Founded by UK indie labels Suplex Cassettes, Kissability and Sexbeat alongside Americans Burger Records in 2013, Cassette Store Day returns for global celebrations of the cassette tape on 8th October. Burger Records said of this year’s event: “When we completed Cassette Store Day 2015 we went back to the drawing board. We said ‘We can rebuild it. We have the technology. We have the capability to make the world’s best Cassette Store Day. 2016 will be that year. Better than it was before. Better… stronger… faster.'”
The first wave of UK releases for the day has been revealed, and it includes a raft of big names being given the cassette tape treatment. Pixies’ Head Carrier, Courtney Barnett’s Sometimes I Sit and Think, Sometimes I Just Sit, Pile’s First Other Tape Gonjasufi’s Callus and two EPs by Fake Laugh (Ice and Great Ideas) are all being released. Among the big names, there’s also a range of compilations from record labels such as ZyNg tapes, Blak Hand and 37 Adventures.
Click here to see the full list of releases confirmed so far.
Deadlines for artists and labels to submit their recordings for the day have been extended until 5th September. To submit a release, head to the Cassette Store Day website.
