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General Category => Prerecorded Tapes => Topic started by: ironbut on August 14, 2012, 10:49:38 PM

Title: 8 Tracks on eBay
Post by: ironbut on August 14, 2012, 10:49:38 PM
Stumbled across this seller while gathering some Ampex parts today.
And while I (must) pride myself in putting together one wacky-ass tape collection, I do try and have some focus and keep it to reel to reel.

I know there are some of you guys who have no interest in creating artificial limits on your collecting activities so I thought I'd give you a heads up on this seller.
He says he's selling off his personal collection of 10,000 8 tracks and is testing all of them before selling.
This week he has several Lead Zep, some Beatles, Blind Faith and 4 ,..Dead tapes. All for pretty reasonable prices.
So, if you're into it:

http://www.ebay.com/sch/woodstock-cafe/m.html?hash=item4abae333b5&item=320963031989&pt=Music_Other_Formats&rt=nc&_trksid=p4340.l2562
Title: Re: 8 Tracks on eBay
Post by: Listens2tubes on August 15, 2012, 05:06:43 PM
She loves you CHI-CLUNK yah! yah! yah! .... Just shaking my head.
Title: Re: 8 Tracks on eBay
Post by: steveidosound on August 15, 2012, 07:07:35 PM
She loves you CHI-CLUNK yah! yah! yah! .... Just shaking my head.

:-)   LIKE !  :-)
Title: Re: 8 Tracks on eBay
Post by: Listens2tubes on August 16, 2012, 04:25:02 AM
You mean :-)  LIKE CHI-CLUNK !  :-)
Title: Re: 8 Tracks on eBay
Post by: steveidosound on August 16, 2012, 09:51:28 PM
You mean :-)  LIKE CHI-CLUNK !  :-)
Oh, I can assure you as the chief junk collector on this forum (anyone want to challenge me for more junk / less value?),
I have PLENTY of 8 track, quadraphonic 8 track & 4 track tapes,  and PLENTY of their associated players and even recorders in some cases as well.
When I recorded them back in the day, I would let it record through the track change which seemed a less obtrusive and obnoxious compromise than the fade down - click - fade up of the commercial tapes that couldn't seem to get the breaks arraigned so as not to interrupt the songs.
Quote from the Wikipedia article on 8 tracks -
"Among audio service technicians, there used to be a joke that "the eight-track is the only audio device which knocks itself out of alignment four times during each album.""
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/8-track_tape