Thursday, July 26, 2012

8 TRACK STATE OF MIND

Used to have a pretty pissed off 8 track collection complete with turntable/tuner/8 track console with flashing synchronized disco lights. That went ages ago in one of many legendary garage sales. I also had a unit that recorded and we would make fake Misfits 8 tracks.


We'd crank Blizzard Of Oz in the back of my dad's car. (Four door Caddy Eldo.) He was into Dolly Parton + Kenny Rogers... 


Combed the interwebs for a minute to find a few I had, knew of and bumped into some cool random ones. I pieced together the collage with my digital 'scores'. The Sinatra + Jobim 8 track went for $4500. Few crazy heinous examples here; Radio Birdman, Eno, Faust, Undertones...


 Check out the 8 track museum in Dallas, Texas.


OR THE COMPLETE DOCUMENTARY ABOUT 8 TRACK ENTHUSIASTS/OBSESSIVE/COMPULSIVES!

"SO WRONG THEY ARE RIGHT."


Ah, the sound of the track changing... "KA-CHUNK"!