Kts productions is the 8track production company for kates track shack. By 1980, 8track tapes were obsolete thanks to the much cheaper, more reliable cassette tape. Do pretty much the same group assigns you just did, so track 1 is 12, track 2 is 12, 3 is 34, and 4 is 34. Smc electronics sams photofact service manuals books. The first cassette player although mono designed for use in car dashboards was introduced in 1968. I only bought vinyl because cassettes also seemed too fragile. The music industry is unforgiving, as anyone who still owns an eighttrack player and is brave enough to admit it knows. This model is the holy grail of 8trackcassette tape combos. Eight track tapes were with us for quite a long time. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. The 8track tape is a magnetictape soundrecording technology that was popular in the united states from the mid1960s to the early 1980s, when the compact cassette, which predated 8track, surpassed it in popularity for prerecorded music. New listing 8 track cartridge tape alan freemans history of pop vol.
We went online in 1995 and have been operating continuously since then. A essentially cassette tape but older and larger, of course, that plays only 8 tracks. Whats the difference between a cassette and an eight track. Bulky homeradio conversions, record players, and 8 track tapes. Also go to tracks 14 and pan track 1 to the left, 2 to the right, 3 to the left, 4 to the right. Buy 8track cartridge music formats and get the best deals at the lowest prices on ebay. See more ideas about 8 track tapes, childhood memories and the good old days. Kraco stereo cassette adapter for 8 track tape player. Unfollow 8 track cassette player to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. The 8track cartridge, aka the stereo 8, first appeared at trade shows in 1964, just 18 months after the cassette, and it did initially seem to have it all. Fleetwood mac rumours 8 track tape 1977 wb m8 3010. Record clubs like columbia house offered 8 track tapes well into the 1980s madonnas early albums, for example, as well as michael jacksons thriller, were offered to club members on 8 track. Free delivery and returns on ebay plus items for plus members.
For delco systems with a separate radio and 8 track player, barrys 8 track repair is the. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options. The 8track cartridge, aka the stereo 8, first appeared at trade shows in. If you have manuals, catalogs or other pertinent publications to add to this site, please send them as. Malcolm rivieras 8track tapes for tradesale page is located here. All of a sudden, you could listen to your music collection in your car, or outandabout with the new boomboxes. Vintage 8 track lot of 4 tapes adult content entertainment untested sealed nos. Yet, just over a decade later, the humble cassette tape was able to drive it to extinction. International bidders responsible for all shipping costs up for auction we have a fantastic vintage boxed kraco stereo cassette adapter for 8track tape players model kca7.
Fourtrack and 8track cartridges coexisted on themarketplace for some time, with the 8track formateventually defeating by attrition. The existing reeltoreel recorders were expensive and cumbersome to use. What do you do when new releases dry up for your car stereos tape format but you dont want to install a whole new head unit. Article by jason brabazon, on the 8track heaven web site.
The cassette was a great step forward in convenience from reeltoreel audio tape recording, although, because of the limitations of the cassettes size and speed, it initially compared poorly in quality. I didnt have an 8 track but my boyfriends with their muscle cars did. Restore vtg soundesign pll amfm stereo receiver 8 track cassette recorder model 6949. Soundesign tx 0868 stereo cassette 8 track record deck silverface. A brief history of 8 track tapes and the automobile. The last 8track offered by a record label is believed to be fleetwood macs greatest hits in 1988. Scanned photo is from a mid 60s copy of electronic age magazine found here at internet archive. Cheap trick offered a limited 8track release of a 2009 album. For a recordist that started with a fostex 8track reeltoreel, and then fully embraced the digital recording realm, this 4track cassette rig is a source of muse and inspiration.
As implied in mission impossible, an incar reeltoreel tape player was never really an. More than 3,000 8tracks later, burnetts collection is so large he opened the 700 square foot eight track museum take a video tour. Their mission is to bring the 8track into the 21st century. Beginning of a dialog window, including tabbed navigation to register an account or sign in to an existing account. Betamax digital audio dolby stereo cinema surround sound. Kraco stereo 8 track cassette adaptor kca7a unknown binding january 1, 2000 2. That was the draw for the cassette tape and the downfall for the 8 track tape. Important notes 8track cassettes are approaching 50 years old. Its uses ranged from portable audio to home recording to data storage for early microcomputers.
Finally, cassette tapes became more affordable and the quality was better longer. Browse and buy a vast selection of music 8 track tapes collections. By 1982 8tracks are no longer sold at retail and only available via mail order record clubs. When music went mobile with 8track tapes best classic bands. This site provides information for on 8track tape repair, collecting, history, and other resources. The stereo 8 cartridge was created in 1964 by a consortium led by bill lear, of lear jet corporat. After a brief moment of popularity, the cassette was replaced by the cd and then itunes and mp3s. Buy 8 track cassette and get the best deals at the lowest prices on ebay. Its heyday lasted from 19681975, and by 1980 the poor eighttrack was in historys dustbin, a sortof laughable derelict from the seventies. A tape head in the tape player or deck, in contact with an exposed portion of the tape, interprets an analog signal from the tapes magnetic surface.
Kraco stereo cassette adapter for 8 track tape player supersize image free shipping in the united states. Cassette 1 is a compilation of greatest hits, while cassette 2 is an album featuring all new songs except for track c8. The following scans of audio equipment manuals, brochures, catalogs, reports and other documents are presented for reference use. Worlds only shop that offers full conversion of the 8 track player also, giving your unit. The invention of the cassette tape allowed people to make recordings without having the level of training or expertise. Cosmetically, this deck is in excellent condition being an 8 out of 10 due to a few small scuffs here and there. Large selection of rockfolkpop, soul, disco, jazz, reggae and soundtracks. Unlike the 4track stereo openreel format, the two stereo tracks of each side lie adjacent to each other, rather than being interleaved with the tracks of the other side. The compact cassette technology was originally designed for dictation machines, but improvements in fidelity led the compact cassette to supplant the stereo 8track cartridge and reeltoreel tape recording in most nonprofessional applications. A brief history of 8 track tapes and the automobile hi folks i never had an 8 track player maybe just too poor when they came out, or maybe not interested in tunes at the time, or maybe i went directly to the cassette, but in any case i certainly missed a major cultural event. The muchmaligned 8track tape is a thing of beauty for a new museum devoted to the format. However, the cassette tape had a major advantage going for it. Eight track tapes, reel to reel tapes, and other compact cassette formats tried to usurp the record as king, but it could never match the fidelity of a record on a good sound system.
I dont really understand why some of you are snubbing the medium. While there really isnt a current value guide for 8track cassettes, i have sold them in the past and i can offer some advice. We welcome the addition of additional documents to this page. There are parts inside the cartridge that may need to b. The 9 bestselling 8track tapes of 1969 iron butterfly inagaddadavita now widely considered a onehit wonder. A modern cassette plays has more space and plays more tracks like 16 or whatever. The format is obsolete and was relatively unknown outside the united states, the united kingdom, canada, new zealand, australia, west germany, italy, and japan. Recordclub only 8 6tracks quadraphonic 8 tracks rarest 8track ever. The audio cassette, also called the compact cassette or simply the tape, is a recording format that was first introduced in 1963 to fill a need in the then available audio recording media options. Valueyourmusic the 50 most valuable 8track cartridge. The compact cassette is a plastic case containing a spool of 3.