Jon, the biggest reason my group doesn't make a tape/CD is the $$$$ involved in studio time.......they usually want the money up front (as much as $1,000 per tune). We don't have it, and it would take years for us to re-coup the original outlay.

In order to get a quality recording, it would need to be done in a studio. I have some "open mic" tapes of us, and they are crappy. Audience noise, chairs scraping, band "asides", etc. Besides, I can't keep them "on task" long enough to do it in a private place! Jabberwocks, the bunch of them, LOL!