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re: 8-track
Posted on 4/25/22 at 8:17 am to Tackle74
Posted on 4/25/22 at 8:17 am to Tackle74
I remember my sisters had Joni Mitchell's Blue, my mom had Andy Williams' Greatest Hits, and I think that I had the Boston. It was really interesting to go from the end of one track on "side" 1 to another song you liked on 4. Crazy how things change.
I think I sat through many songs I didn't like as much with albums and cassettes, too. Made you take in the whole work.
I think I sat through many songs I didn't like as much with albums and cassettes, too. Made you take in the whole work.
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Posted on 4/25/22 at 9:42 am to Tackle74
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Posted on 4/25/22 at 10:04 am to sertorius
I used to hate the way that 8-tracks would split songs between tracks. The dreaded fade out, click, fade in.
On the aforementioned Fandango, Backdoor Medley and Blue Jean Blues were split.
On the aforementioned Fandango, Backdoor Medley and Blue Jean Blues were split.
Posted on 4/25/22 at 12:45 pm to Bayou
I am now vaguely remembering a Craig tape deck with a separate power booster and 25 watt Jensen coaxial speakers.
Posted on 4/25/22 at 12:48 pm to Bayou
Boston.
Posted on 4/25/22 at 3:31 pm to Bayou
My Dad had this one which listened to on various road trips:
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Posted on 4/25/22 at 5:10 pm to Bayou
The one thing that used to tick me off to no end was the switching tracks in the middle of a song. The worst for me was switching tracks right in the middle of “Eruption” by VH. Totally ruined it.
This post was edited on 4/25/22 at 5:12 pm
Posted on 4/26/22 at 8:06 pm to sertorius
quote:
think I sat through many songs I didn't like as much with albums and cassettes, too. Made you take in the whole work.
Soaking in the whole thing makes the experience of music a lot more rewarding.
I’ve changed my listening to mostly albums and I look at music differently now, wish I listened this way when I was younger.
Posted on 4/28/22 at 8:08 am to Bayou
My older brother and my Dad would be the one's I recall most. I know I owned a few myself and had an 8-track in my first car but a few of my brothers stick out the most in my mind.
I did own this one though
ETA: Forgot my dad's favorite
I did own this one though
ETA: Forgot my dad's favorite
This post was edited on 4/28/22 at 9:03 am
Posted on 4/29/22 at 8:40 am to mdomingue
Haha!
Great thread that's making me think about my early musical tastes.
My first 8-track, which was also my first album, was Andy Gibb's "Shadow Dancing".
I've evolved a bit (just a bit) since then...
Great thread that's making me think about my early musical tastes.
My first 8-track, which was also my first album, was Andy Gibb's "Shadow Dancing".
I've evolved a bit (just a bit) since then...
This post was edited on 4/29/22 at 8:41 am
Posted on 4/29/22 at 7:56 pm to deernaes
Posted on 4/29/22 at 10:37 pm to Bayou
Posted on 4/30/22 at 5:31 am to Got Blaze
Posted on 4/30/22 at 9:25 pm to Cajunlostincali
Don’t recall the first, but I had many Bob Seger, Van Halen, Boston, etc.
The last two I recall buying were Van Halen Women and Children First and AC/DC Back in Black.
When I bought the Van Halen 8 track, an older guy was looking at a tiny rotisserie of cassettes that the music store had on the counter. They probably had 20 to choose from. I wondered what kind of idiot would buy those.
Within months, I was bemoaning the loss of my $$ investment in 8-tracks and replacing my under-dash 8-track player with an in-dash AM/FM Cassette player. I remember one guy ran both players in his car for a while.
Not that many years later, a guy I knew got a CD player in his car. I had seen many home CD players by then, but in a car? I could not believe that it would not skip when you hit a bump.
The last two I recall buying were Van Halen Women and Children First and AC/DC Back in Black.
When I bought the Van Halen 8 track, an older guy was looking at a tiny rotisserie of cassettes that the music store had on the counter. They probably had 20 to choose from. I wondered what kind of idiot would buy those.
Within months, I was bemoaning the loss of my $$ investment in 8-tracks and replacing my under-dash 8-track player with an in-dash AM/FM Cassette player. I remember one guy ran both players in his car for a while.
Not that many years later, a guy I knew got a CD player in his car. I had seen many home CD players by then, but in a car? I could not believe that it would not skip when you hit a bump.
Posted on 4/30/22 at 10:17 pm to Bayou
Bad Company self titled.
Posted on 5/1/22 at 1:11 am to Bayou
we had three that were regular rotation in the family truckster
Grease
Kenny Rogers the gambler
willie red headed stranger
Grease
Kenny Rogers the gambler
willie red headed stranger
Posted on 5/1/22 at 5:10 pm to Twenty 49
Years back with a buddy of mine in Austin, prepping for a Plant and Page show at UT, dude on the radio says first person that shows with a working Zeppelin 8-track gets tickets, 2nd row for the show. Buddy grabs 2 8-track boxes from the attic and screaming in we went. Got there and some cat was already there, but the deal was the tape had to play on the radio, and his was screwed (sat in the sun). Opened up both boxes and there was 4 Zeppelin tapes to chose from. Kashmir was played on the radio. We got the tickets plus bonus swag for having all the other tapes that we thumbed through, talking about back in the day. Good times!
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