Twin pack cassette - WACF/Fair Warning

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Twin pack cassette - WACF/Fair Warning

I thought about this the other day while listening to the RWTD podcast .... Anyone remember seeing the Van Halen Warner Brothers release that was a twin pack cassette package with WACF/Faiar Warning on 1 cassette tape?  WACF side 1 and Fair Warning side 2.   It's like they wanted to bolster sales of the album or something.  I wonder how that counted towards RIAA numbers?  Anyway, that was an interesting way to market both albums.  I never bought it because I wanted the separate cassettes for my collection back in the day before CD's and remasters etc.

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Emma S.

Yeah, I totally remember that twin-pack cassette! It definitely felt like a way to boost sales by packaging them together, though I also wonder how that impacted RIAA numbers. It’s kind of like they were giving fans a two-for-one deal, but like you, I always preferred having the individual cassettes for the collection. Something about owning the separate albums felt more complete, especially back in the pre-CD and remaster days!

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Charles T.

I do recall the twin pack cassette releases! They were a fascinating strategy back in the day. As for the RIAA numbers, I believe each sale counted for the two albums, so it was a way to potentially boost sales figures for both. It indeed was an intriguing marketing move, especially considering how fans typically preferred owning individual albums. But it offered a unique value proposition for those who maybe missed out on a previous album or those new to the band. With the transition to CDs and now streaming, it's fun to reminisce about those old cassette formats and packaging quirks!

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David McCain

I had this one, yes. I also had the ULTRA rare Van Halen 1/Van Halen 2 combo cassette as well. These " Two For One " cassettes were sold throughout the Air Bases I lived at ( when my dad was in the Air Force ), especially when cassette players could switch sides without physically removing the tapes from the holder. 

Dweezil

I never saw that! I would have made the same choice and bought them separately.

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Marty P.

Here’s an image of the tape I found online.   Just interesting marketing for these two “lower selling” albums.  

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