Spinning off from the shopping thread: given the prevalence of fakes these days, I'm starting up a list of known cassette releases and what kind of tapes they originally came on!
The Rules
1. Any official release is OK to list, whether it's a fake or not. Just mark it with your confidence level.
2. Duplicate entries are OK since we are cataloguing what's out there. I'll just mark exact duplicates with an "x2" or something.
3. Don't list one-of-a-kind items like studio working tapes or live bootlegs, since there's no point.
4. Confidence levels should be marked roughly as follows:
High: Anything you personally bought directly from the artists; tapes bought from the most reputable Japanese stores (Third Stage, Puresound, Flower Record); tapes obtained new in shrinkwrap; tapes that have something about them that makes counterfeiting difficult.
Medium: Tapes that are not "high-value targets" for counterfeiting, and appear legitimate on their face.
Low: "High-value targets"; anything japametal or sold alongside japametal; anything released before 1994.
Fake: Anything that is counterfeit, or almost certainly so; anything from a notorious seller of fakes.
You can bump the confidence level up (or down) based on your own judgement. We're all presumably old hands at this by now.
Leave fields blank rather than writing "None", except in the case of an untitled release which you should mark in some sensible way.
The Rules
1. Any official release is OK to list, whether it's a fake or not. Just mark it with your confidence level.
2. Duplicate entries are OK since we are cataloguing what's out there. I'll just mark exact duplicates with an "x2" or something.
3. Don't list one-of-a-kind items like studio working tapes or live bootlegs, since there's no point.
4. Confidence levels should be marked roughly as follows:
High: Anything you personally bought directly from the artists; tapes bought from the most reputable Japanese stores (Third Stage, Puresound, Flower Record); tapes obtained new in shrinkwrap; tapes that have something about them that makes counterfeiting difficult.
Medium: Tapes that are not "high-value targets" for counterfeiting, and appear legitimate on their face.
Low: "High-value targets"; anything japametal or sold alongside japametal; anything released before 1994.
Fake: Anything that is counterfeit, or almost certainly so; anything from a notorious seller of fakes.
You can bump the confidence level up (or down) based on your own judgement. We're all presumably old hands at this by now.
Leave fields blank rather than writing "None", except in the case of an untitled release which you should mark in some sensible way.
Band | Release | Tape Type | Variant | Pressing | Lyrics | Details | Confidence | Source | Contributor |
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3P マヨネーズ | The Monkey Punk'N'Roll Idol | TDK AE30 | Photo sheet included; track list on reverse of cover | Medium | Mercari (さきっぺ) | flowersofnight | |||
AFTER IMAGE | ~2曲入りDEMO~ | Denon DX1/46 | Sheet | 2nd demo, sometimes called just "After Image" | High | FLOWER RECORD | Cantavanda | ||
AFTER IMAGE | ~限定100本無料配布DEMO~ | TDK AE20 | 100 | Sheet | 1st demo, sometimes called just "After Image" My copy signed | High | Personal sale | Cantavanda | |
AMADEUS | Premium Demonstration Tape | Pure black tape | With label and serial number | 200-300 | Inside of J-Card | High | Rarezhut | Cantavanda | |
Arc:g:Noel | Möbius Ring・唐紅ノ人形 | Axia | The cover is smaller than the case size | Handwritten stickers on the tape indicating songs | High | Mbok | Madmoiselle_silk | ||
Arc:g:Noel | 乱反射 | Black tape with red sticker | Lyrics on small card | Comes with a card with label contact information | High | Mbok | Madmoiselle_silk | ||
Arc:g:Noel | 盲目ノカナリア・ピエロ | Sony HF | Handwritten stickers on the tape indicating songs | High | Mbok | Madmoiselle_silk | |||
CAINS:FEEL | Lie | AXIA A1 10 | Pasted to reverse of cover | Low | YJ | flowersofnight | |||
C'est La vie | (untitled) | TDK AD46 | Sheet | Medium | flowersofnight | ||||
C'est La vie | [LOST] | AXIA A1 120 | Sheet | Credits on reverse of cover | Medium | flowersofnight | |||
Datura | (untitled) | Sony HF20 Pure Gamma | Sheet | Medium | YJ | flowersofnight | |||
Da'vid/使徒:aL | SANKAKU NO TSUKI | Pure pink tape | 1000 | Pink sheet | High | flowersofnight | |||
Da'vid/使徒:aL | クッキーチェア | Pure orange tape | 1st press | 2000 | Cover folds out | High | flowersofnight | ||
DEAD SILENCE | DEAD SILENCE | AXIA A1 30 | Sheet | Photo of Hinako on reverse of cover | High | YJ | flowersofnight | ||
DIE RAUM KUNST | DIE RAUM KUNST I | TDK AE20 | Sheet | Track list on reverse of cover | Medium | flowersofnight | |||
dolls despair | ~夢遊の宴~ | TDK AE20 | Medium | YJ | Cantavanda | ||||
Ér | Ér | Sony CDix II | Cover folds out | High | YJ | flowersofnight | |||
Ér | Ex Orient Lux I | Victor RZ 60 | Sheet wrapped around outside of tape | Cover on photographic stock; tracklist on reverse | High | YJ | flowersofnight | ||
Ér | sefira | Maxell UDI 46 | Sheet wrapped around outside of tape | Cover on photographic stock; photos of members on reverse | High | YJ | flowersofnight | ||
E-TYP | (untitled) | AXIA A1 10 | Sheet | Incomplete copy? No cover, only 2 tracks. | Low | flowersofnight | |||
Gigaslave | Gigaslave (ノイローゼ/Deep red dance) | TDK AE46 | Insert, thin paper stock | Medium | YJ | Laurence02 | |||
Gigaslave | Sensual color | Maxell CD’s 2 20 | Lyrics on fold-out sleeve | Medium | YJ | Laurence02 | |||
Girl'e | Demo | LX 10 | Red cover | Track list on reverse of cover. Both sides have a white label reading "GIRL'E" | Low | YJ | flowersofnight | ||
Girl'e | Demo | Denon RS 20 | Pink cover | Track list on reverse of cover | Low | YJ | flowersofnight | ||
Kalmia | Kalmia | Sony HF30 | No sheet | Credits on reverse of cover | Medium | YJ | Madmoiselle_silk | ||
KARMA | (untitled) | Sony HF10 | Track list on reverse of cover | Medium | flowersofnight | ||||
KARMA | 過去~未来 (ウルト~スクルト) | Konica XR-I 60 | Track list on reverse of cover | Medium | Mercari | flowersofnight | |||
Kilhi+Ice | New Material | Sony HF20 | White cover | Sheet | High | Madmoiselle_silk | |||
Klein Kaiser | freeza Message Tape | Sony HF10 | None | Medium | Aduma | Cantavanda | |||
Klein Kaiser | neo classical I | Pure black tape | Interior of jacket | Photos of members on reverse of jacket | High | flowersofnight | |||
Klein Kaiser | 解放の瞬間 | AXIA A1 10 | Tape has custom label with serial number. My copy #195. | High | flowersofnight | ||||
Klein Kaiser | 解放の瞬間 | AXIA A1 10 | None | Tape has custom label with serial number. My copy #096. | High | FLOWER RECORD | Cantavanda | ||
Kneuklid Romance | (untitled) | TDK AE10 | 10 | First demo distributed at first live. Almost certainly fake | Fake | YJ | flowersofnight | ||
Kneuklid Romance | ニュークリッド・ロマンス 3ガツ4カ メグロ・ロクメイカン | TDK AE10 | Low | YJ | flowersofnight | ||||
Kuroageha (黒蝪蝶) | SAD SONG | Maxell UR 10 | This tape is obviously photocopied and seems to contain fairly recent tape stock. | Fake | Mercari | Laurence02 | |||
Kuroageha (黒蝪蝶) | 仮面遊戯 | Maxell UR 46 | Black J-card (glossy) | 1000 | Insert, dark-brown/black paper | I own two copies – I was unsure if these copies were authentic or not due to the bad sound quality but the band’s second drummer, as well as the pro-printed inlays, assured me that they probably are OK. These sound variations can exist due to the fact that a member, dubbing the tape, used poor equipment. A variant, commonly deemed “genuine” as it is owned by many people involved, has TDK AE 46 stock. | Medium | Mercari | Laurence02 |
Kuroageha (黒蝪蝶) | 仮面遊戯 | TDK SR-X 46 | Grey J-card (glossy) | 500 | Insert, dark-brown/black paper | Type II tape. | Medium | Mercari | Laurence02 |
LALIENE | 2ND DEMO | Sony FXI 60 | Without extra jacket | Sheet | Low | Genka Market | Cantavanda | ||
LALIENE | 2ND DEMO | Denon RS 60 | With extra jacket | Sheet | Medium | Personal sale | Cantavanda | ||
LALIENE | 2ND DEMO | TDK AE30 | Sheet | Medium | YJ | flowersofnight | |||
Laliene | Laliene | TDK AE20 | 100 | High | Mercari | Cantavanda | |||
LAREINE | MIST | Maxell UR 10 | LA-REINE stamp on the inside of the paper J-Card | High | Genka Market | Cantavanda | |||
LAREINE | MIST | Maxell UR 10 | LA-REINE stamp on the inside of the paper J-Card | High | YJ | flowersofnight | |||
LAREINE | 月夜の歌劇 | Pure black tape with sticker labels | Credits on reverse of cover | High | YJ | flowersofnight | |||
Malice Mizer | SADNESS | Maxell UR 10 | Sheet | Track list on reverse of cover | Low | YJ | flowersofnight | ||
Malice Mizer | SADNESS / SPEED OF DESPERATE | TDK AE10 | High | FLOWER RECORD | flowersofnight | ||||
Malice Mizer | SANS LOGIQUE | Sony HF20 Pure Gamma | 100 | Track list on reverse of cover | Low | YJ | flowersofnight | ||
Malice Mizer | The 1th Anniversary | Sony HF10 | Sheet | Track list on reverse of cover | Low | YJ | flowersofnight | ||
MALICE MIZER | The 1th Anniversary | AXIA A1 10 | Sheet | Probably a fake. | Low | YJ | Cantavanda | ||
MALICE MIZER | 再会の血と薔薇 message tape | Sony HF10 | Low | YJ | Cantavanda | ||||
MARIA | SUMMER SNOW/Cross | Axia J’z 1 12 | Has Axia tape stock. | Tiny insert on thin paper stock | There should exist copies on TDK AE 20 stock too. | Medium | YJ | Laurence02 | |
Matenrou | Untitled demo | TDK AE46 | Low | YJ | flowersofnight | ||||
Matenrou | U-RA-GI-RI… | TDK AE20 | Low | YJ | flowersofnight | ||||
Meties | RECUR to MIND | Maxell UJ 46 | Sheet | Credits on reverse of cover | High | YJ | flowersofnight | ||
o×b×j×e | LIVE DEMO | Denon GR-I46 | Medium | flowersofnight | |||||
o×b×j×e | not for sale | Maxell UR 10 | High | FLOWER RECORD | flowersofnight | ||||
o×b×j×e | o×b×j×e / untitled | Maxell UR 46 | Sheet | Lyrics sheet on glossy paper. Cover is a picture of a girl in a bottle; tape is either untitled or self-titled. | High | FLOWER RECORD | flowersofnight | ||
o×b×j×e | 貴女は僕を殺したけど僕は貴女を殺せはしない。 | AXIA A1 20 | Sheet | High | FLOWER RECORD | flowersofnight | |||
P-MODEL | P-MODEL OPENING SE '92 | TDK AE20 | Medium | YJ | flowersofnight | ||||
Pride of mind | 1st demo | TDK SR46 | Sheet | Cover is a photo print. Contains a warranty card | High | YJ | flowersofnight | ||
Pride of mind | 1st demo | TDK SR50 | Sheet | Cover is a photo print. No warranty card | Medium | YJ | Seen from seller dldjq56892 | ||
Pride of mind | 2nd demo | TDK AR54 | Sheet | Cover is a photo print. Contains a warranty card | High | YJ | flowersofnight | ||
Pride of mind | 2nd demo | Maxell CD's II 60 | Sheet | Cover is a photo print. Contains a warranty card | Medium | YJ | Seen from seller dldjq56892 | ||
Pride of mind | Revival demo | TDK AE10 | Cover is a square paper cutout | High | YJ | flowersofnight | |||
Rudolf Steiner | Perfect Garden | TDK AE30 | Sheet | On the back of the cover is a picture of Hora and Kaya, approved by Hora | High | Puresound | Madmoiselle_silk | ||
Rudolf Steiner | Perfect Garden | Sony HF30 | Sheet | Credits and member photos on reverse of cover | Low | flowersofnight | |||
Rudolf Steiner | Perfect Garden | TDK AE30 | Sheet | On the back of the cover is a picture of Hora and Kaya. Same high quality paper material as the other tape. | Medium | Mercari | Cantavanda | ||
Rudolf Steiner | Queen of Decadence | TDK AE30 | Sheet | The lyrics sheet is in a glossy kind of paper, has an illustration behind the lyrics | High | Puresound | Madmoiselle_silk | ||
Rudolf Steiner | Queen of Decadence | TDK AE30 | Sheet | Credits and member photos on reverse of cover | High | flowersofnight | |||
Rudolf Steiner | Queen of Decadence | TDK AE30 | Sheet | The lyrics sheet is has an illustration behind the lyrics, the other side of the cover has photographs of both members. That same cover insert is in very high quality paper that feels a bit plasticy, don't know how to explain it. | Medium | Mercari | Cantavanda | ||
Sensuale | 吐息の聞こえる場所・・・ | AXIA A1 46 | Credits on reverse of cover; comes with sticker | High | flowersofnight | ||||
Snow | -BELIEVE IN- | TDK AE10 | Sheet | Medium | flowersofnight | ||||
Suppurate System | affekt Pendule | Black tape | black bust with metal top | Sheet | The lyrics sheet is slim | High | YJ | Madmoiselle_silk | |
Suppurate System | affekt Pendule | White tape | The back of a bust with metal top | Sheet | The lyrics sheet is slim | High | YJ | Madmoiselle_silk | |
Suppurate System | Feather Disperse type B | Black tape with see through edges | The cover is lying down | Sheet | Comes with a small yellow card signed by Ryonai and Mikael | High | Aduma | Madmoiselle_silk | |
Trance Art Lizard | Eroad | Sony CDix II 40 | Sheet | Credits on reverse of cover | High | flowersofnight | |||
Velvet Eden | Madame Tarantula | Maxell UR60 | Red cover | Green lyrics sheet | On the back of the cover is an illustration by Vivienne Sato, comes with a invite to their next live show on a blue piece of paper. | High | YJ | Madmoiselle_silk | |
Velvet Eden | Madame Tarantula | Maxell UR60 | Street of Alice cover | Red lyrics sheet | On the back of the cover is an image of Kalm, comes with a invite to their next live show on a blue piece of paper. | High | YJ | Madmoiselle_silk | |
Velvet Eden | Madame Tarantula | Maxell UR60 | Red cover | Blue lyrics sheet | High | flowersofnight | |||
Velvet Eden | madame tarantula | Maxell UR60 | Blue cover version | Sheet: b/w paper/text but pink art | On the back of the cover is an image of Kalm | High | Cantavanda | ||
Velvet Eden | Street of Alice | Maxell UR46 | Sheet | On the back of the cover is a monochrome coverpicture | High | YJ | Madmoiselle_silk | ||
Velvet Eden | Street of Alice | Maxell UR46 | Sheet | On the back of the cover is a monochrome coverpicture | High | flowersofnight | |||
Velvet Eden | Street of ALICE (tape) | Maxell UR46 | Sheet: b/w paper/text but pink art | On the back of the cover is a monochrome coverpicture and red text | High | Cantavanda | |||
Velvet Eden | オペラ座の怪人 | Maxell UR 20 | Sheet | Includes an extra sheet with address to label | High | Puresound | Madmoiselle_silk | ||
Velvet Eden | オペラ座の怪人 | Maxell UR20 | Sheet | Includes an extra sheet with address to label | Medium | Puresound | Cantavanda | ||
Velvet Eden | 最後の晩餐/不思議の国のアリス | Maxell UR30 | Sheet | Includes an extra sheet with address to label | Medium | Mercari | Cantavanda | ||
Velvet Eden | 蜘蛛の巣・果樹園 | Maxell UR 20 | Sheet | Includes an extra sheet with address to label | High | Puresound | Madmoiselle_silk | ||
Velvet Eden | 蜘蛛ノ巣城・果樹園 | TDK AE20 | Sheet | Cover is a single, one-sided sheet, no label contact info sheet | Low | Mercari | Cantavanda | ||
Velvet Eden | 蜘蛛女 | Maxell UR 10 | Sheet | Cover is a single sheet, could be photocopied | Medium | Personal sale | Madmoiselle_silk | ||
Zodiac | Destiny to… | White tape with sticker labels | Sheet | High | flowersofnight | ||||
ミサ | 架空ノ人々 | Pure white tape | White tape | 1500 | Cover folds out | High | flowersofnight | ||
ミサ | 架空ノ人々 | Pure green tape | Green tape | 1500 | Cover folds out | High | flowersofnight | ||
不許可曲集 | 不許可曲集 | Pure black tape | Cover is semi-translucent | High | YJ | flowersofnight | |||
嘆き使徒 | 「ツ…ラ…ラ」 | Sony HF10 | 200 | Sheet | Cover is a photo print. | High | flowersofnight | ||
嘆き使徒 | 「ツ…ラ…ラ」 | Sony HF10 | 200 | Sheet | Cover is a photo print. | Medium | Mercari | Cantavanda | |
嘆き使徒 | 嘆き使徒 | Pure black tape | 1500 | Sheet | Track list on reverse of cover | High | YJ | flowersofnight | |
平沢進 | 魂のふる里 | Pure white tape | High | YJ | flowersofnight | ||||
翡翠 | Demeanor de Curtain Raiser | TDK AE30 | Sheet | Comes with two stickers. Tape has small printed labels. Cover identical to 翡翠 demo. | High | flowersofnight | |||
翡翠 | Demeanor de Curtain Raiser | Sony CDix I | ??? | Fake or defective release? Odd tape with incomplete audio, no add-ins or lyrics sheet. | Low | YJ | flowersofnight | ||
翡翠 | Desert Moon / Sight Before | TDK AE20 | Photo cover | Sheet | Another variant exists with a line art cover. | High | YJ | flowersofnight | |
翡翠 | Desert Moon / Sight Before | TDK AE20 | Red cover | Sheet | Lyrics sheet is completely printed with a red illustration. Label on cassette tape with "HISUI 1997 HCT-001 ¥700" printed on. | High | Rarezhut | Cantavanda | |
翡翠 | Desert Moon / Sight Before | TDK AE20 | Black and white photo cover | Lyrics sheet is completely printed with a black and white illustration. Label on cassette tape with "HISUI 1997 HCT-001 ¥700" printed on. | High | Rarezhut | Cantavanda | ||
翡翠 | HISUI I. | TDK AE20 | Sheet | Credits on reverse of cover. My copy #107. | High | Mbok | flowersofnight | ||
翡翠 | HISUI I. | TDK AE20 | Sheet | Credits on reverse of cover | Medium | YJ | Cantavanda | ||
翡翠 | 人形のような私・・・ | Pure white tape with sticker labels | Sheet | Lyrics sheet on black paper | High | YJ | flowersofnight | ||
翡翠 | 人形のような私・・・ | Pure white tape with sticker labels | Sheet | Lyrics sheet on black paper | High | FLOWER RECORD | Cantavanda | ||
翡翠 | 翡翠 (Pre-1996 with Hayashi) | TDK AD1 30 | Sheet | Reverse of cover is stamped. | High | YJ (grgrg_0303) | flowersofnight | ||
翡翠 | 翡翠 (1996 with Yoshimitsu) | TDK AE20 | Sheet | Comes with アンケット on white paper and lyrics sheet on green paper. Reverse of cover is stamped. | High | Third Stage | flowersofnight |
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