is the fact that it is a Co-op. There are over 15 sellers under one roof. the store is anchored by the guys behind Eastside Records, which was one of Arizona's best shops for decades. I love that I can dig what amounts to five shops under one roof. They also sell some vintages clothing and tons of record players and other audio gear.
45 W Southern AVE,
Tempe AZ 85282
11am-6pm monday-wednesday
11am-9pm Thursday-Saturday
Noon to 6pm sunday
Here are some links on the shop:
facebook page- this were they post all the new arrivals
Instagram account for one of the sellers
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CCMusic - 25% off orders over $50 -- JAN1650
Big thanks for posting I grabbed 35 albums and my shipping was only $12.95! Again, thanks for posting, I knew I was going to blow all the xmas cash on records somehow. You provided the somehow
Absolutely no self-control
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Scored tons and tons of the bluenote 75 pressings! Thanks a ton for posting!
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Little Axe Records sells Mississippi Records releases online for them. Here Is the link:
http://www.littleaxerecords.com
Shipping is usually cheap.
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Merge records- Fantastic! Quick shipping and really well packed boxes.
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Both super wash and one are great as long as you follow the directions. But for light cleaning ( non VPI, nitty gritty) I would really encourage you to research the "homebrew" option. Its the best value. Distilled water is all you need about 90% of the time.
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keep in mind that there is no auto return feature. This meas you need to be around and with it enough to get up and manually remove the needle at the end of each side. This sounds small, but trust me auto return is amazing. also I echo the comments above about this table having a built in preamp. Also I second saving a buying a better table used.
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Everything I ordered has gotten a shipment notification. Holy shit.
Hope they pack things okay... one of my shipments has two box sets and two regular albums.
Having ordered from them in the past, I've been impressed with their shipping of multiple items. Its when they only ship a single album that sometimes things go south. Also depending on which Hastings location is shipping will determine the care your stuff gets. The Denver store packs things really well. Austin, not so much.
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The limited press has a list of Black Friday deals:
http://thelimitedpress.com/black-friday-2015-deals-roundup/
Some are repeats of what has already been posted here but most of it isn't.
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Saddle Creek Records is doing a 25% off sale until Monday with coupon code SHOP2015
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won't pay more than $5 for a new release on cassette.
I often buy older stuff at thrift stores that would set me back money wise if I was purchasing the vinyl format. There are albums I'm content to own on Cassette for $1 but I won't through out the going median on discogs to acquire the release on vinyl.
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http://www.m2com.com/audio.html
They require a minimal order of 100 tapes. Burger Records uses these guys. I think the quality of Burger's tapes is top shelf. not sure about their shipping cost to Cananda.
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No Sleep Records has everything at 40%. no code needed. If you use the code "BLACK15" you get another 10%.
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Burger Records is doing 20% off everything at http://burgerrecords.11spot.com/
Just know that their shipping and handling charges are a lot.
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Vinylboxmonthly.com is doing 50% off until 11:59pm 11/30. Code is BLACKFRIDAY2015
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Get 40% off all InnovativeLeisure.net & Bandcamp store orders from November 22nd through December 31. Use code: 40days
great stuff on this label. Allah-las, Nick Waterhouse, Bass Drum of Death, and my favorite thai psych drone band, Khun Narin Electric Phin Band.
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Light in the Attic Records is doing their annual holiday sale. Runs until 11:59pm on New Year’s Eve! They are offering 20% off all LITA titles (including Cinewax, Modern Classics Recordings, Future Days) and 10% off all distro titles, EXCLUDING in both categories brand new titles and titles that are still on preorder status.
No Code. Discount applied already applied sitewide. http://blog.lightintheattic.net/2015-holiday-sale/
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I was able to grab every colored variation of the american football release!
Thinking of starting a cassette label
in Cassette Collective Message Board
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Thanks for all the advice and wisdom. The band and I decided to do to a run of 50 tapes using duplication.ca. We have access to professional mastering and will get a good mixdown for a mastertape. Again, thanks for all the advice. When it drops I'll link to the bandcamp.