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Ireneparalegal · 10-28-2005, 04:25 PM

My daughters and I were having a conversation abt how easy it is to burn cds, dvds, etc. Then the subject came up of how it was when one had to record a cassette. The whole song had to play while it was being recorded. It was made a little easier when the companies added the FF recording feature that allowed the song to play fast while being recorded.
Also, you could also record over a cassette a few times, but sometimes you could hear the songs that were on there before in the background.
But!!!!! as I was telling me daughters abt 8-tracks, they were laughing. One is going to be 22 the other is 16, so they were not around when 8-tracks were the norm.
The last 8-track I ever bought was the Doobie Brothers. I hated having to play 8-tracks, especially when there wasn't a REW capability. Having to hear the entire thing just to get to the song you wanted to hear. I remember there was a FF feature, but it was soooooooo NOT FF. It was slow as molasses.
What are your memories or comments abt 8-tracks?

EmoJoe · 10-28-2005, 05:35 PM

You mean cassete tapes? I still have to record CDs on to them because my mom's car only has a cassete player, not a CD player, so if I wanna listen to my CDs in the car I have to listen to cassetes, which is really annoying.

Tuesday Weld · 10-28-2005, 06:01 PM

I remember 8-tracks very well.

TJL · 10-28-2005, 06:08 PM

I remember those wonderful things from my childhood days. My parents had a few of them. What a horrible music format that was.

Around 1990 I bought a 1978 Camaro, and the damn thing had an 8 track player in it! I wanted to keep it in there just for laughs, but I eventually replaced it.

LadyBee · 10-28-2005, 06:14 PM

My dad still has his and the player too.
It doesn't work, but he's been swearing for ten years to have it fixed.

Mr. Television · 10-28-2005, 06:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Maroon5'd

You mean cassete tapes? I still have to record CDs on to them because my mom's car only has a cassete player, not a CD player, so if I wanna listen to my CDs in the car I have to listen to cassetes, which is really annoying.

Before Cassete tapes their were 8-tracks.

I used to have a bunch of them. I even got blank ones to record off the radio. I think I last had an 8 track player around 1980 or 1981. I don't know what became of the tapes.

Ireneparalegal · 10-28-2005, 06:38 PM

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Originally Posted by DallasCowboysFanatic

Before Cassete tapes their were 8-tracks.

I used to have a bunch of them. I even got blank ones to record off the radio. I think I last had an 8 track player around 1980 or 1981. I don't know what became of the tapes.

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Hi Maroon5...cassettes are a b***** nowadays, but 8-tracks were the worst. Be glad you didn't have to deal with them!!!! Big ol' bulky thingamajigs. They are the size of 4 cassettes, in thickeness and length. Damn, I am so glad for CD's. I remember when CD's first came out...i wondered...what the hell is this and these are just like 45's, except smaller!

Penny Lane · 10-28-2005, 07:26 PM

OMG! My husband and I were cleaning out our garage and found some old old 8 tracks ! Grateful Dead, Deep Purple, Johnny Cash, George Harrison's Concert for Bangladesh among others!

So funny!

My 8 track player died years ago!

Oldies but definitely goodies!

musicradio77 · 10-28-2005, 08:38 PM

I have plenty of 8-Track tapes in my collection. That brings back memories.

phoebe7165 · 10-29-2005, 04:14 PM

Oh yes, I do remember 8-tracks. I hated that if you wanted to hear a song again, you couldn't just rewind it, like you can with cassettes. I know I still have some of my 8-tracks, I think they're in my parent's garage.

Ireneparalegal · 10-29-2005, 05:04 PM

and to think, that I have seen some at garage sales...who is going to buy them? i guess the movie industry people when they need to do a 70's show or 70's movie.

ABlairican Pie · 10-30-2005, 01:37 AM

I remember my first 8-track when I was ten in 1972. I remember these tracks:

American Pie--Don McLean
Drowning in the Sea of Love--was it Barry White?
Never Been to Spain--Three Dog Night
Lion Sleeps Tonight (not the one by the Tokens, some male singer back then)
Cleanup Woman--female R & B singer
Bang a Gong--T-Rex
Family Affair--Sly and the Family Stone
White Lies, Blue Eyes--Bullet (not to be confused with the BulletBoys)
One of Those Nights (or whatever it was)--The Partridge Family
I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing--The New Seekers (did you know the COKE JINGLE was the hit before they re-recorded it for a non-Coke-related single?? The original was called, not suprisingly, "I'd Like to Buy the World a Coke.")
A soft song by Van Morrison
Kiss an Angel Good Morning--Charlie Pride
Anticipation--Carly Simon
Joy--Apollo 100
Levon--Elton John
Hey Big Brother--Rare Earth

My favorite songs were the ones by T-Rex and Rare Earth. I had no idea what Don McLean was singing about, but the lyrics were interesting.

Steve M. · 11-05-2005, 06:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Captain ABlairica

Drowning in the Sea of Love--was it Barry White?

Joe Simon, I believe.

Steve M. · 11-05-2005, 06:55 PM

We have an 8-track player in our Ford-administration-era FM/AM stereo receiver but I've only used it once. I bought Elton John's Blue Moves album on 8-track for fifty cents at a flea market and I played it only once. Not a good album!

Mijada · 11-05-2005, 08:09 PM

I remember them. My sister had a bunch of them in the late 70's. AC DC was her favorite band back then.

10-28-2005, 04:25 PM	#1
Ireneparalegal LEGAL SPICE ;) Forum Legend Join Date: Jul 25, 2005 Location: OXNARD, CA - WHERE THE DALLAS COWBOYS TRAIN & PRACTICE Posts: 38,691	Who here remembers 8-tracks???? LOL My daughters and I were having a conversation abt how easy it is to burn cds, dvds, etc. Then the subject came up of how it was when one had to record a cassette. The whole song had to play while it was being recorded. It was made a little easier when the companies added the FF recording feature that allowed the song to play fast while being recorded. Also, you could also record over a cassette a few times, but sometimes you could hear the songs that were on there before in the background. But!!!!! as I was telling me daughters abt 8-tracks, they were laughing. One is going to be 22 the other is 16, so they were not around when 8-tracks were the norm. The last 8-track I ever bought was the Doobie Brothers. I hated having to play 8-tracks, especially when there wasn't a REW capability. Having to hear the entire thing just to get to the song you wanted to hear. I remember there was a FF feature, but it was soooooooo NOT FF. It was slow as molasses. What are your memories or comments abt 8-tracks?
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10-28-2005, 05:35 PM	#2
EmoJoe Cool cool cool Forum Addict Join Date: Apr 23, 2004 Location: New Jersey Posts: 71,478	You mean cassete tapes? I still have to record CDs on to them because my mom's car only has a cassete player, not a CD player, so if I wanna listen to my CDs in the car I have to listen to cassetes, which is really annoying.
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10-28-2005, 06:01 PM	#3
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TJL Suburbanite Extrordinaire Forum Star Join Date: Dec 29, 2001 Location: New Jersey - the cradle of civilization Posts: 16,588	I remember those wonderful things from my childhood days. My parents had a few of them. What a horrible music format that was. Around 1990 I bought a 1978 Camaro, and the damn thing had an 8 track player in it! I wanted to keep it in there just for laughs, but I eventually replaced it.
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10-28-2005, 07:26 PM	#8
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10-28-2005, 06:14 PM	#5
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10-28-2005, 08:38 PM	#9
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10-29-2005, 04:14 PM	#10
phoebe7165 Pop Culture Goddess Forum Fanatic Join Date: Apr 15, 2003 Location: US of A - the country of "really bad music" lovers Posts: 11,600	Oh yes, I do remember 8-tracks. I hated that if you wanted to hear a song again, you couldn't just rewind it, like you can with cassettes. I know I still have some of my 8-tracks, I think they're in my parent's garage.
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10-29-2005, 05:04 PM	#11
Ireneparalegal LEGAL SPICE ;) Forum Legend Join Date: Jul 25, 2005 Location: OXNARD, CA - WHERE THE DALLAS COWBOYS TRAIN & PRACTICE Posts: 38,691	and to think, that I have seen some at garage sales...who is going to buy them? i guess the movie industry people when they need to do a 70's show or 70's movie.

10-30-2005, 01:37 AM	#12
ABlairican Pie Member Forum Superstar Join Date: Dec 12, 2001 Location: Living where cats reign more Supreme than a pizza. Posts: 31,619	I remember my first 8-track when I was ten in 1972. I remember these tracks: American Pie--Don McLean Drowning in the Sea of Love--was it Barry White? Never Been to Spain--Three Dog Night Lion Sleeps Tonight (not the one by the Tokens, some male singer back then) Cleanup Woman--female R & B singer Bang a Gong--T-Rex Family Affair--Sly and the Family Stone White Lies, Blue Eyes--Bullet (not to be confused with the BulletBoys) One of Those Nights (or whatever it was)--The Partridge Family I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing--The New Seekers (did you know the COKE JINGLE was the hit before they re-recorded it for a non-Coke-related single?? The original was called, not suprisingly, "I'd Like to Buy the World a Coke.") A soft song by Van Morrison Kiss an Angel Good Morning--Charlie Pride Anticipation--Carly Simon Joy--Apollo 100 Levon--Elton John Hey Big Brother--Rare Earth My favorite songs were the ones by T-Rex and Rare Earth. I had no idea what Don McLean was singing about, but the lyrics were interesting.
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11-05-2005, 06:55 PM	#14
Steve M. Back on the road to reality Forum Superstar Join Date: Nov 07, 2003 Location: New Jersey Posts: 33,307	We have an 8-track player in our Ford-administration-era FM/AM stereo receiver but I've only used it once. I bought Elton John's Blue Moves album on 8-track for fifty cents at a flea market and I played it only once. Not a good album!

11-05-2005, 08:09 PM	#15
Mijada Spencers mom Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Dec 02, 2001 Location: eastern US Posts: 4,093	I remember them. My sister had a bunch of them in the late 70's. AC DC was her favorite band back then.
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