My parents had a player in the 1968 Chrysler New Yorker we used on a couple long trips, and we listened to the same six tapes A LOT. Anyway, when I got my first car, a 1970 Mustang convertible, I installed an 8-track player and started to build a collection, which is what you see in the carrying case. (My musical tastes have changed and broadened since the late 1970s, so don't hold some of the selections against me, OK? I was going for a mix of stuff I liked, and stuff to appeal to the ladies too. Yeah, that's it.)
I've had these through many moves, and they've been exposed to heat and cold for years, so I expected the worst when I plugged them into this Panasonic dynamite-plunger player I picked up years ago.
Amazingly, the player works and the tapes I've tried so far still play!
Oops, spoke to soon, I just snapped the Led Zepplin II tape. Oh well.
I guess I'll have to make room somewhere to show these off and play them sometimes. What I really need is a great looking vintage console stereo with a record player, AM/FM receiver, and 8-track player. I've been watching, but so far nothing has shown up locally.
Oh boy, if you had plugged in that Steey Dan tape, I might have let you get to first base. =P
ReplyDeleteNow whether you would have wanted to or not is a different story lolol... =D
The Gap Band, Earth, Wind, and Fire, Ohio Players, And Parliament were a few 8 tracks I had as a kid. Not bad, eh?
ReplyDeleteNICE, Uncle Atom.
Tower of Power, Brothers Johnson, Led Zepplin, Bachman Turner Overdrive, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Savoy Brown.
ReplyDeleteThey were my Dads. I use them in my '77 Ford Wagon 8 track player.
Cool! Brothers Johnson, man I had forgotten all about them. Maybe that's a good thing ;-) I snapped another tape, one of my Beatles. Putting the player back to sleep in the attic now.
ReplyDeleteOne of my fondest childhood memories was listening to a Ventures 8 track in this wierd toy we had that was shaped like a robot and played its own 8 tracks that coincided with a book...it played real 8 tracks too and Pipe Line by the Ventures was my fave!
ReplyDeleteFrom what I understand, 8 tracks have a flaw with how they were produced. I inherited a Panasonic 3-in-1 deal (8 track, AM/FM radio, and turntable) from 1975 that had never been used from a family friend and it broke all of my 8 tracks. I did some online research and the old tapes will break where the tape is joined. Supposedly, one can disassemble the 8 track and repair them, but I just decided to stick to the vinyl since I am mechanically uninclined.
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