CASSETTE WEEK - Day 3
TAPEHEAD TUESDAY
Happy Tapehead Tuesday! Cassette Week is once a year, but Tapehead Tuesday is a day you can celebrate every week! Post pictures of what tapes you’re listening to, show off your collection or even make someone a mixtape! Theres really no rules, but just to share your love for cassettes!
If you’re a customer of Tapehead City then you probably already know about Tapehead Tuesday listings. They happen on Tuesday nights at 9:30pm [EST]. (They are not every Tuesday so make sure to sign up for the newsletter or follow on Instagram/Facebook for the announcements.) A few hundred tapes individually go up for sale and it’s a mad online dash to grab the tapes you want before someone else does. It’s a bit black fridayish, but people seem to love it.
Tapehead Tuesday listings have actually been going on for years. There’s probably been hundreds. Here’s some listing photos to give you an idea of what they’re like.
So since it’s Cassette Week and it’s Tuesday we decided to do a listing tonight. 500 tapes will be going up for sale at 9:30pm [EST]. They will all be listed individually with photos. All our used tapes are inspected and come with a 30 day Tapehead City guarantee. If you are not fully satisfied with the quality of the tape you may return it within 30 days for a full refund.
TONIGHT
500+ tapes will be going up for sale @9:30pm [EST]
direct listing link HERE
Cassettes begin getting listed at 9:30, but take about 15 minutes for them all to load on the site.
NOTE: Tapes sell very quick. Items in your cart are not secured until you checkout. Some customers place multiple orders to avoid getting their cart jacked. If you place multiple orders and want to combine shipping you MUST email us at contact@tapeheadcity.com with your order numbers and then we will refund you the difference on shipping costs once we get it packed up. Otherwise, orders will be shipped separately. Have fun & good luck!
COVID-19 UPDATE: We highly suggest choosing First class or Priority shipping as Media mail is having delays(1-3 weeks longer than normal). International shipping delays is varied, but should also be expected.
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Any questions you can email us at contact@tapeheadcity.com
This would also be a good day to add some Cassette Week releases to your cart if you haven’t done so yet. If the CW title you want is sold out or not available at Tapehead City check out the list of participating stores or on the releases page as some labels offer direct from label purchase.
PART 2
PRISON TAPES
The United States has the largest number of prison inmates in the world—more than two million people. And because the laws for inmates are so strict, the only way to listen to music is via the antiquated medium of cassette tape. This is because both CDs and vinyl records can be easily fashioned into weapons. There are companies that produce a special kind of screwless, sonically welded cassette tape made out of clear plastic. People always talk about the “cassette comeback”, but theres one place where the cassette actually never went out of style. Prison.
Heres a good informative video to explain it.
In 2013 a company named Send A Package makes a deal with Universal to release hiphop & R&B titles from the Universal catalog to distribute in US prisons.
Send A Package eventually went out of business, but the remaining prison tapes have become available to the public at Tapehead City. as “the prison series”
ON SALE FOR CASSETTE WEEK!
ONLY $5.99 each
THE NEW YORK PRISON TAPE SERIES : These cassettes are official prison tapes (screwless, transparent, sealed). Originally distributed exclusively to correctional facilities and prisons by send a package. Fully licensed from Universal Music. They are available exclusively through Tapehead City while supplies last.