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Old May 29th 08, 01:55 AM posted to alt.collecting.8-track-tapes
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I have not scanned eBay 8track stuff for awhile but it used to be that
one of the better sellers were Guess Who carts. Oddly enough they are not in
the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Maybe not so odd given some of the
exclusions and inclusions that haunt the hall. Rumours of an east coast bias
(Manitoba, whatinell is a Manitoba?) with the hall physically in Ohio but
the machinery in New York may well be true. Some say The Guess Who were
strictly regional. Zuh? I lived all over the USA in the late 60s and 70s and
they were probably more popular there (especially the midwest and north
Pacific) than in Winnipeg. Sign the petition:
http://www.petitiononline.com/tfh1/

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Old May 29th 08, 08:08 AM posted to alt.collecting.8-track-tapes
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On Thu, 29 May 2008 00:55:27 GMT, "William W Western"
wrote:

I have not scanned eBay 8track stuff for awhile but it used to be that
one of the better sellers were Guess Who carts. Oddly enough they are not in
the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Maybe not so odd given some of the
exclusions and inclusions that haunt the hall. Rumours of an east coast bias
(Manitoba, whatinell is a Manitoba?) with the hall physically in Ohio but
the machinery in New York may well be true. Some say The Guess Who were
strictly regional. Zuh? I lived all over the USA in the late 60s and 70s and
they were probably more popular there (especially the midwest and north
Pacific) than in Winnipeg. Sign the petition:
http://www.petitiononline.com/tfh1/ snip


Done. The Guess Who (aka "Salisbury House"...no, wait, that came
later) was one of the top AM radio chart bands of that era in
California, and sold quite respectable album numbers as well. There
was a flurry of Canadian infusion into US pop back then, as well as CW
with Annie Murray and the others. The unsung heroes of that movement,
in Top 40 pop anyway, were The Box Tops...they never got no respect
for anything!

Odd, however, is that every time I think of Burton, I think of
Salisbury steaks with plenty of beef gravy now. It's a weird
contrivance of mine...sort of similar to the one of Charlie Nudo
rummaging around in a greasy dumpster with Alfredo sauce smeared all
over his shirt. Can't seem to shake that one, either. I think Rick
minted that one.

I had the whole gamut of TGW releases on carts, all Canadian
manufacture. They were of better quality than contemporary US
product, at least in terms of frequency response. It appeared that
the Canucks in the tape dupe plants up there were a little more
diligent about head cleaning, replacement and alignment than the slugs
down south. One of the "highest fi" carts I ever had was a copy of
Zappa's "Orchestral Favorites", in Dolby B, in the ubiquitous banana
yellow carts that defied opening without tab breakage. I garnered a
ton of Canadian Dolby releases on cart once I moved up to the
Wollensak 8075, and it did improve one of 8 track's bad features, low
signal-to-noise ratio. Why it never caught on in the US is cause for
speculation. It sure DID catch on with cassettes a few years later!
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Old May 29th 08, 11:52 AM posted to alt.collecting.8-track-tapes
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On May 28, 8:55*pm, "William W Western"
wrote:
* * I have not scanned eBay 8track stuff for awhile but it used to be that
one of the better sellers were Guess Who carts. Oddly enough they are not in
the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Maybe not so odd given some of the
exclusions and inclusions that haunt the hall. Rumours of an east coast bias
(Manitoba, whatinell is a Manitoba?) with the hall physically in Ohio but
the machinery in New York may well be true. Some say The Guess Who were
strictly regional. Zuh? I lived all over the USA in the late 60s and 70s and
they were probably more popular there (especially the midwest and north
Pacific) than in Winnipeg. Sign the petition:http://www.petitiononline.com/tfh1/




they only had a few good top 40 songs, their albums on a whole were
disappointing

eventually all classic rock bands will be in the hall of fame, because
there simply isn't that many of them, the hall status is bogus

simply a way to bilk more money and get the public to buy the same old
LP's they already heard 5000 times on vinyl and tape back in the day

example: a few years back, they aired a Pink Floyd The Wall tour
concert on cable TV- today's rap/hip hop/bubble gum generation watched
it at home-

that weekend, Pink Floyd CD sales skyrocketed, and disappeared from
the shelves like so many hot cakes


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Old May 29th 08, 11:58 AM posted to alt.collecting.8-track-tapes
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William W Western wrote:
I have not scanned eBay 8track stuff for awhile but it used to be
that one of the better sellers were Guess Who carts. Oddly enough they
are not in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Maybe not so odd given some
of the exclusions and inclusions that haunt the hall. Rumours of an east
coast bias (Manitoba, whatinell is a Manitoba?) with the hall physically
in Ohio but the machinery in New York may well be true. Some say The
Guess Who were strictly regional. Zuh? I lived all over the USA in the
late 60s and 70s and they were probably more popular there (especially
the midwest and north Pacific) than in Winnipeg. Sign the petition:
http://www.petitiononline.com/tfh1/


Thanks for posting this! "The best of The Guess Who" 8-track was one of
my all time favorites! The order of the songs was just right and to me
it is one long song that could be played over and over. I have it on CD
now and it plays about once a month in my CD Jukebox.
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Old May 29th 08, 03:34 PM posted to alt.collecting.8-track-tapes
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in Top 40 pop anyway, were The Box Tops...they never got no respect
for anything!

Greatly under appreciated band. Alex Chilton went on with Big
Star which was even more under appreciated. Lots of people who were
listening to music at that time are unaware of them. The last couple of
teenage generations are more hip to them. In fact last time Chilton was here
most of the crowd was quite young as it was not advertised as a Box Tops
show which would have at least roused a few nostalgic dinosaur ticket
buyers. Not sure if any Big Star stuff made it to 8 track but I see no
reason why not. I am guessing they would be fairly rare if they did though.

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Old May 29th 08, 06:30 PM posted to alt.collecting.8-track-tapes
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On May 29, 10:34*am, "William W Western"
wrote:
in Top 40 pop anyway, were The Box Tops...they never got no respect
for anything!


* * * * * * Greatly under appreciated band. Alex Chilton went on with Big
Star which was even more under appreciated. Lots of people who were
listening to music at that time are unaware of them. The last couple of
teenage generations are more hip to them. In fact last time Chilton was here
most of the crowd was quite young as it was not advertised as a Box Tops
show which would have at least roused a few nostalgic dinosaur ticket
buyers. Not sure if any Big Star stuff made it to 8 track but I see no
reason why not. I am guessing they would be fairly rare if they did though..




the only LP worth keeping by the Guess Who, is their Greatest Hits

there's quite a few other bands like that in the rock genre as well,
that share that rating

let's face it, a Pink Floyd they were not
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Old May 30th 08, 12:39 AM posted to alt.collecting.8-track-tapes
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On Thu, 29 May 2008 10:30:46 -0700 (PDT), trippin-2-8-track
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let's face it, a Pink Floyd they were not snip


Moron...compairng TGW to Floyd is like comparing a fish to a bicycle.
Floyd was a stoner band (right up your alley, eh, Noodles?) and TGW
was a Top 40 outfit, for the most part, although they did a lot of
other stuff quite well, as well.

How about your FAVORITE band from that era, Noodles? Remember...LED
ZEPPELIN?

Want me to start reposting all you accolades about Jimmy Page and
Robert Plant now? We can make it sort of a "Nudo Goes Nuts Again"
retrospective!
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Old May 30th 08, 03:09 AM posted to alt.collecting.8-track-tapes
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let's face it, a Pink Floyd they were not snip

Moron...compairng TGW to Floyd is like comparing a fish to a bicycle.
Floyd was a stoner band (right up your alley, eh, Noodles?) and TGW
was a Top 40 outfit, for the most part, although they did a lot of
other stuff quite well, as well.

Not to mention the part Trip clipped and replied to was
discussing The Box Tops, Alex Chilton, and Big Star. Here's an idea, don't
just read the subject line and start hammering out some reply. But for sure
TGW was no Pink Floyd and why should they be? And why does it always have to
be my stuff vs. other's stuff? The Guess Who had a lot of jazz background,
Burton loved the lounge singers (Darin, Sinatra, etc), and there was always
a strong interest in country music on the prairies. The then Brit influenced
Winnipeg soaked up whatever was going on in England like skiffle and the
British Invasion and blues stuff. Then what with the six months of winter
you had quite a bit of quirkiness. All these factors came together to give
the band it's distinctive sound. No doubt the same way that Pink Floyd
arrived at their sound.
"A bag of goodies and a bottle of wine we're gonna get it on right
tonight" - The Guess Who "New Mother Nature"

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Old May 30th 08, 03:14 AM posted to alt.collecting.8-track-tapes
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I've gotta figure out why using Windows Mail my new topic posts come up with
red lettering and a set of spectacles at the side. Sporty looking I suppose,
but I would still like to know why.

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Old May 30th 08, 08:25 PM posted to alt.collecting.8-track-tapes
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Want me to start reposting all you accolades about Jimmy Page and
Robert Plant now? We can make it sort of a "Nudo Goes Nuts Again"
retrospective!

Was that when Trip felt the Zep was satanic? I think that comes up
every now and then here and there and at different times. Possible, I
suppose. Trip, do you still follow that sentiment? Plant has an interesting
project out currently with Alison Krauss of bluegrass and Americana fame. I
note no satanic messages though I did not play anything backwards. They
cover two Gene Clark (Byrds, Dillard and Clark) tunes on their recent CD.

 




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