For those who just can’t let go of their old Walkman or cassette decks in their stereo systems, Eminem is here to help you add to your library of cassette tapes. The Eminem Show is being reissued on cassette in honor of the album’s 15th anniversary.

The Eminem Show was released in 2002 and went diamond in the United States with over 10 million copies sold. The album also went platinum in multiple nations across the globe. Of course, most of those copies were likely sold on CD, but that won’t stop Eminem from keeping in mind those who first heard his lyrics through the magic of cassette tape. They’re out there! This also is not the first time Eminem has re-released an album on the medium either. The Slim Shady LP was re-released on cassette, as was The Marshall Mathers LP last year.

Why would an artist go through the trouble of releasing an album on cassette? There is a certain nostalgic feeling with taking a cassette out of the plastic box and sliding in a tape deck, sure. And that nostalgia can be a warm feeling for those who grew up before the CD boom. If vinyl can make a comeback, maybe cassettes will see a bit of a renaissance in a digital music age as well.

Cassettes have plenty holding them back, though, in today’s world. Having to press a rewind or fast-forward button and guessing when a song begins or ends is a tiresome exercise. That makes any love for the cassette purely for those who have the utmost patience. There is clearly a market out there for it, however.

Last year saw a sales increase in cassette tapes. In 2016, 129,000 cassette tapes were reportedly sold. But Rolling Stone reports National Audio claimed to sell $5 million worth of cassette tapes. It’s not just for re-released albums either. Newer artists who got their start in the later stages of the CD age and the digital music era like Justin Bieber have released special edition copies of albums on limited editions of cassette tapes.

The cassette tape will always have a special place in our hearts for those of us who grew up listening to music on tape and occasionally had to wind up a scrambled tape with a screwdriver in the spokes of the cassette gears. And if the cassette tape can keep on surviving, perhaps there is hope for the VCR and your old VHS collections.

[The A.V. Club]

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