Label
Commercial Rare Tape
Dutch underground cassette label documenting experimental and live music performances from the 1980s European avant-garde scene.
About
Commercial Rare Tape is an underground record label based in the Netherlands, documented through its cassette releases during the mid-1980s. The label focused on experimental and live performance documentation, releasing material on cassette format in alignment with the DIY ethos of the underground music scene. The label's archival significance lies in its preservation of live performances from the European avant-garde and experimental music communities during a formative period for industrial and alternative music distribution.