''Purple Tape'' is the first album by

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, self-released in 1992 on audio cassette only, used to pitch her to record companies. The record features mostly Loeb's voice accompanied by a guitar. Loeb would later include and re-record the majority of these songs on her later albums '' Tails'' and ''

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''. While some songs of the album were later released as b-sides on some of Loeb's singles, the album did not see its CD release until January 22, 2008, when it was released as a two-CD including an extensive interview with Loeb about the album.

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* * 1992 debut albums Lisa Loeb albums Interview albums Self-released albums {{1990s-alt-rock-album-stub