World's largest 8-track collection

This Quincy, Illinois man just couldn't let them go.

[@Matrix803]

8-track tapes are amazing! They're so fun to collect, they're fun to fix, and they actually sound really good when you have good quality tapes and equipment. I've had my Zenith Allegro all-in-one unit for 12 years and it still plays perfectly. It has an 8-track recorder, record player and stereo receiver, along with about 80 tapes.

[@glasscleaner4439]

This deserves WAY more credit and views.

[@strider5964]

This guy needs to start an 8 track museum and KZbin channel

[@danieldaniels7571]

I just suddenly realized how inadequate my 8-track collection is

[@danieldaniels7571]

@CARPENTERS COLLECTOR I have several hundred, but still, nothing close to this video.

[@ACommenterOnYouTube]

I got 185, i thought that was a lot

[@danieldaniels7571]

@@ACommenterOnKZbin I have more, but that most definitely is a lot.

[@jasonw6688]

Love that collection! No way I'll hit that number but kudos to that dude's passion and focus to have such a collection. 🤘🏻🤘🏻 My little 8-track library is microscopic in comparison. lol

[@millertube40]

So is mine J Will, so is mine.

[@dennisdemark8151]

... enjoy this video very much indeed...I have about 2,000 8-track tapes along with a dozen or so players... I enjoy playing them immensely ☺️

[@adeeponionbrah]

I would travel to see that collection! You go Bob!

[@elcheeko8402]

Wow. Kudos to him for preserving the history and the players. That's so cool. After he passes. At least he knows 8tracks will still be in circulation to the market.

[@anthonybarnes2355]

Far out man ! Do you have any quad tapes ?

[@phillipallen3030]

How Awesome I lost my collection as a kid in the 70s loved em

[@gregoryleo4640]

Nice collection! But some of the 8 track tapes appear to be in rough shape, and they are missing the original boxes. I see a truck stop bootleg 8 track there too.

[@ralphreinhardt6020]

Very cool !! 😎👍

[@rleproductions2834]

Too many here, but damn! I would die to have 100!

[@luis110613]

I HAVE A CHEVY CELEBRITY EUROSPORT COUPE WITH A CASSETTE AND 8 TRACK PLAYER, I NEED THESE

[@jonathanterrebonne]

Didn't know that a Chevy Celebrity had an eight track player, much less a cassette and eight track player!

[@MrWolfSnack]

Aftermarket purchase I'm sure. They would screw into the dashboard and just kind of hang out there. @@jonathanterrebonne

[@Johnlindsey289]

Let’s hope beavis and butthead don’t go near it. If you seen that episode you’ll get the joke

[@samh488]

Great episode😂

[@kbarrett63]

@boystowndj you need to get a hold of this guy's library :)

[@felinoaaron846]

here is the point- after the master tape ORIGINAL MASTER THAT SPEED MIGHT BE TO 30 ips. the next master tape for pressing is to 15 ips. commercialy 8 track has a better quality than a CD or an LP. the only cons is the tedius to maintain and keep it playing. splicing and remplacing the pad and foil. but 8 track is an amazing format that really beats. 8 track quality, for example is the same as a SACD

[@MrWolfSnack]

8 tracks only need repair because you need to realize they are 50 years old and have been abused and abandoned for 40 of those years. Everything rots. Once you clean the tape and put new foil, felt, and rollers on, they are good for the rest of your lifetime. You only have to repair them once.

[@felinoaaron846]

@@MrWolfSnack yes always splice new foils and pad. keep a good and serviced 8t player and voila

[@jeanluccirillo4562]

cool l like this 8 track and 8 track player , but is not aviable now in europe

[@jasonw6688]

You can find players and 8-tracks on eBay.

[@prowlermadmax2]

Do you have the machines that made 8-track tape?

[@dennisdemark8151]

Yes!

[@oscar3117]

People, it's cool that he collected so many cassettes! But tell me, which tape is considered the first?

[@glasscleaner4439]

I wonder if has the 8 track “games” that came with the toy robot and others that acted as a guide to board games?…

[@haihuachen2627]

do not waste your money.

[@bobsbits5357]

hi i don't think there's 80.000 in the uk out of all the ones that would buy them you have the same name as me no wonder some asked me if i was you i use to have alot of them i stopped buying them bob

[@h2ofield]

Hoarder

[@constancedementhopkins1430]

just because someone has a collection of certain items does not make them a HOARDER

[@ivannovotny4552]

h2opield: But happy 1⃣ one.

[@jasonw6688]

@@constancedementhopkins1430 exactly!!

[@jasonw6688]

I disagree. He's a collector of something he's passionate about. He's not just piling up a lot of useless junk for the sake of piling it up. That's a hoarder.

[@ACommenterOnYouTube]

Educate yourself on the meaning of hoarder before using it

[@chrissettles4127]

I just tracked this video down from one from 11 years ago and he had 61000. I want to see if he will buy my 8 track player and I live in southern Illinois also