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Quad 8-tracks--- Why the interest?
I came across a few Quad 8-tracks recently, and, since I don't have
the proper player, I made them available for the buying public on that big auction site that we all know about. Well, they are the following titles: 1) Fred Waring and the Philadelphians. "Nashville Sounds" 2) Gordon Jenkins 3) Jack Blanchard & Misty Morgan 4) Billy Hardin 5) Henson Cargill- "1932" All titles have "Romulus" as the creator. I don't know the year they were produced, but they are all old country from the 40s and 50s, so they were remasters, probably. I don't know because they are sealed. The first two went for 25 & 45 respectively, and 3,4,5 are currently on auction, with 3 currently at 55, with 5 days left. Are the ones I have very rare beasts? The way the bidding is going, it seems that way. I know that quads garner more interest than their stereophonic counterparts, but my curiosity is burning...Why? thanks for your "take" D |
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Dobsons wrote:
I came across a few Quad 8-tracks recently, and, since I don't have the proper player, I made them available for the buying public on that big auction site that we all know about. Well, they are the following titles: 1) Fred Waring and the Philadelphians. "Nashville Sounds" 2) Gordon Jenkins 3) Jack Blanchard & Misty Morgan 4) Billy Hardin 5) Henson Cargill- "1932" All titles have "Romulus" as the creator. I don't know the year they were produced, but they are all old country from the 40s and 50s, so they were remasters, probably. I don't know because they are sealed. The first two went for 25 & 45 respectively, and 3,4,5 are currently on auction, with 3 currently at 55, with 5 days left. Are the ones I have very rare beasts? The way the bidding is going, it seems that way. I know that quads garner more interest than their stereophonic counterparts, but my curiosity is burning...Why? thanks for your "take" D The likelihood of these being actual quadraphonic is very slim. First of all, who is "Romulus"? Sounds like a bootleg to me. Second, if they're all from the 40s and 50s, they're not even likely to be stereo, let alone quad. I would say that they're probably old who-knows-what in quad shells...if indeed they are. What indication do you have that these are indeed quad? Says so on the label? Not criticizing....hey, if you can get big bucks for 'em, go for it. I sold all my ACTUAL quads a year or so ago, and got what I thought was decent money, but I'm sure they're worth much more now. Quad material in general is scarce and collectible; I'm in the process right now of selling all of my quad lp's, and it looks like the majority of them will sell...and let me tell ya, having the means to play a quad lp properly is even more unlikely than having a quad 8 track player. Happy trails, Larry B. |
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Larry,
Why did you get rid of your quad stuff ?? Did you go digital surround DVD/CD audio, or sticking to analog stereo ?? |
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I don't know the year they
were produced, but they are all old country from the 40s and 50s, so they were remasters, probably. I looked over some of the song titles, and I don't believe they could have been that old. 60s or 70s seems more likely. Try this link: http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p...720441058&sql= Bfmen97q7krgt (would make it shorter but don't care THAT much) later, ron |
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Larry Blumenfeld wrote in message ...
Dobsons wrote: I came across a few Quad 8-tracks recently, and, since I don't have the proper player, I made them available for the buying public on that big auction site that we all know about. Well, they are the following titles: 1) Fred Waring and the Philadelphians. "Nashville Sounds" 2) Gordon Jenkins 3) Jack Blanchard & Misty Morgan 4) Billy Hardin 5) Henson Cargill- "1932" All titles have "Romulus" as the creator. I don't know the year they were produced, but they are all old country from the 40s and 50s, so they were remasters, probably. I don't know because they are sealed. The first two went for 25 & 45 respectively, and 3,4,5 are currently on auction, with 3 currently at 55, with 5 days left. Are the ones I have very rare beasts? The way the bidding is going, it seems that way. I know that quads garner more interest than their stereophonic counterparts, but my curiosity is burning...Why? thanks for your "take" D The likelihood of these being actual quadraphonic is very slim. First of all, who is "Romulus"? Sounds like a bootleg to me. Romulus is the producer of the tape. I looked for the stock numbers, they appeared on a couple of Quad 8 track sites, which tells me that they are genuine.. Do a google lookup of Romulus, if you'd like to know more :-) Second, if they're all from the 40s and 50s, they're not even likely to be stereo, let alone quad. I would say that they're probably old who-knows-what in quad shells...if indeed they are. What indication do you have that these are indeed quad? Says so on the label? I saw some others from this same company, the Jordanaires, Arthur Feidler- those are both from the 50s. Well, the only thing I can go by with Quad is, 1) the label, 2) the fact that there are only 2 programs on it, which is what I've read, defines it as such. Romulus probably created at least 50 titles, all with that early 70s look and feel to it. The lettering looks so psychadelic. Not criticizing....hey, if you can get big bucks for 'em, go for it. It seems to be going that way. It surprises me, and just the prices, alone, made me curious enough to want to know a little bit more. It didn't take me long to decide that these were things I was going to pick up. Thanks for your input D |
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Ebay is a different market you must remember...
My sister was cleaning her house, and in the garbage was 2 toys that had water inside, you pushed a button to make them work manually, and it would circulate glitter and whatnot inside. She was throwing them away and one leaked dry. I took them and put them on ebay, someone in Montana bought them for $10 and collects them- and was thanking me for listing them. |
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Subject: Quad 8-tracks--- Why the interest?
From: (trippin2-8track) Date: 7/6/2004 7:46 AM US Eastern Standard Time Message-id: Ebay is a different market you must remember... My sister was cleaning her house, and in the garbage was 2 toys that had water inside, you pushed a button to make them work manually, and it would circulate glitter and whatnot inside. She was throwing them away and one leaked dry. I took them and put them on ebay, someone in Montana bought them for $10 and collects them- and was thanking me for listing them. Yep, just think of all the people who say the same thing about 8-tracks and shaking their heads...Ebay is a collectors and sellers dream |
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trippin2-8track wrote:
Larry, Why did you get rid of your quad stuff ?? Did you go digital surround DVD/CD audio, or sticking to analog stereo ?? No, I just couldn't track down a really good quad player - I had a Concord with problems that I sold, and what I really wanted was a quad Wollensak - so I said the heck with it and sold all of my Quad 8's in a lump. I also sold my Audio-Technica AT-15Sa pickup because when I moved five years ago I somehow lost my CD-4 demodulator. I did manage to sell most of my CD-4 lps on ebay. SQ I never liked anyway, and Sansui QS-encoded stuff decodes really well using the "orchestra" surround on my Onkyo receiver. I have no intention of doing digital surround via DVD-A or SACD. How could I think of wanting better sound than CD, when I'm perfectly happy listening to old stuff on 8 track? 8) Happy trails, Larry B. |
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Dobsons wrote:
Second, if they're all from the 40s and 50s, they're not even likely to be stereo, let alone quad. I would say that they're probably old who-knows-what in quad shells...if indeed they are. What indication do you have that these are indeed quad? Says so on the label? I saw some others from this same company, the Jordanaires, Arthur Feidler- those are both from the 50s. Well, the only thing I can go by with Quad is, 1) the label, 2) the fact that there are only 2 programs on it, which is what I've read, defines it as such. Romulus probably created at least 50 titles, all with that early 70s look and feel to it. The lettering looks so psychadelic. Here's the thing: They may very well be in quad shells - they may have only two programs - but that doesn't necessarily make them 4 channel programs. The rear channels could be the same as the front, or it could be some echoey, phasey thing like Capitol did with their "Duophonic" records.....or, who knows, maybe they ARE quad. Happy trails, Larry B. |
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