I never owned 8-track tape back in the day. I was a cassette guy. Reasons: Cassettes are smaller, so you can carry more of them on you. You can't rewind an 8-Track tape to relisten to any given part immediately. You have to wait until the tape cycles through. Most importantly, unless any given full song ends on either of the 4 tracks, there's an awkward "chunk" sound where the song exits the track it began in and resumed in the next. All that said, kudos to you for your repair work. Younger folks will never know the relationship between the cassette tape and a pencil 😉
@rsuman3 күн бұрын
Beautiful! I really enjoyed watching you fix this 8-track tape.
@h2ofield3 күн бұрын
Thanks so much for the kind words, I hope you'll check out my other videos.
@brianreynolds63038 күн бұрын
I just found this 8 Track last week. Have not replaced the pad yet. Great project.
@h2ofield7 күн бұрын
Cool! It's a good album.
@brianreynolds63039 күн бұрын
CCR was great. I agree, the best band. Cheap Trick is great live. Thank you for the video.
@8TrackAvenue10 күн бұрын
Thank you for that review, very much appreciated. And definitely let me know what you think of the colored foam. I do cut those a little taller than the gray pads to make up for the softer foam. So that should prevent any crosstalk and fidelity issues. They are definitely a lot of fun 🙂
@h2ofield10 күн бұрын
Pleasure! Thanks for the cool product! Analog and onward!
@13JonnyR10 күн бұрын
They are mules, correct? We only have whitetails here so these look a little odd to me. :)
@h2ofield10 күн бұрын
I don't really know myself, but I believe they are mule deer.
@AaronC14310 күн бұрын
My favorite Kansas album. I have that one on 8 track too. They're my #2 favorite band.
@AaronC14310 күн бұрын
One of my favorite Paul McCartney and Wing albums. I have that on 8 track too.
@AaronC14311 күн бұрын
Queen is my all time favorite band. Jazz is my favorite album.
@AaronC14311 күн бұрын
Awseome tape. I'm a Barry Manilow fan.
@h2ofield10 күн бұрын
That's cool, but he's a little high on the 'cheese' factor for me, lol.
@brianreynolds630315 күн бұрын
This is such a great album cover. Thank you for your video.
@h2ofield14 күн бұрын
It is a great cover. There's a guy in my town with an exact replica of that Ford.
@hugomiranda589517 күн бұрын
god bless my friend H2OFIELD,i'm very glad you love 8 track,i had in my days 8 track collection an i still love it,thank you very much for loving an respect 8 track,i find still 8 tracks in garage sales an maybe goodwill,thank you for the blessing grace of the amazing 8 tracks sincerly your friend HUGO MIRANDA
@h2ofield17 күн бұрын
Thank you for you kind comment. It's never to late to enjoy the 8 track tape!
@wendellroberts983217 күн бұрын
My parents bought a 1979 Olds Cutlass and it came with one of these 8-track tapes. I can't remember all of the songs, but one of them was Toto - Hold the Line. I wish I could remember all of the other songs.
@h2ofield17 күн бұрын
@wendellroberts9832 Here's a list of those songs. A1 Samantha Sang- Emotion A2 Toto- Hold The Line A3 Barbra Streisand- Tomorrow A4 Willie Nelson- Georgia On My Mind B1 Phoebe Snow- Every Night B2 Biddu Orchestra- Summer Of '42 B3 Gladys Knight And The Pips- The One And Only B4 Paul Simon- American Tune C1 Neil Diamond- Forever In Blue Jeans C2 Lou Rawls- You'll Never Find Another Love Like Mine C3 Dave Mason- We Just Disagree C4 Melba Moore- You Stepped Into My Life D1 Santana- Stormy D2 Johnny Mathis, Deniece Williams- Too Much, Too Little, Too Late D3 Kenny Loggins- Whenever I Call You "Friend" D4 Engelbert Humperdinck- You Light Up My Life
@wendellroberts983213 күн бұрын
@@h2ofield thank you!!!
@JerrySpann-fn4kw19 күн бұрын
Ma Cousin Plays Steel.
@kensims408619 күн бұрын
I got 3 tapes of old radio broadcasts i need fixed. One needs a piece cut out and spliced back together, other 2 needs new cases.
@h2ofield19 күн бұрын
Hello, my goal here is to educate people on how to repair 8 tracks on their own. I do like to repair for other people and I don't charge, however it becomes quite expensive because of shipping . That said if you want to cover that I'd be glad to fix your tapes but just to forewarn you that it becomes expensive for shipping. That's why I've been hesitant to do anything over the mail and prefer to do things in person. You can email me at [email protected], if you still want to pursue anything.
@neonwind20 күн бұрын
8-track are really great quality. Thank you!
@13JonnyR26 күн бұрын
Thanks goodness for George, I got so tired of hearing Frampton blasting from dorm room windows that year!
@h2ofield26 күн бұрын
Agreed, as much as I admire Frampton and all he's done it was getting to be too much of that live Frampton thing all the time on the radio.
@13JonnyR26 күн бұрын
@@h2ofield On my college campus in Northern Michigan that year my memory is Peter Frampton Live, Steve Miller Band Fly Like an Eagle, and Lou Reed Live! To this day I still have the Lou Reed Live album, (digital I'm afraid).
@13JonnyR27 күн бұрын
Groovy!
@brianreynolds6303Ай бұрын
Great find!
@stephenjerome4135Ай бұрын
Great song. My Sharona is one of my favourite rock songs.
This is a great compilation. Thank you for the video.
@h2ofieldАй бұрын
It really is isn't it? Thanks as always for watching!
@ZRATAN69Ай бұрын
You've worked some great titles,let me know were u post on eBay...😎👍
@GrantSmithEllisАй бұрын
Great detail!
@13JonnyRАй бұрын
Interesting cartridge, thanks
@13JonnyRАй бұрын
Thank you.
@johnforcum6539Ай бұрын
LRB Great band...Lady and Cool Change are my favourite songs from them😊
@cliffrichard2867Ай бұрын
❤❤❤❤❤❤
@billcarson82462 ай бұрын
Nice job 😊😊😊
@h2ofield2 ай бұрын
Thanks Bill! Parts 2 and 3 are on the way!
@Rockabillyman262 ай бұрын
great video, keep em coming.
@h2ofield2 ай бұрын
Thank you very much!
@13JonnyR2 ай бұрын
George Harrison, after Billy Preston, my favorite Beatle.
@johnforcum65392 ай бұрын
It starts to kink the tape, but I will try to back it out to losing it up Thanks
@johnforcum65392 ай бұрын
Hey I have one doing the same but when I try to advance to tape it is really tight. Other than cutting and splicing together any other trick I might try?
@h2ofield2 ай бұрын
You can always try pulling a few wraps from the center and then re looping it back on from the outside, that might loosen it up a bit.
@curtisroberts5032 ай бұрын
Do you repair the 8-tracks with the "torsion bar felt pads" like the one Elvis tape that you showed? Curious how that repair is made?
@h2ofield2 ай бұрын
I just did this Styx one the other day. kzbin.info/www/bejne/boXKY4KgpL2EpcU
@curtisroberts5032 ай бұрын
Curious, I think it's great that you repair these tapes. Do you have any 8-tracks for sale?
@h2ofield2 ай бұрын
I do, but I'm only doing local sales at the moment., Shipping stuff out is something I can't take on right now. maybe later.
@scottpendergast2 ай бұрын
that elvis country tape is one of my fav ones
@curtisroberts5032 ай бұрын
I've just found your channel. Love the idea of collecting and playing 8-tracks just like back in the day! :) Can you tell me what tools I would need? What do you use for your replacement pads that you seem to always replace in the top half of the 8-track? Looks like I'll need a Heat Gun and some tools to open the 8-track tabs. Is it realistic to assume that I will be able to find some old 8 tracks and a working 8-track player to enjoy some old tunes? Do you also repair the 8-track players? Thanks. Love it! Curt
@h2ofield2 ай бұрын
Hi Curtis and thanks for your enthusiasm/great comment. A basic Flathead screwdriver, razor blade, sensing foil and splicing tape, also maybe something else to pry things open with. You don't really need a heat gun, you can use a hair dryer or just leave it in the sun for a few minutes, as warming it up loosens up the plastic. About the pads I purchased them off of a fella on eBay called '8 track_tapes_and_repair' but I also deal with another fella called '8trackavenue.com', so you can try them. As for finding tapes and players, try the yard sales, second hand stores, Facebook marketplace, always ask around, but don't pay the big prices for anything, find it cheap. Go back and watch my playlist as I have over 100 videos up there and you can watch them and pick up some info. Thanks again!
@metalslather2 ай бұрын
Starcastle, Yes love!
@8TrackAvenue2 ай бұрын
That is a very clean label. Those Canadian carts seem to hold up well as far as the tape pack goes. But man is that plastic brittle!
@13JonnyR2 ай бұрын
I had forgotten about these guys, thanks
@ZRATAN692 ай бұрын
Hey i thought u we're taking a break???
@h2ofield2 ай бұрын
I took two weeks off after my friend passed away.
@X.davidWilliams2 ай бұрын
Huzzah
@jasonprice93412 ай бұрын
Is there chance you could put the entire 8track album on KZbin?
@h2ofield2 ай бұрын
No, and I don't know why that would benefit anyone.
@Rockabillyman262 ай бұрын
Another awesome video, like how you mention other great female Rock N Rollers, Janis Joplin was truly an awesome female Rock N Roll vocalist, but you forgot to mention the one and only Queen Of Rock N Roll Tina Turner, and I'm sure you have 8 tracks of Tina Turner, would love to see you do an 8 track video of her sometime.
@h2ofield2 ай бұрын
Yeah, Tina was great and deserves a mention. There's not much of her on 8 track, as her solo success was mid 80s and on. I might be able to find some her stuff with Ike. Thanks for your comment!