Used Records & Tapes #2

For the second issue of the zine, we enlisted the help of fellow zinesters & music nerds. Contributors include Liz Mason (Caboose zine), Billy McCall (Proof I Exist zine), Jim Fath (@boringdadmusic), David Gill (writer/teacher), Mike Dixon (@icecoldsox), and myself. Reviews of albums by Pat Benatar, Culture Club, Hall & Oates, Corey Hart, Cyndy Lauper, LL Cool J, Sparks, and more.

Specs.

5.5 x 8.5 in. 40 pages, full-color glossy cover, b&w throughout, stapled, 80 lb paper, 110 lb cover

Review of Used Records & Tapes #2

…this is a remarkably well-produced little book, and a nice collection of music criticism. Most endearing are the hand-drawn reproductions of reviewed album covers, some impressively accurate and others delightfully off-kilter. The reviews themselves also tend towards the funny. By its nature, Used Records & Tapes deals primarily in nostalgia, but none of the critics leave their biases unexamined. Some reviews are vectors for personal stories, of live shows or music discovered as a youth, and some reflections more on music history in general, and the changing landscape of pop, rap, or boy bands.—Ian Gregory, ComicsXF