Foo - 8-Tracks

Any other 8-Track Collectors here? I have over 250 as well as 3 unopened and 2 players, one of them was never used too, until I got it, not is a box or anything though

Oh lord, now I've heard everything! :eek:

:p

Wow, move on dude. 8-tracked sucked then, which is why it quickly moved to cassettes.

Heh. I have a nice collection, though not an active one. Rather, it's one that kinda came with the merged territory. :p

Nonetheless, there's a nice tree full of 8-tracks, all of which will eventually make it to the digital realm, complete with hisses and track jumps, as I'm used to hearin' such when I play them. :)

I used to have a small collection (formerly my mother's collection). I think my brother is in possession of them now.

exactly why I collect them, they will be valuable. Plus, with an 8-Track player, you can play anything, just get an 8-Track to cassette converter and a cassteet to headphone jack converter

OK, you like the AMC Eagle and have 8-tracks. It all coming through clear now. :p

Heh. He's in it for the money, jaxgtr, not for the nostalgia. :(

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Actually, that is my excuse for people who don't understand it. I use my 8-Tracks every single day! I like things the way they used to be, I also collect record and occasionally cassettes

Vinyl I can see. Vinyl is good stuff.

All eight track had going for it was the funky space-helmet-shaped players. :)

I've been looking for a portable one for years, but I can never find any good ones I can afford

Vinyl I can see. Vinyl is good stuff.

All eight track had going for it was the funky space-helmet-shaped players. :)

Um. What that? Never saw anything but a car 8-track or a console 8-track. <curious Vega look>

I still has me lots of vinyl, some of which is not available on cassette or CD. I'm also gonna transfer this to digital format, complete with vinyl hisses and pops with which I'm familiar for each album. :)

DUDE. You have a Stingray? Pics PLEASE!:D

Video Killed the Radio

as someone who tried to get into girls pants to the sound of David Gates and Bread on the 8-track...I have to agree. 8 track sucked then when it was new...

as someone who tried to get into girls pants to the sound of David Gates and Bread on the 8-track...I have to agree. 8 track sucked then when it was new...

Hah! It musta changed tracks at the moment you were about to make major inroads! :p

Heh. He's in it for the money, jaxgtr, not for the nostalgia. :(

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Quarters add up quick I hear :D

Video Killed the Radio

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Dammit! Now I have that song in my head! :mad:

Quarters add up quick I hear :D

Used to. ;)

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Dammit! Now I have that song in my head! :mad:

Mwuahahha

I just remember listening to The first Boston 8 track, lol. I think I had some KISS too. Even Billy Joel. I also remember having to shove a matchbook or other similar sized objects under the tape to make it play correctly. Yep, they sucked then, and still do.,,,,BD

Bonus points if any of you had a Sears solid state stereo. 8 track, cassette, receiver, and turntable, all in one.:D :D :D :D

No, BD. Panasonic ss stereo receiver, 8-track, and tt, with a Sony cassette-tape deck. :D

Edit: bonus points if you still have it and it works. :D

My tt's belt needs replacing, and my Sony deck plays only forward (and recording to it is pointless). But the stereo receiver and 8-track still work just fine. :)

I just remember listening to The first Boston 8 track, lol. I think I had some KISS too. Even Billy Joel. I also remember having to shove a matchbook or other similar sized objects under the tape to make it play correctly. Yep, they sucked then, and still do.,,,,BD

Bonus points if any of you had a Sears solid state stereo. 8 track, cassette, receiver, and turntable, all in one.:D :D :D :D

Mine was a Technique. High quality stuff when I was 9. :D

Um. What that? Never saw anything but a car 8-track or a console 8-track. <curious Vega look>Yeah, there were a bunch of weird portable eight track players. I see them once in a while at thrift shops and the like.

http://img134.imageshack.us/img134/2966/2001ynj8.jpg

http://img134.imageshack.us/img134/4756/plunger5colorzq7.jpg

Also, there was apparently eight track porn!

[edit: oops, the image contained nudity that I didn't notice at first. :rolleyes: Go here (http://www.8trackheaven.com/porn.html) to see a few tapes. Somewhat NSFW, of course.]

Yeah, there were a bunch of weird portable eight track players. I see them once in a while at thrift shops and the like.

http://img134.imageshack.us/img134/2966/2001ynj8.jpg

http://img134.imageshack.us/img134/4756/plunger5colorzq7.jpg

Also, there was apparently eight track porn!

[edit: oops, the image contained nudity that I didn't notice at first. :rolleyes: Go here (http://www.8trackheaven.com/porn.html) to see a few tapes. Somewhat NSFW, of course.]

mmkay. I just had a flashback to something that I had forgotten had existed. :eek:

Someone please pass me the eye-bleach, and the memory-erase-wand. :cry:

Damn, x, and to think you're a mod....

When I bought that Chevelle it still had the 8 track in it.

Ooooooooh and the lower pic. My best friend had that thing.

But does seein' that make you shudder in je ne sais quoi, or simply cry?

Yeah I supposed. I thought it was cool.

Yeah, well, I can see that past-tense luv kinda thang. :p ;)

DUDE. You have a Stingray? Pics PLEASE!:D

Go to the Classic section, I'll post pics of her there soon

I am actually fixing up an 8-Track Player from one of my dad's old cars, not sure which one, he can't even remember, probably his 70 SS 396 Chevelle Conv

I want an 8-track plug-in accessory for my notpod.

I collect MP3's. Right now, they are worth about $0.99 a piece.

In the heyday of boom boxes, some got pretty downright amazing with what they featured. I remember one that sported the usual dual cassette and AM/FM radio... but a fold out turntable that could play full size records, and an 8 track recorder.

Maybe some company could get rich by making a retro looking boom box, boxy silver lines and all, keep the dual cassette decks and CD player, but build in an 80GB hard disk (and a reasonable DAC that can do the usual formats, MP3, WAV, AAC, WMA), syncing/streaming via 802.11, Bluetooth, and USB, and add in an XM satellite radio module.

Wow, move on dude. 8-tracked sucked then, which is why it quickly moved to cassettes.

Is this true? I thought 8 track was a big failed marketing gimmick to replace cassettes. You couldn't record to 8tracks, and that's why the record industry wanted people to use them. Cassettes were kind of the Napster of the day, and 8 tracks were kinda like the failed attempt to introduce CD's which couldn't be copied. To copy an 8 track you had to buy an even more expensive setup which also had a cassette player.

8 tracks were a huge step backward not only in sound quality, but because they f'n interupted SONGS in the middle to jump to the next "track."

Collecting them is like collecting pogo sticks. I like it.

I actually put an 8-Track click on my iPod (I asked for a portable 8-Track player and they got me that) as well as a record player beginning, ending, and a cassette player eatinng a tape

I actually put an 8-Track click on my iPod (I asked for a portable 8-Track player and they got me that) as well as a record player beginning, ending, and a cassette player eatinng a tape

:) I do like the snap crackle and pop at the beginning of records.

Yeah, I love that too! Here is the link
http://myotherstuff.com/entertainment/music/8-track-moments.html

Go to the Classic section, I'll post pics of her there soon

I am actually fixing up an 8-Track Player from one of my dad's old cars, not sure which one, he can't even remember, probably his 70 SS 396 Chevelle Conv

Ooo! :eek: Is this an original matching nos car??? I wanna see!! You got pics??

Meh. Give me the '67 Chevelle SS.

In fact, give me any farkin' muscle car at the moment. I feel so...so...bereft! :cry:

When you come to Cali, I'll take you out in it. Us gals can go cruisin' around and look cool. :D

Heh. I'm wid dat. <noddin' head>

Ooo! :eek: Is this an original matching nos car??? I wanna see!! You got pics??

Nope, had a 350, but still, a very valuable car, he used to hide my Christmas gifts in it until I was 2, when he traded the car for what we like to call a lawn ornament
197? AMF Crestliner Crusader 770, a boat

I hide the Christmas gifts in the Chevelle too!! Everyone knows NOT to touch the Chevelle.....noooooooo. And no touchie the T/A or the Moots either. Bad bad bad.


http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o286/Flycrow/car4.jpg

Oooooooooohohhhhhhh, that is beautiful, now my keyboard is sparking from me drooling on it

Thanks! Original matching numbers 396. ;) Bought it with around 89,000 original miles from an old lady in Missouri who left it stored in a barn. :D

4 Speed?

Auto Column. Bench seat, special order (I have the build sheet) by the original owner (a grandma). I know auto column bench is not very coveted but it is supposed to be rare. Not bad for 11k.

I hide the Christmas gifts in the Chevelle too!! Everyone knows NOT to touch the Chevelle.....noooooooo. And no touchie the T/A or the Moots either. Bad bad bad.


http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o286/Flycrow/car4.jpg

Siu, that's pretty. Show car?

OK, you like the AMC Eagle and have 8-tracks. It all coming through clear now. :p

Your just now catching on :lol:

I think I owned one 8-track back in the 70's. It was something about "fonzie's greatest hits". Left a bad taste. Stayed with my old faithful - vinyl. BTW, how much degradation does the tape see after 30
+ years?