Albums on cassette have all but disappeared in the early 2000s in favor of CDs and digital music, but thankfully for Hanson, all of their albums have
been released into a cassette format so far. Even The Best of Hanson: Live & Electric!
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The Beginning
Here's something you don't see every day - a very rare tape titled "The Beginning" that Hanson released in 1993. Five songs
on one side, seven songs on the other. The reverse side says "The Hanson Bros." and has their address and phone number on the back.
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Boomerang - First Printing
Super rare first cassette printing of Boomerang, Hanson's first indie album. It's a lot more colorful than the final release (below). Very very rare!
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Boomerang
Hanson's first independant album, Boomerang, on cassette.
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MMMBop
Hanson's second independant album, MMMBop, on cassette.
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Middle of Nowhere - US
Middle of Nowhere cassette. Notice that "Man From Milwaukee" is not on the cassette...
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Middle of Nowhere - UK
UK Middle of Nowhere cassette.
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Middle of Nowhere - France
French Middle of Nowhere cassette. Same tracks as the US cassette.
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Middle of Nowhere - Turkey
Very rare Middle of Nowhere cassette from - yes, that's right - Istanbul, Turkey! The cassette itself is completely clear, which is a rarity among Hanson cassettes.
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Middle of Nowhere - Taiwan
Very rare Taiwan Middle of Nowhere cassette.
The tape is orange and black, and notice that With You In Your Dreams
is printed With You In My Dreams.
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Middle of Nowhere - Venezuela
RARE Middle of Nowhere cassette from Venezuela.
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Middle of Nowhere - China
RARE Middle of Nowhere cassette from China. Check out the back insert, it's completely different from any other MON cassette (or CD, for that matter.) I love it!!
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Snowed In - Turkey
Very rare Snowed In cassette from Istanbul, Turkey! Like its MON counter part, the cassette is clear. The font on the cassette flap is red and green, which is cool.
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Snowed In - Taiwan
Very rare Taiwan Snowed In cassette. Love it!
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3 Car Garage - Taiwan
Very *rare* 3 Car Garage cassette from Taiwan.
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3 Car Garage - China
Rare 3 Car Garage cassette from China. Different back cover art than any other release out there...
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Live From Albertane - Taiwan
Rare & cool Live From Albertane cassette from Taiwan. Cool back cover art with a blurb about Hanson. Notice that some of the songs are starred - I think they represent "new" songs, aka, songs that were not released on any Hanson album since Middle of Nowhere.
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Live From Albertane - China
Rare Live From Albertane cassette from China. I like the front cover art - they took the color picture from the inlay and put it on the front - cool!
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This Time Around - China
Rare This Time Around cassette from China. Front & back cover art is practically identical to the Chinese CD version.
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This Time Around - China
A second Chinese This Time Around cassette.
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Underneath - Malaysia
Underneath was actually released in cassette form overseas. Here is the Malaysian version. It has the same 13 tracks as the US release. It was released by Sony Music, as most Hanson releases are in Asian countries.
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Underneath - Indonesia
Very rare Underneath cassette from Indonesia. Notice the 3CG logos on the front and back of the cassette.
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Live & Electric - Indonesia
The Best of Hanson: Live & Electric was released on cassette in Indonesia.
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