Re: [ARSCLIST] On the beaten 8-track...

[Rob Bamberger <rbamberger@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Many thanks for the responses.  I should have done a little more due
diligence on the question of 8-track home recorders (such as they were).
 I must have seen some of those at the time, but my memory was wiped of
it when, at the age of 15, I bought a TEAC A-1200 with money saved from
my net $9.63 earned weekly on Saturdays working as a gift wrapper and
stock boy.

I had forgotten about the tracks interrupted mid-stream with 8-track.
It reminds me of the letter I got from a listener back in the 1980s who
asked me to time the music sets and presentation on my program so that
he could flip his C-90 over while I was talking.

One clarification: I suggested, but didn't mean to, that the cassette
was "dead" in every respect. Unquestionably, there's a population
out there buying blanks, especially among the more senior demographic. 
I had automobiles in mind, which are no longer outfitted with cassettes
by manufacturers, and record producers appear to have retired the
pre-recorded cassette as a consumer format. Tom Fine sums up these
points well.

Thanks to all.

Rob 
 

P.S. I checked out the websites noted by Jeffrey and Karl. The visit to
the jackbergsales site has me still reeling.  I may have to go out at
lunch and get a stiff drink.

>>> lyaa071@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 09/26/06 8:34 AM >>>
On Mon, 25 Sep 2006, Jeffrey Kane wrote:

> etc). A few higher-end decks had Dolby but most went without. Blanks
were
> everywhere at the time, Rat Shack sold 46, 60 and 80 min tapes IIRC.
Visit
> http://www.jackbergsales.com if you want an eye opening view, look
under 8
> tracks.

Of related interest: http://www.8trackheaven.com/ 

Karl