Cassettes, CDs and vinyl for independent artists: costs, logistics and the paperwork nobody mentions
A physical release is a small manufacturing and shipping business that you run for a few weeks. This guide compares cassettes, CDs and vinyl on how they are priced, how long they take and what can go wrong, then covers the steps around the object itself: barcodes, postage and legal deposit. Standards, laws and official pages checked on 25 Oct 2026.
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