8-Track Players

[MindCrime]

I recently was handed an 8-track player, to borrow for a while, that I had originally used as a kid, along with some of my old favorites

Tokens ~ The Mighty Jungle (Lion Sleeps Tonight)

Harry Belafonte ~ Jump in the Line

Monkees Greatest Hits

etc etc

Problem is, I can't get one of the 8-tracks to eject out of the player! I've tried using a fork, peanut butter, & even jiggling it around consistantly.

Is there any songfactor(s) old enough, to remember how to properly eject an 8-track ?

I'd really like to hear my old childhood faves again

[RonJonSurfer]

I still own an 8 track player, though I never use it. I know you just shoved the thing in the slot and pulled it out to stop. I assume if one doesn't come out....some of the mechanisms that engage the tape.....won't disengage. You may have to part ways with it.

[daslied]

I think the right way to eject one is to invent the CD player.

[Sweet Jane 61]

If you can take apart the player, you may be able to see if the tape is stuck. I did that a couple of times with one I had back in the day, usually the tape was wrapped around something. I would try not to break it, sometimes I did though. I so don't miss 8-tracks, changing tracks right in the middle of a song!! Grrrr!!

[MindCrime]

Thanks for the advice, I may have to unscrew it & pull it apart, I'm sure that tape has been stuck in there since the mid-80's at least.

[Lucky]

Mc, once it's stuck I think it's stuck. The tape is probably done for. Unless it's one that you really want, I'd just rip it out. I remember a lot of that, and I am old enough! It seems that even if you take it apart the actual tape is almost impossible to keep intact and usable.

[Crazy Don]

This might help…

http://www.8trackheaven.com/faq.html

[MindCrime]

Thanks for the site info CrazyDon; I was beginning to think I was the only person who still listens to 8-tracks / vinyl. Ceecee, I remember being able to repair the tape inside, if it got stuck, but it was a task that takes a few hours.

[RonJonSurfer]

So my son comes home from his grandparents house last night and says, "Hey Dad, I learned how to play the 8 track player at Nana and Papa's house". He'll be 17 this Sunday. I replied, I thought you just pushed it in and it played. He said that was right, he had just never done it before....don't throw away those 8 Tracks yet!

[MindCrime]

don't throw away those 8 Tracks yet!

I think they're irreplacable, Most second-hand stores & pawnshops even, don't carry them around.

[Kevin]

...and rightly so ! There's no good reason , other than nostalgia , to keep one around : " Hit the road , 8-track , and don't ya come back no more ! "

( Scotch tape should repair any breaks , well enough , and fairly quickly . Just line up the tape , and wrap a small piece around it . Keep it thin , though - meaning don't wrap a long piece around the break many times- just once or 1.5 times )

Edited July 26, 2006 by Guest

[miamisammy29]

What the hell is an 8-track player? Is that the thing where you press the hammer on top to change the tracks? Those were great! We'd get fried up and we'd put them on the train tracks and they'd break into a million pieces. It was awesome! Then we'd just go buy another one for seven bucks and listen to more Stones and The Who.