The 8-Track: Superb Sound Wherever You Go
I found this ad from the Found in Mom’s Basement blog. It’s from 1969 and it really reminded me what it was like before the iPod.
It reads:
Why one out of four people into our music is onto our Stereo 8 Tapes.
Superb sound wherever you go.
Whether your head’s with the Airplane or Feliciano or the Original Broadway Cast of “Hair,” our Stereo 8 Cartridge Tapes get it right on – with sound that’s almost like you’re sitting in the studio at the original session.
Stereo 8 Tapes go where you go. A half-dozen cartidges fit in a glove compartment, trench coat, overnight case. They give you up to 80 minutes of uninterrupted music and instant push-pull operation.
Good reasons why one out of four people listening to our music today is listening to the Stereo 8 Tape.
Shouldn’t you be the one?
Just imagine! 80 minutes of uninterrupted music. Instead of 80 GB (or approximately 40,000 minutes), it was only 80 minutes.
Those 8-Track Decks had STYLE, though! Check out the eject on this one: