Do you remember?

[simibill]

Burma Shave with the Statler Brothers

I had to watch it twice; once to watch the Burma shave signs change and once to catch all the pictures. Plus listening to the music of the Statler Brothers IS REALLY GREAT.

For those of you too young to remember - "too bad you missed it!"

http://oldfortyfives.com/DYRT.htm

[CHELLIE]

Well, I remember most of them :) good post Bill

[vax6335]

Listen Birds
These Signs Cost Money
So Roost Awhile
But Don't Get Funny

Burma Shave



.....and I'm only 25

[TLyttle]

"No woman wants
To dance and dine
Escorted by
A porcupine."

What's with the 45s? I grew up with 78s...

[CHELLIE]

"No woman wants
To dance and dine
Escorted by
A porcupine."

What's with the 45s? I grew up with 78s...

Oh My God, I remember the 78 Too ::o ::o ::o

[FL Knifemaker]

Oh My God, I remember the 78 Too ::o ::o ::o


I just turned 50 and I remember 78's but those were my parents. I did like to watch them spinning on the turntable though!! I started with 45s. Then..........albums, 8 tracks...........:{ My Dad was sort of a "Hi Fi" nut so I always had something good to play my music on. Once I started enjoying the harder rock and roll, he put an end to that :(

[CHELLIE]

I just turned 50 and I remember 78's but those were my parents. I did like to watch them spinning on the turntable though!! I started with 45s. Then..........albums, 8 tracks...........:{ My Dad was sort of a "Hi Fi" nut so I always had something good to play my music on. Once I started enjoying the harder rock and roll, he put an end to that :(

Hi Knifemaker :ws: You mean that you did Not have a 4 track too :D I remember the 78s, the 45s, 4 tracks, and 8 tracks, Take care, Chellie

[Nitro Blast]

There are
Old Pilots
And Bold Pilots
But no Old Bold Pilots

Burma Shave



If Dasies are
your favorite Flower
Keep pushing up
Them Miles Per Hour

Burma Shave

BURMA-SHAVE

[phupper]

"You mean that you did Not have a 4 track too"

I had a 4 track. Bought it at a hobby shop (of all places) for 10 bucks. Then could only find one 4 track tape (Creedence Clearwater Revival) to play on it.:sad:

Phil

[CHELLIE]

"You mean that you did Not have a 4 track too"

I had a 4 track. Bought it at a hobby shop (of all places) for 10 bucks. Then could only find one 4 track tape (Creedence Clearwater Revival) to play on it.:sad:

Phil

I had a lot of 4 track tapes, and I got reeeeeeeal good at fixing them when the tape broke with scotch tape :D :D :D I had Jimmy Hendrix, Stefenwolf, CCR, and a lot more, The 8 tracks were just as bad at breaking tapes, cassettes were a little better, when they did not gum up ;) cant beat the cds Huh :D

[FL Knifemaker]

Hi Knifemaker :ws: You mean that you did Not have a 4 track too :D I remember the 78s, the 45s, 4 tracks, and 8 tracks, Take care, Chellie

I need to Google 4 tracks, I sure don't remember them. I'm suprised my Dad didn't have any!! He used to build Heathkit recievers, tuners, amps, etc. Do you remember those?? I think they even made RC transmitters also.

[CHELLIE]

Stereo 4 Track Cartridge (1962)http://www.videointerchange.com/images/8-Track-Cartridge.jpg
The stereo 4 track cartridge was the forerunner of the 8 track cartridge system. The format was actually developed in 1954 by George Eash at Muntz Stereo in Van Nuys, CA. Muntz took up the call and began marketing the 4 track system in 1962.
Aside from the obvious differences in the number of tracks and track spacing, the only difference between the 4 track cartridge and the 8 track in terms of physical dimensions, was that the 4 track cartridge did not house the rubber pinch roller inside the cartridge, but rather the pinch roller was located in the machine. Subsequently, there is an additional hole in the cassette shell where the machines' pinch roller fits in to. Thus although the same size, a 4 track cartridge will NOT play in an 8 track machine.
Though a 4 Track cartridge will fit in a broadcast Cart Machine and play (of sorts), Cart machines were either full track mono or stereo half track. Also 4 track cartridges were recorded and played at 3.75 ips, while the standard speed for Cart Tapes ran at 7.5 ips.
Unlike the soon to come 8 track system, there is no auto-switching between tracks. Track switching is performed manually.
Fidelity of the 4 track cartridge was very good for it's day and is similar to that of the 8 track.
By 1970 the 8 Track was King, and the Compact Cassette was quickly gaining ground. Production of the 4 track cartridge was thus discontinued.

[FL Knifemaker]

I have never seen one before. If my Dad was still alive, I'd ask him why he never had a 4 track player :) Music storage has certainly come along way. I have more songs on my phone than my entire vinyl record and cassette collection combined :)

[soar-ne]

The last 8 track player we had was in our 1980 Chevy Impala Classic Brougham. Silver & Black with Red pinstripeing. I just threw the last of the tapes away last june when I cleaned out the basement. Had a great selection includeing "The Village People" featureing "YMCA"---Jim Croece--Andy Williams greatest hits and a half dozen or more Christmas tapes. My wife is big on Christmass!!!

To go back even further how many of you remember the 45rpm record players that were for cars. My folks gave me one for Christmass, must have been in 1961 and we installed it in my 53 Dodge coupe. It was made or marketed by Capital Records and was about a 14inch size cube that you mounted on the floor under the dash where a console would be on a modern car. Had two speakers in the unit and a plug to run to the back seat speaker with a fader pot. You slipped the record in a slot and pushed a button and that engaded the needle assembly. To eject the record you pushed another button and it lifted the needle and pushed out the 45. All mechanical. It was hell on records, if you went over a big bump or railroad tracks it skipped and scratched the records. Also the tone arm pressure was too high I'm sure. Later sold it to a friend as I wasnt into music that much, when I could listen to the "pipes" of the 56 Chrysler Hemi that found it way into the little Dodge. Yep I remember the days!!!!

Bob