Reviews and discussion of 8-Track cartridge releases
We should never have allowed disco to become a musical punchline. It was and is a valuable form of musical expression, it is almost always a lot of fun, and is oh-so fun to dance to. There was space in popular culture for it and whatever its detractors were into. But we live on this …
Many of my 8-tracks are like this one: collections of country music. I cannot blame whoever assembled this collection for that, I love collections and compilations, its like someone made a playlist for you 45 years ago. If I am buying single cassettes or records, I usually lean towards compilations. This 8-track also has another …
I’m not much of a country music person. I did not grow up with it, my father being more into the blues, the town itself largely dominated by the single classic rock / modern popular music radio station that I have found in every small town I have ever lived in. But, since I have …
I have a thing for old audio formats. I understand why the time of magnetic tape has passed, and I do not mourn that, but that does not mean there are not interesting things and oddities that can be found at your local thrift store. I have acquired a small collection of compact cassettes, and …