thriftcrawler 07/25/05

07/25/05

12 8-track tapes, Kraco 8-track-to-cassette adaptor, Micronta handheld 30x microscope

Don't tell anyone, but after running an errand at around 3pm at work today, I went by the Goodwill two minutes away from the office. I bought the "Stereo Cassette Adaptor for 8-Track Tape Players" for the novelty of it. If I wanted, I could stick this into my 8-track player, then stick a regular cassette into the back of the adaptor and listen to the cassette through the 8-track deck. De-evolution at its finest; now all I need is a cassette-to-CD adaptor. It was $2.99, but hell - if I'm gonna start collecting 8-track shit, I might as well do it right, y'know?

The "Illuminated 30x Microscope" from Micronta is something I remember fondly from middle school science classes. I actually made my mom take me to the educational supplies store in town so I could buy one for myself. So this $1.99 purchase stems partly from nostalgia, and partly because it's just fun to look at things magnified 30 times.

Alright, on to the meat and potatoes: the music. Here are the 8-tracks I picked up today:

01. Country Stars on LP - TV SPECIAL - Vol.2 (Gusto Records, Inc. - 197?)
Sealed copy. Features "Ballad of a Teenage Queen" by Johnny Cash, "Don't Take Her She's All I Got" by Johnny Paycheck, "The End of the World" by Skeeter Davis, and others.

02. Country Stars on LP - TV SPECIAL - Vol.3 (Gusto Records, Inc. - 197?)
Sealed copy. Features "Take This Job and Shove It" by Johnny Paycheck, "Lovin' You is Killin' Me" by Alabama, "Fifteen Beers Ago" by Ben Colder, and others.

03. Country Stars on LP - TV SPECIAL - Vol.4 (Gusto Records, Inc. - 197?)
Sealed copy. Features "Golden Hills Ahead" by the Oak Ridge Boys, "You Are My Sunshine" by former Louisiana governor Jimmie Davis, "I Just Loved Her For the Last Time Again" by Carl Smith, and other timeless classics.

04. Happy Fiddle - Downright Nice (GRT - 1977)
Fiddled-up version of "Afternoon Delight", "Tie a Yellow Ribbon", "Peaceful Easy Feelin'" and others. Silly, silly stuff. Just silly.

05. Elvis Presley - Moody Blue (RCA - 1977)
The last Elvis album released while bigguns was still alive. It was selling moderately well until he died - at which point it started flying off the shelves, topping off at 2 million copies sold. I'm not much on Elvis, but I like the case this came in.

06. Zapp - s/t (Warner Bros. - 1980)
Undoubtedly the best find today. Debut album from Roger Troutman's Zapp, featuring "More Bounce to the Ounce" and other funked-up, vocodered-out dance floor ass-shakers. Produced by Troutman and Bootsy. Good stuff!

07. Shadow - Love Lite (Elektra - 1979)
Ohio Players offshoot band who play a kind of soul-calypso called "soca". Kinda goofy.

08. Elvis - TV Special (RCA - 19??)
Not sure when this was released, but it's a recording of Elvis' NBC TV Special from December, 1968. All the favorites, plus dialogue which consists of lots of lip-curled "uhhuh"s.

09. Bruce Springsteen - Born to Run (CBS - 1975)
Contains the hits "Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out" and the title track. I was just happy to find another rock 8-track amongst all the easy listening.

10. Boss Groups (Mad Bag Productions - 1975)
Buncha 60s groups doing a buncha 60s songs. The highlight of this one is Maxine Brown's "It's All In My Mind". Awesome song.

11. Mass Production - Massterpiece (Cotillion - 1979)
Bleh. Late-70s disco funk. At least the cover art is cool.

12. Elvis Presley - Elvis in Concert (RCA - 1977)
Recording of a 1977 CBS TV Special that, due to the quality of Elvis' performance, was never going to air - until Elvis died later that same year. Once that happened, the execs at CBS tacked a mournful message from his father onto the show and broadcast it. This is that show - complete with giddy comments from fans in the audience and the aforementioned message from dad.

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01.	Country Stars on LP - TV SPECIAL - Vol.2 (Gusto Records, Inc. - 197?) Sealed copy. Features "Ballad of a Teenage Queen" by Johnny Cash, "Don't Take Her She's All I Got" by Johnny Paycheck, "The End of the World" by Skeeter Davis, and others.
02.	Country Stars on LP - TV SPECIAL - Vol.3 (Gusto Records, Inc. - 197?) Sealed copy. Features "Take This Job and Shove It" by Johnny Paycheck, "Lovin' You is Killin' Me" by Alabama, "Fifteen Beers Ago" by Ben Colder, and others.
03.	Country Stars on LP - TV SPECIAL - Vol.4 (Gusto Records, Inc. - 197?) Sealed copy. Features "Golden Hills Ahead" by the Oak Ridge Boys, "You Are My Sunshine" by former Louisiana governor Jimmie Davis, "I Just Loved Her For the Last Time Again" by Carl Smith, and other timeless classics.
04.	Happy Fiddle - Downright Nice (GRT - 1977) Fiddled-up version of "Afternoon Delight", "Tie a Yellow Ribbon", "Peaceful Easy Feelin'" and others. Silly, silly stuff. Just silly.
05.	Elvis Presley - Moody Blue (RCA - 1977) The last Elvis album released while bigguns was still alive. It was selling moderately well until he died - at which point it started flying off the shelves, topping off at 2 million copies sold. I'm not much on Elvis, but I like the case this came in.
06.	Zapp - s/t (Warner Bros. - 1980) Undoubtedly the best find today. Debut album from Roger Troutman's Zapp, featuring "More Bounce to the Ounce" and other funked-up, vocodered-out dance floor ass-shakers. Produced by Troutman and Bootsy. Good stuff!
07.	Shadow - Love Lite (Elektra - 1979) Ohio Players offshoot band who play a kind of soul-calypso called "soca". Kinda goofy.
08.	Elvis - TV Special (RCA - 19??) Not sure when this was released, but it's a recording of Elvis' NBC TV Special from December, 1968. All the favorites, plus dialogue which consists of lots of lip-curled "uhhuh"s.
09.	Bruce Springsteen - Born to Run (CBS - 1975) Contains the hits "Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out" and the title track. I was just happy to find another rock 8-track amongst all the easy listening.
10.	Boss Groups (Mad Bag Productions - 1975) Buncha 60s groups doing a buncha 60s songs. The highlight of this one is Maxine Brown's "It's All In My Mind". Awesome song.
11.	Mass Production - Massterpiece (Cotillion - 1979) Bleh. Late-70s disco funk. At least the cover art is cool.
12.	Elvis Presley - Elvis in Concert (RCA - 1977) Recording of a 1977 CBS TV Special that, due to the quality of Elvis' performance, was never going to air - until Elvis died later that same year. Once that happened, the execs at CBS tacked a mournful message from his father onto the show and broadcast it. This is that show - complete with giddy comments from fans in the audience and the aforementioned message from dad.