8ban - mini playable Vinyl Records from Japan

A look at eightban. Collectable, playable mini records from 2004. A deliberately, unashamedly low-fi format.
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Yes the blue tape is Masking Tape not Gaffers Tape. What an amazing gaff - it's probably going to be on a compilation of the most unbelievable mistakes ever made in an improvised youtube voice-over. Perhaps I should start writing scripts and fact checking them, but no... that's not my style....I'm going to keep freestyling straight from the top of the dome, spitting lyrics straight from my bald patch. Sometimes they're right, sometimes they're wrong...but they are always funky fresh. I'm out of here like last year.

[@evilplaguedoctor5158]

I absolutely love the Idea of getting music in random 'booster packs'

[@danman6123]

Yeah that’s a cool way to get into new music!

[@rricci]

...until you get your 27th copy of The Partridge Family's "Doesn't Somebody Want To Be Wanted".

[@tiberiu_nicolae]

And you can trad with your friends for those you don't have

[@evilplaguedoctor5158]

@@tiberiu_nicolae exactly!

[@aaronkortas8336]

"This will be the only time you've seen anyone play a record in a crosley turntable to make it sound better" I choked on my drink over that remark

[@h4t3m37]

I thought i was the only one who caught that joke. I was cracking up lmao

[@summarcox3480]

i choked on air

[@KingRiverVlogs]

Funny thing: Crosley released an 8ban turntable and records, if you don’t believe me you can look it up. Jack white teamed up with Crosley to make it.

[@aaronkortas8336]

@@KingRiverVlogs maybe but the bulk of their consumer grade tables chew up records with an improper stylus and too much pressure experts estimate you can get 10 good plays before a crosley destroys a record

[@KingRiverVlogs]

@Aaron Kortas I’m not saying Crosley is good at all, I hate Crosley with a passion. I’ve got the Audio Technica LP120.

[@markmontgomery3097]

FOR THOSE WHO LIKE LISTENING TO A LITTLE MUSIC.

[@zymosan99]

LITTLE MUSIC

[@glipk]

LITTLE LITTLE MUSIC

[@ym10up]

For whatever reason I'm reading this string of replies in Vince's voice, Mighty Boosh fashion

[@Grizzli204]

LITTLE MUSIC

[@taconinetail_studios2151]

Lil muSiS :))))

[@JohntechFL]

2004? This seems much more like 1974.

[@ricestrange]

It looks like 80's

[@nikodemoka6585]

that’s what they were going for

[@claudiaalejandrapradinesfa7388]

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[@nikodemoka6585]

Manny with a brushed steel top, they loved their wood grain and brushed steel combo

[@jobe501]

@@claudiaalejandrapradinesfa7388 so true

[@captcorajus]

"First time anyone's ever played a record on a crosley turntable to make it sound better." Cracked me up.

[@pabloplato]

savage

[@MrCromakey]

Appropriate :D

[@Minimattfilms]

It made me spit my drink out as I laughed lol.

[@DeathBringer769]

Yea, those turntable jokes sure are hot fire and super lit these days ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

[@Roaether]

same here... I had a good laugh with that X3

[@marktubeie07]

_"This will be the only time you've ever seen someone play a record in a Crosley turntable to make it sound better!"_ - the BEST statement ever!

[@pumajlr]

Savage

[@ilusha88]

New ad for Crosley: "[P]lay a record in a Crosley turntable to make it sound better!" - Techmoan

[@FernieCanto]

DAT BURN

[@BigKelvPark]

Harsh but fair!

[@Liquidduck]

That statement got my Thumbs Up

[@BrandonWasHere]

Imagine someone doing an entire DJ set with this.

[@qmurec]

I think if there is one DJ who would be up to it, it would be Cut Chemist

[@cindydott452]

I got glue on my fingers... There's a playtapus controlling me!

[@alkestos]

He'd run out of hands.

[@fzxfzxfzx]

​@@cindydott452 HAHAHA

[@chefskiss6179]

It would probably be for a very small wedding. 😂😂😂

[@somedudefromohio365]

"Your do remember fun, don't you?" Had me in stitches great video, what a fun little gizmo!

[@Mehow80]

You're*

[@charlottedashwood6034]

Somebody needs to make a new version of this music format. These little records are gorgeous. Great find TM.

[@mollygodlewski]

Charlotte Dashwood They have! A similar thing came out for Record Store Day yesterday!

[@woah4848]

Charlotte Dashwood would be neat to see them make these like the portable Crowley’s but the little mini albums are done like half of one side on the front other half on the back and the albums done in like a pack of 2-3 little vinyl records

[@TheRealColBosch]

@@mollygodlewski That would require me to give money to Crossley, and that is not going to happen.

[@Ray-mw1fx]

7:56 - Ben E. King - Stand By Me 8:16 Connie stevens - sixteen reasons. 8:26 Save the last dance for me 8:29 Cascades - Rhythm of the rain under the boardwalk. nostalgia attack. I'd love to buy those.

[@Ray-mw1fx]

Judy Collins - Both Sides Now

[@Ray-mw1fx]

Hi-Fidude66 Joanie Summers - Johnny Get Angry

[@barock69]

@@Ray-mw1fx A true music connoisseur ! Thank you Ray !

[@daffa67437]

Gigliola Cinquetti - Non Ho L'eta

[@myarichardson1920]

And Otis Redding - sittin on the dock of a bay.

[@mrdilonemusic]

The ultimate lofi hiphop experience.

[@baward]

The music for ‘Captain Ultra’ was written by the legendary Japanese musician, Tomita (one of his early compositions)

[@sideshowbob1544]

The pitch control is for when your batteries wear down.

[@VeraTR909]

No, its to make for a totally awesome mini vinyl battery powered DJ setup of-course :) *(imagine 'scratching' on those :P)

[@MrWombatty]

...or to compensate for that badly weighted tone-arm!

[@mattsmith9024]

I remember having the same control on my Voice Of The Mummy board game when I was a kid. I thought it was a volume knob and wondered why the mummy sounded like a chipmunk.

[@troykirchhoefel9134]

Judy Collins' song "Both Sides Now" is just on a one-sided record? ☹

[@troykirchhoefel9134]

They got their hands on the one minute K-tel Records edited version, did they?😈

[@mumiemonstret]

It would've been perfect if they mixed the A and B side from the single onto one track.

[@williamhelms9942]

Troy Kirchhoefel , lol!

[@roderickwhitehead]

Damn those cloud illusions!

[@radarmusen]

I did only know Joni Mitchells 'orginal' version.

[@scottbingaman9245]

8ban format is launching again, this Record Store Day, in the US and Japan. 15 titles are available, and Thirdman records is also involved again. Crosley is as well, with the RSD3 Mini Player. Lots of PR and social media buzz about this one!

[@pawnxapproved]

I feel like this would do well today. Vinyl has made a comeback and people love collecting little stuff like this.

[@tokuchaan4693]

Oh Japan, please never change. You are the king of weird stuff.

[@chrysanth.5700]

They probably never will. They're all about huge contrasts, I find. And I think that's a really cool societal tone.

[@SwankeyMonkey]

They are the Bjork of Asia.

[@PandaXs1]

I mean it's not that weird, the small random records are basically blind box toys for adults

[@nobdydoh4263]

Made in China, but Bandai is a Japanese company.

[@PandaXs1]

庭わたなべ Apple is an American company, but your iphone was made in China OH MAN IT'S LIKE IT'S CHEAP TO MANUFACTURE IN CHINA OR SOMETHING

[@GoldSrc_]

Japan always gets the best (and weird) stuff, I love it.

[@OnettBoyXD]

Gordon Freeman Stfu weeb

[@enda0man]

Like Atom Bombs

[@ainurkurniawan4445]

because they nuked twice

[@Nitrodino7875]

Lolicon and yandere? Yeah no. You're absolutely wrong.

[@Kemns_Art]

Definitely not the best in terms of quality lmao. Fkng weeaboos.

[@bigbadmodernwolf6078]

Wait did you said "The White Stripes"? Does that mean the original mix of Seven Nation Army is available on it?

[@Slig1977]

Most White Stripes singles were pressed in the 3 inch format, including 7 Nation Army.

[@stevengunter4990]

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[@SquirrelMonkeyCom]

Duct-tape solves every problem.

[@NikhileshNerambally]

Fancy seeing you here, Jo/Kinna!

[@steelnwooden6317]

don't forget WD-40!

[@staszekz2005]

Except this one. That’s not duct

[@Absquatula]

Warmed me right up during this chilly winter season with that sick Crosley burn.

[@MarkyShaw]

Super cool. I'm really surprised that this was made during such a modern time for music formats. 2004? I mean I can understand if this came out in the 70s or something, but this is nuts. Very fascinating to see that they had an itch for vinyl back in those days when it still wasn't very cool to use.

[@rolfbeil]

I agree. This product came 30 years too late.

[@colinjohnston8519]

What? Bandai are a toy company, this is nothing more than a toy. It's was not a serious attempt to launch a new format. I would have thought that was obvious..

[@MarkyShaw]

Considering he unboxed a toy, yes it's obvious that it's not a serious music format, nor was I implying that. Other toy companies released other toy-style formats that were similar to their "adult" counterparts but they were released at times that were at least much closer to the peak-time of the format, if not just shortly after their decline of popularity. It seems unusual and surprising to me that this came out so many years after vinyl declined in popularity, yet so many years before the resurgence.

[@IgnacioCuriel]

Very much true. I did understand what you implied.

[@XanderEwald]

Marky Shaw Vinyl was still/already a thing in 2004.

[@GlennnD]

When he said it's from 2004 I thought "ooh that's not so long ago " Then I started to count and realised it's already 14 years old! Time flies by!

[@kuri911]

Definitely a toy indeed as Bandai is one of Japan's large toy manufacturers. As always, love your videos. Really great stuff!

[@Cyranek]

just took my normal turn table and put it through the ole shrink ray, easy peasy

[@lelek192837465]

dude i keep seeing your comments on most random videos i click

[@tjiiik]

You must have the same vast taste in KZbin videos as me.

[@rjc0234]

likelihood of gucci gang played on 8ban in a few weeks?

[@julianfernandez2689]

what are u doin here

[@ghu120]

STOP FOLLOWING ME GO AWAY

[@ChristopherSobieniak]

Those colored records are meant to be replicas of Asahi Sonorama discs put out during the 60's and 70's. They were basically plastic flexi-discs from the looks of it. The added pictures/descriptions are actually storybooks that went along with the record sheets. Wikipedia has a good entry on them.... en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asahi_Sonorama

[@ChristopherSobieniak]

You can still search around. Here's one blog entry on a particular one. letsanime.blogspot.com/2010/02/flying-phantom-sonorama.html

[@ChristopherSobieniak]

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[@Glooomyy]

Oh my gosh thank you so much for this info!!

[@demich11]

Crosley just released a mini turntable this year during record store day 2019. Mini 3 inch records are out to play on this device.

[@Musicradio77Network]

And of now, Crosley has finally released the Mini Cruiser where you can play 3” records, but it’s quite an improvement than this 8Ban, and it can play 8Ban records from Japan as well, including a 3” record with the theme to “Captain Ultra”, a TV show from Japan.

[@Hevva67]

@@Musicradio77Network oh my god I want it.

[@adamalarcon4973]

My goodness this is just heaven. Finding you was the best thing to happen this week. Just learning about these obscure gadgets and gizmos that have been forgotten by time is just amazing to me. You have earned yourself a subscriber!

[@iamdarkyoshi]

"This is the only time anyone's ever played a record on a crosley to make it sound better" Thank you.

[@joelou]

@11:18 "This will be the only time you'll ever see anyone ever play a record in a crosley turntable to make it sound better" I laughed out loud so hard

[@JunkTardis]

Same, I snorted

[@mrjason9382]

So true

[@RODALCO2007]

Priceless comment.

[@demonicsweaters]

so cute!!!! This obviously must have been a project of love. The cost to produce the records alone would have been astronomical, then to sell them for $2 was pretty crazy.

[@vhateg]

It isn't. Full size records cost 1-3 dollars to make. The little ones are even cheaper.

[@leealex5976]

Honestly, I would instantly pick up one of these if someone made them again

[@skinlizard2251]

Good news.

[@DeadReckon]

3:27 In this episode, Techmoan communicates with the souls of the damned, a direct line to *Hell* . Kinda sounds like something you'd hear in one of the Evil Dead movies, doesn't it?

[@VochoTalacha]

You know, Techmoan, you should invetigate a bit about some 70's dolls that used a small record to play sounds. My mother just told me about that after watching this video. She said she had a doll that had a little plastic box inside and the box had a tiny record that played sound bits for the doll's "momma" sounds and things like that

[@thenationofjemplastan1387]

Before audio chips they use small records to play the noises

[@g4mmalotus937]

Teddy ruxspin did something similar

[@baronfeydrauthaharkonnen1627]

I saw those records in the backs of the dolls.

[@zappawoman5183]

Yes, please! I remember those dolls!

[@RAMChYLD]

Indeed. I think early See n’ Say toys also use a record mechanism.

[@aroma2174]

This is so cool! It's a shame they didn't take off and they didn't run on mains or additional output. They could of made miniature albums...imagine how many you could collect and not worry about space?!

[@Randomninja47]

I love this. Not just this item but this whole channel now. Found it today and I'm learning about so much tech or novelty items I never knew about. This is great. I kind of wish I had one of these mini turn tables for novelty sake.

[@borrellipatrick]

Before you flipped it over, i thought it was classic Japanese design from the 60s or 70s 😅 Didn't expect the 2004 date 😮

[@saltyhashes1781]

2004 was

[@PandaXs1]

aw man I thought the same thing, but I guess this is a very retro kind of toy so they did a pretty good job lol

[@elitheothercomputerguy5436]

Maxx Fordham! v i n y l s

[@elitheothercomputerguy5436]

that's not a word. You either say vinyl or records for plural.

[@MrToradragon]

Maybe Maxx Fordham is not native English speaker, or you are perhaps not one, I don't know, but all words he listed above I have heard. A well you could take in account that in different countries English is bit different, just look on American and British English. I, it is rebellion of some kind, use British English (well my other browser, not this one I am typing this) as default in my browser, and last week i was getting errors with word "fueled", it does not exist in British English, but is commonly used in American English. So some versions of English might allow vinyls, in fact spellcheck knows this word for both, American and British, it might be that use of this form is just rare in your country, or in English that you have learned in school. In fact I have met group of Americans (I should say citizens of U.S.A.) few months ago and we had some problems with some words as I learned British English at school, well they had problem as I am used to hear both.

[@exidy-yt]

What a cute and obscure little bit of tech, I LOVE it when you find and feature stuff like this, it just tickles me. I was kind of hoping you were going to crack it open and jury-rig up some kind of stereo output to speakers, but using the Crosley was a much better solution. (as well as a chance to deliver some classic snark) Thank you!

[@rag_man673]

That was so cool. I've never seen anything like this before, thank you so much for sharing this with us/me.

[@vilstef6988]

It sounded surprisingly good for such a low-fi item. I listened to your Mikiphone video-another good one.

[@chrisnewpher]

I have one of the White Stripes models (and the records). They released one record for this ("Top Special") that, to date, has only ever been released in this format. I ripped the Top Special record to WAV format by using placing the tonearm of a real turntable on top of the Top Special record that was spinning on the 8Ban turntable. (This worked better than you'd expect and I managed to get the angle of the tonearm correct). Yes, it was in Stereo, and yes, the quality is what you'd expect for such a tiny plastic record. Someone else did the same and posted a video to youtube.

[@nicksdeck]

chris newpher "someone else" :D

[@AmberAmber]

❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@BSzili]

For a toy record player it sounds pretty decent. It's probably comparable to the inner area of 16 RPM records.

[@greenaum]

If it's a 33, and actually stereo, might even be they used some sort of clever shrinking ray on real records. Or something. I bet the sound quality is purely a symptom of a novelty plastic toy record player, and the bit of tape Techmoan didn't quite hack up properly in his Crosley. Probably if you made the effort you'd get at least LP quality out of it. Why not? Putting grooves into vinyl is a mature technology, we've mastered it.

[@1TakoyakiStore]

I remember going to my grandparents place and they had a toy that looked like a small record player except it worked more like a changeable music box. Pretty cool little toy.

[@MegaBakerdude]

This was a lot of fun! God bless your enthusiasm and interest.

[@InvaderAlex22]

I can't believe they made gacha records. This both came out 30 years too late and 10 year too early. Still fantastic video.

[@user-sd5dz2dc6u]

I am such a hipster that if I made music, I would release a single or several on this format.

[@DeisFortuna]

1234567890q but would it be exclusively on this format?

[@arealone77]

So surprised, cause hipsters don't say they're hipsters

[@Demiglitch]

You're obviously a true hipster because you consume instead of create.

[@wyattgreene8229]

The fact that you self-identify as a hipster means you are not a hipster

[@VarietyGamerChannel]

What they can't hear, they can't criticize. Genius.

[@BoyProdigyX]

Amazing use of the Crosley! This is what I hoped that other mini-record toy you had would have done. 8 year old me would have geeked out with this! Such a cool little gizmo!!

[@alanduncan1980]

This is a very good quality KZbin channel. I enjoy your videos tremendously.

[@TheBrotherHolmes]

This reminds me of "Baseball talk". When I was a kid they had baseball cards with little records on the back. You would put it into the player and it had a sort of narrative about the baseball player. You should see if you could get ahold of one of those and do a video on that!

[@jonasgate2971]

I remember my sisters dolls. There was a record-like plastic disc which you could change and make the doll sound different.

[@rubixmantheshapeshifter1769]

I'm a big fan of you for many years ago ... we are glad you are still making videos

[@JackieRompana]

This was such an entertaining video! Thanks for uploading!

[@acidsyndicate355]

Perfect tool for the 20 feet japanese homes... small and good... :-)

[@AnonymousUser77254]

Terrible ear screeching*

[@maxcohen13]

These players were the only ones that would fit in their dorm rooms.

[@metamorphicorder]

maxcohen13 win

[@LBSiUK]

You realize how many likes you have on this comment right?

[@rexoliver7780]

Crosley has "revived" the 3" record with their RSD3.It has a magnetic cartridge and audio out so it can be played thru a regular system.The TT has a speaker builtt into it.It runs from batteries-like the TT shown or a USB.

[@acid3137]

Such a lovely video! Thank you for sharing!

[@AllenFreemanMediaGuru]

I’ve seen little turntables at the checkout line at Barnes and Noble recently.

[@fabriciofabricio6117]

beleza ies

[@proxymoxie]

:O Well, now I know where I'm going to first thing tomorrow morning.

[@steelrose7342]

Thanks for the information.

[@theonlyigg4811]

They don't have real records. I've bought one before and it's just annoying, sorry to disappoint. I was pretty disappointed too.

[@andrewgwilliam4831]

Are you sure you weren't just standing far away?

[@channelwoodgrange]

11:17 - A thousand audiophiles just punched the air.

[@theusher2893]

Back in the 1970s, the Audubon Society released a tiny record player about the size of a VHS tape. It had records the size of CD mini discs that were glued to a card with a corresponding picture of a bird on it. When you slid the card into the device and flipped it on, it would play a short 30 second clip of the bird's name and the call that it made. It was pretty awesome to be honest. my grandmother had one and gave it to me when I was just a kid in the late 1980s, and I love the thing.

[@umberto_ale]

8:31 - 8:34 "non ho l'età" sung by gigliola cinquetti, loooveeee

[@djpeterabreu]

it looks like a record player for the famicom, the colors match

[@night-x6793]

I notice the Famicom color design. Makes me want one now for the Famicom color look.

[@Yukatoshi]

Peter Abreu Lol, yeah.

[@tobiasnalepa]

sold my triple inchophone in 2011 for $1100. yeah.

[@Techmoan]

You did well. Now you're going to tell me you spent it all buying bitcoin.

[@tobiasnalepa]

oh, jesus, turns out i was wrong! i checked my ebay history. it was actually US $1.526,00. jesus.

[@amb3cog]

You shameless capitalist you! LOL I'm wondering what type of person would spend that kind of money like that? Hopefully it was just someone who has plenty anyway. People are crazy. smh

[@wisteela]

Could work out well

[@juliusfucik4011]

Why must you judge the people who take part in a voluntary transaction? I am always baffled at this.

[@johnkean5848]

Techmoan thanks for uploading - great videos. I may not have purchased this little (kids?) player but imagine a mini jukebox with these little records - that would be fabulous.

[@wolneycampanha8555]

1 dos melhores canais do mundo no KZbin!!! CONGRATULATIONS!!! Vídeo antigo mas nota 10!!! THANKS...

[@uselessDM]

I guess this thing came out ten years too early.

[@CiaraCorroon]

I think if they tried re-introducing it now with some popular artists on board it may actually take off.

[@CallieMasters5000]

I'm investing all my retirement money in this crap, for sure!!

[@GoodTofuFriday]

Benedikt itd be neat to have now for sure

[@axores20]

Nothing interesting on tv theese days so i tune my tv on techmoan channel instead :) i love technology so this channel is the right one for me :)

[@Yukatoshi]

Nuno Oliveira Ditto. I absolutely despise reality TV.

[@Giondenver]

i love my vinyl collection and spent quite a pretty penny for some of them. now when I see this .... I never heard of this format before and I would never want it.... but cute little conversation piece to show off. mister techmoan you need to show more of yourself... you are tooooooo damn adorable to be hiding in the shadows .....

[@dummytree]

9:52 You're a wizard Techmoan!You always seem to have solutions, it's ace!

[@ThePCKid11]

send one to 8-Bit Keys, he's pretty good at adding line-out to things :P

[@cryptnotic]

"You remember fun, don't you?" Damn, Techmoan... My life, I just reconsidered it...

[@tzeerows]

This really triggered me a new curiosity and interest. Tqvm

[@mastsh12]

I saw some of these at my local record store the other day! Apparently a number of offerings were made for a recent Record Store Day. They had a bunch of singles from the Peanuts Christmas album for 5$ a piece.

[@rolandsieker2286]

I am old. My 1st thought: “That ’s supposed to be a single‽ It’s turning way too slow for a 45 rpm single! That looks like a 33⅓ rpm record!”

[@daniel_007]

Congrats for using the interrobang mark

[@daniel_007]

@@user-gs6wt5op7p I'm not being sarcastic. I rarely see that mark, and it should be used on that occasion

[@timothyalt3478]

‽

[@startedtech]

Pull an 8-Bit Guy and install a line out jack like he does on his keyboards!

[@blenderbachcgi]

This should be called a CVD (Compact Vinyl Disc)

[@Bbyspyder]

I loved so many of those oldies songs! I want to get one of these looks so neat

[@schwertdornenheck458]

It reminds me of the Juniorfon. This was a little battery powered toy grammophone manufactured in the GDR. The records were of similar size.

[@__hjg__2123]

I love when he MacGyvers that stuff up to make it work.......

[@TBustah]

Bandai has since merged with Namco. If they still have the tooling laying around and ever want to take another crack at this, they could to do a series of records of tunes from Namco's games. They could mold the Pac-Man one in yellow.

[@mjallenuk]

Truly that Crosley comment made me laugh so loud the cat left the room. Bloody brilliant!

[@runetech]

33 1/3... Hmmm, those should be playable on my record player as I have an tengential arm that has movement reach way into the label.... And it's tangential so no problem with tracking angle being too way off...

[@runetech]

... aaand, I have a center hole drill to correct off center records, so I should really be able to play those in nearly the best possible quality... (Scheu Premiere MK2, Airtangent 1b, Sumiko Blackbird LO)

[@Techmoan]

Honestly old chap, it's just a toy, a bit of fun, a gadget...you can get all these songs in other formats. 8ban just is what it is and that's all it is.

[@runetech]

Yeah, I know, but I am a bit like you... If I can do it, I WANT to do it... :)

[@Techmoan]

Well good luck, but these old discs are quite hard to find as they were in and out of the shops in Japan in the blink of an eye.

[@amb3cog]

Losing Weight, Ripping Vinyl Yea, and with that cartridge you could pound on the turntable with your fists while they're playing, and it will still track fine and not come through the speakers either. Like I saw in another video (it was actually a fellow AudioKarma member too funny). I guess it would be cool to show off if you have guests over that are into audio. I'd certainly get a kick out of it. But I'm a total geek. So you can't go by my taste. LOL Please post a video if you do get this working. And post the link to it here. I would like to see it.

[@amorembalming]

Its a very cute little thing.

[@GodsMistake]

I believe they call this "Kawaii." There's a whole culture around it.

[@buddyclem7328]

That's what *she* said? I'm talking about a "friend".

[@duckangelfan]

Fletcher DeMaine yeah like their porn

[@jonaspete]

duckangelfan perv

[@ct92404]

Fletcher DeMaine the Emo Generation loves that crap.

[@GregAdamsEternal]

Thanks for this slice of whimsy. All my music is on vinyl, this thing looks like a delight to play about with.

[@ryukikaze]

I love this, thank you for making the video 👍👍👍

[@ryanmassey1441]

Techmoan roasting crossley.

[@TintelFruit]

A 7 inch vinyl couldnt hold me back.

[@WiseGuy508]

You're a sharp one.

[@marzuqahmed218]

I don't get it.

[@DJogdog]

Listen to "Seven Nation Army" by the White Stripes.

[@AlexTechYT]

Well done for 1M Subscribers!

[@mithikx]

I like it, it's like a neat toy to have at your desk to mess with when you're bored. And those records, it'd be neat to mount one on a wall next to other records and see if someone notices how tiny it is compared to proper records.

[@un_frog1307]

I never knew I needed something so badly until I found it.

[@RickBoat]

There must be an end to the supply of oddball audio formats, but you continue to amaze us with unexpected new revelations. There's one in pink and black on ebay... ebay.to/2CfB8Q0 apparently there was a range. It will be fun to watch the --very few-- ebay auctions on these to see how the "Techmoan effect" works on something this obscure. Also, this format has it's own facebook fan page bit.ly/2CiKWcd

[@BertGrink]

As i began watching this video, i had a very similar thoguht: Just as you think you've seen it all, along comes another Techmoan video to dispel that notion. ;) It's just such a great, entertaining channel.

[@Musicradio77Network]

In addition, this Bandai 8Ban can also play Philco/Ford Hip-Pocket 45 RPM records from 1967 through 1969.

[@sewickleyrealtor]

"This is the only time you'll see someone play a record in a Crosby Turntable to make it sound *better*" Priceless.

[@richardfinlayson1524]

Crosley

[@queondacanal4775]

I moan when I see this kind of tech.

[@nobdydoh4263]

Que Onda Canal This particular one was made for children.

[@baronvonlimbourgh1716]

@@nobdydoh4263 i doubt it with the kind of music that was available.

[@nobdydoh4263]

@@baronvonlimbourgh1716 Bandai is a toy company. This was originally realeased in early 1970s. 8ban is more popular with adult collectors now via nostalgia (hence some of the music; those particular discs were not available until the late 1990s) but this does not change the original target demographic.

[@baronvonlimbourgh1716]

@@nobdydoh4263 thi S was released in 2004..

[@nobdydoh4263]

@@baronvonlimbourgh1716 Yes but the original released in 1970s did not include these same records. This is about nostalgia and adult collectors.

[@shimtest]

future hipsters already collecting these no doubt

[@ct92404]

Bill Westfall and most likely just put it on a shelf and never play with it. Hipsters never actually USE the stuff they buy, they just want to look cool (or "kewl") and "retro." Then a few months later try to sell it on eBay for 10 times the price they bought it for.

[@Artyomthewalrus]

+ct92404 I think you hang with the wrong kind of hipsters. All hipsters I know with vinyl collecting habits play them regularly.

[@jameshay7247]

An East-Coast/West-Coast hipster thing?

[@robroux6074]

well all the hipsters are grown up now..so this would be a nice little addition to the little hipsters on the way.

[@user-ed6fb9dt2l]

ct92404 neo retro can't be retro

[@peterwikvist2433]

Thank you for sharing this.

[@joshm264]

Adorable! Just realized that the cartridge looks like the one in a crosley cruiser

[@Mayala285]

techmoan releases a video on my birthday.... must watch

[@Techmoan]

I released it today so no one noticed your birthday ;-)

[@Mayala285]

thx mat :D

[@GiddeonFox]

That art sheet with old sci fi on it looks amazing, would it be possible to get a scan or picture of it so I can see it in its entirety / up close?

[@manikulliyachinnasamy9734]

Wonderful. Really i surprising thanks for your info and clip

[@middleclassic]

Techmoan: I absolutely love your videos! I wish I could say the same for a huge percentage of other KZbin channels. What I mean by that is it seems to me the easy majority of top KZbin channels content has to do with subject matter that tends to dumb its viewers down. It’s the same crappy reality TV but on the internet. But here at Techmoan I always learn something new. And even if it is frivolous new information, at least I learned something new! And that is absolutely refreshing when so much of KZbin is clickbait anymore or just the same ole reality TV, but on the internet. Thank you for being a breath of fresh air in an increasingly stale KZbin universe.