Ohhhhh..... Netflix. Talk about using modern technology to enhance the C&V experience. Streaming Colombo and The Rockford Files straight into my living room from the internet. Especially The Rockford Files. That show was filmed in The San Fernando Valley where I grew up, during the time I was mis-spending my teenage years. Watching an episode of that show now, I see everything I grew up with and was surrounded by - Chevy Vega's, the Jack-In-The Box clown, Standard Oil gas stations, funky fashions....... the works.

RE: the 1812 Overture - Telemarc issued a digital copy in the late 80's that was a big speaker killer, and the acid test for how good your stuff really was.

A little bit of serendipity - I went to an estate sale a couple of days ago, and passed on an old table-top 8 track deck. I did, however, pick up an August, 1972 issue of Playboy. Chock full of stereo ads - Pioneer SX727 and Kenwood KR-7200 to name a couple, as well as several multi-page spreads for music clubs... including one called the Stereo Tape Club of America, that offered 8 track tapes and a free 8 track stereo unit when you subscribed.