Ongoing History Daily: The 8-track museum
About a million years ago, the 8-track tape changed the way people consumed music in the car. Starting in the middle 60s, these bulky, awkward cartridges allowed people for the first time to
Read MoreAbout a million years ago, the 8-track tape changed the way people consumed music in the car. Starting in the middle 60s, these bulky, awkward cartridges allowed people for the first time to
Read MoreI’ve got a soft spot for failed media formats from the past. Most people know about 8-tracks, reel-to-reel tapes, and a couple of types of floppy discs for computers. But that’s only a
Read MoreAs far as anyone can tell, the last major-label album to be released on 8-track was Fleetwood Mac’s Greatest Hits in 1988. The format continued to survive for a few more years as
Read MoreFor the first several decades of car audio, the only option was the radio. There was a brief dalliance with an in-dash turntable in the 50s… …but for many obvious reasons, it was
Read MoreI’m currently working on a children’s book for Kids Can Press which traces the evolution of the gadgets we’ve used to listen to music over the decades. The people at EnjoyTheMusic.com have come
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