you know...the reciver/tape deck/phonograph all rolled into one?

I never had separate components until I was grown and buying them with my own money. All I ever had growing up was table top stereos with everything in one.

I wouldn't have a table top stereo anymore. I like something that will shake the walls.

Wow! Now, there's a term I haven't heard in ages.

turntable, cassett, reciever and.....8 track....all in one

mine is out in the garage now.. and the 8 track still works..

My mother had a big console stereo that had a radio, 8 track player, and turntable. It was an actual piece of furniture. The speakers were in the wood and it had a lid that covered everything up.

I always wanted the one I saw in the store....YEARS AGO.....that had flashing disco lights at the bottom and three small disco mirror balls at the top.
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My grandparents stil have one, a green one.

Did anyone ever have an 8 Track recorder?

vainandy said:

meeeee

my mom had one, then when she passed on my grandma got it. it's still at her house too...still works n'everything. the only time it'd be on was:

1) on sundays (she'd play gospel music all day)

2) durin the holidays when we had company over for dinner

vainandy said:

My late uncle had one. He had Parliament Funkadelic, Marvin Gaye, Sly & The Family Stone, Stevie's Innervisions, Saturday Night Fever, and the Superfly SDTK on 8 Track.

vainandy said:

My aunt had Dirty Mind on 8-track!! I just hated those damn clicks in between programs

vainandy said:

My grandma had one of those. I think they were called Hi-Fi's

have the same turntable/amp/speakers from 1982 and it still works pretty good.

vainandy said:

That's what my mother had and still has, but she doesn't use it anymore except to use it as a big table in her living room. But hers also had a black and white tv inside, and there is no lid, there are two sliding doors on the front, but no 8 track player.

Good Lord, I remember her playing Stevie's "Living For The City" at my request - over, and over, and over, and over, and over...that thing gave Songs In The Key of Life a good workout too. The Staple Singers records, Gospel records. Truly old school.
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Supernova said:

THAT'S WHAT YOU CALL AN ORIGINAL ENTERTAINMENT UNIT! WE HAD ONE ALSO AND I REMEMBER WEARING-OUT ROCKIN ROBIN BY THE JACKSON 5 ON OURS!

My grandma had a console and every saturday we would go over and play 45's and 8 tracks. It was fun wish we had it today,it may have been worth something

Handclapsfingasnapz said:

My mom also had the gospel cuts by James Cleveland playing during the Sunday on our the consule.

Come to think of it, I have fond memories of hearing my first Prince 45 Single I Wanna Be Your Lover on the consule. Damn, those were the days.

I finally got one in 1982 and wouldn't you know, the damned 8 Tracks went out of style the next year.

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Supernova said:

My great aunt had one of those with the TV and the sliding doors that covered it up. Her's also had sliding lids on the top that covered up the stereo. Come to think of it, her's didn't have an 8 track player either.

My father had a 1982 Sony separates system - Tape, radio, amp with equalizer and turntable on top. Still works perfectly.

I remember finding a copied tape which simply said 'Stevie Wonder - Songs In The Key of Life' on it. No tracklist or lyrics. I couldn't believe so many good songs could be on one tape. I actually cried listening to it because I was so happy. That was in about 1988 I think. I had already heard lots of 60s Stevie stuff, but this was something else!