From Test Pressings to Collector’s Dream: How Scarcity Built the Punk Market

This episode traces the early punk scene’s practice of limited vinyl runs—test pressings, one‑off demos, and hand‑cut records—and how those scarce items became prized artifacts. We follow the DIY infrastructure that made it possible: independent labels, underground distributors, mail‑order networks, fanzines, and all‑ages clubs that created a marketplace driven by scarcity and community.

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