Well guys, many reasons...tapes are very big in the underground punk and metal music scenes around the world. A lot of people prefer buying tape as opposed to cds still to date especially in South America/South East Asia. I've had people contact me to release the same album on tape, that I released on cd because they don't like cd. Well I did exactly that and since I couldn't find a tape factory over here(lack of information mostly), I made the tapes in Malaysia (One of the few places in Asia that still has a tape factory). Financially the tapes are almost half the price of the cd (because of the cost of the glass master), and also can be made in 200 numbers (as a minimum). However the fact that I made it in Malaysia increased my price substantially and not to mention more costs will be involved due to shipping (and then if the customs catch it, duty will apply too). Last time I was very lucky that my aunt and my cousins carried 10kgs of tapes through the customs and didnt have a problem. I cant afford to take that risk anymore, so I would like to get the tapes made in India itself!