Da Doo Ron Ron Extended on 8-Track

Well..since this is our official 8-Track Tape thread....
Put on your headphones and take a trip with me back to the 70's...decor and all......that click between tracks

 

Another oldie but goodie....hmm I'm diggin' this format so mechanical and no needle noise.

 

Wow, this makes me feel like I'm in the recording studio with Karen. I didn't realize this stuff could sound so good. Just think this was well before CD's.

 

I have to admit the clarity in Karen's vocals on the Ticket To Ride 8 track above is pretty decent, I'm impressed.

 

Here's a little surprise.
Hope you like!

 

Cool, thanks. So there is no DJ talk over the ending...so weird to hear it like that but so cool to hear an alternate ending that's full without the chatter overlay.

So what is the short version of Yesterday Once More on side 1?

 

My pleasure! I figured it was the perfect excuse to do another montage. Then, my OCD kicked in, and I decided I needed to cover ALL of the original U.S. releases and publicity pictures I could dig up from the original release.

The ‘Yesterday Once More’ short version is the album cut with the second verse edited out. By the way, Rick, your 8-track
player RULES! Great clips you posted. I’ve also got an AKAI quad reel deck I bought used in 2001, which has an 8-track player built into the side of it. Worked great last time I used it, anyway. That could be a future post breaking down some of the channels.

 

You’re welcome, Mark!
Bob

 

Happy to contribute, Harry! An 8-track freak I know replaced the pads on the tape about 10 years ago, and it’s still holding.

 

A & M Retro any more surprises in the 8 track world would be very cool to hear. (I noted some differences on page 2 of this thread)

Oh those videos above are not mine lol I've never owned an 8 track tape player. Ha

 

Tony Peluso was absolutely key to so many Carpenters' recordings,
but, I fail to see how Richard.....
"would have found some other ingredient that would have worked."



By the way, Beechwood 4-5789 (in contradistinction to Please Mr. Postman)
does not have Tony Peluso on Guitars (it is Tim May).
And, you sure can tell the difference !

 

It’s Tony in the promo video and to be honest, I always thought it was actually him on the record.

 

^^That threw me off, too !
I recalled Tony in the video for Beechwood,
then, I read and re-read Credits on the LP.
Then, again, Karen is "seen" drumming in the early promo for Close To You,
even if she is not actually "drumming" on the recording !

The real difference is listening to Postman compared to Beechwood ,
then, I believe the guitar difference can be heard. (between Tony and Tim).
Then, again, you can 'hear' the difference in drumming, too ! (between Karen and Ron).

 

I had to laugh when you mentioned the "click". The 8 track player I had in my vehicle in the early 70s was particularly noisy in that respect. On one of my favorite tapes (Led Zeppelin II) it would do that at mid-song (the song being Ramble On)! To this day, when I hear that song on an FM album rock station, I know exactly where it was interrupted. It wasn't so much a "click", more like a pump shotgun being "racked". It's amazing how far technology has advanced.

 

Wow, Harry, I didn't know it was in mono! Good catch. I will try another conversion with my AKAI deck and see if that fixes the issue. I'm wondering if it's the Realistic playback deck.