The old 8 track players had a way to adjust the head alignment, At least mine did,
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All Things Must Beat. Share Anything Beatles!!
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Alkali Ike
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Mine had adjustable head alignment but it required removing the cover to get to it. Of course to do the alignment correctly, you need a special head alignment cartridge that's "guaranteed" to have the the test tracks accurately laid down. I adjusted mine by ear using several different cartridges to try and find the middle ground that minimized the problem.
Another common issue was speed inaccuracy. My deck played audibly too fast. I wrapped the large belt-driven capstan flywheel with a couple layers of masking tape to slow it down and get the speed more accurate.
When I was a teenager 8 tracks were known (afaik) as Cartridges. At least in Australia.
By about ‘76 they were old tech and the local car offshoots were trying to dump their stock by loading them into Limited Edition packages. EG The 76 (GM) Holden LE Coupe had a Cartridge player as part of the fancy inclusions. Ford Aust did something similar can’t remember which package but I think it might have been the Falcon Hardtop Cobra.
By about ‘76 they were old tech and the local car offshoots were trying to dump their stock by loading them into Limited Edition packages. EG The 76 (GM) Holden LE Coupe had a Cartridge player as part of the fancy inclusions. Ford Aust did something similar can’t remember which package but I think it might have been the Falcon Hardtop Cobra.
It didn't get as lonely for them as for some others ... ...
“I always felt sorry for Elvis 'cause he was on his own. He had his guys with him, but there's only one Elvis. Nobody else knew what he felt like.”
― George Harrison
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Probably been posted before, but here’s the Ticket to Ride single from the band’s upcoming color movie “Eight Arms to Hold You”, which of course was later entitled “Help”
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Although it wasn't in the "Help!" movie, but it was the flip side of "Eight Days A Week". Although obviously intended for the UK "Help!" album it became an outtake instead. Another great 3-part Beatles vocal harmony.
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Although it wasn't in the "Help!" movie, but it was the flip side of "Eight Days A Week". Although obviously intended for the UK "Help!" album it became an outtake instead. Another great 3-part Beatles vocal harmony.
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My apologies!! I didn't turn up my tablet's volume enough to hear the difference!!! And didn't read the description acknowledging it's a cover. I've corrected my post. I'm very sorry.
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LOL makes sense nowMy apologies!! I didn't turn up my tablet's volume enough to hear the difference!!! And didn't read the description acknowledging it's a cover. I've corrected my post. I'm very sorry.
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Lots of solo artists must have found it lonely at the top. Another Harrison quote says that, since there were 4 of The Beatles, they didn't have it quite so bad. They had each other to lean on during their climb to the top. And, when they fell apart, they had their wives to commiserate with.
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My apologies!! I didn't turn up my tablet's volume enough to hear the difference!!! And didn't read the description acknowledging it's a cover. I've corrected my post. I'm very sorry.
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It almost sounded like Davy Jones could have been one of the singers.
I lost over 1,000 LPS in a move... they got stuck in the warehouse someplace hot and they all warped... I put an insurance claim in they gave me a buck a piece, fast forward 30 years and there's a method you can actually use to unwarp a record involving an iron and hot water or something like that it's on YouTube... had I known I might have tried to salvage a few of them... lost a lot of good stuff, irreplaceable. Some of it is on YouTube.
Alkali Ike
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The Record Pi warp fixer works pretty well.
Record Pi - The Smart Vinyl Record Flattener with Temperature Control
I've found it does best on 180g vinyl. Warps on thinner vinyl can usually be lessened but it might take several bake cycles to get a good result. Albums stored vertically in high heat tend to soften and melt at the bottom where the weight is. The edge of the record starts folding over. Those warps are very hard to fix and the grooves may still have lateral side-to-side warp. That part of the record is often permanently "deformed".
Record Pi - The Smart Vinyl Record Flattener with Temperature Control
I've found it does best on 180g vinyl. Warps on thinner vinyl can usually be lessened but it might take several bake cycles to get a good result. Albums stored vertically in high heat tend to soften and melt at the bottom where the weight is. The edge of the record starts folding over. Those warps are very hard to fix and the grooves may still have lateral side-to-side warp. That part of the record is often permanently "deformed".
