Just as Taiwan's record industry began early by covering Western recordings with new Chinese lyrics, mainland music companies began by covering Taiwan music.
就像台灣唱片業的發展歷程，最早唱片業多以英文翻版唱片為大宗，只是在大陸，翻唱的對象變成台灣歌曲。這便是八○年代初興起「扒帶子」風潮。