8-Track Mind

Decicated to the "8 Noble Truths of the 8-Track Mind" (actually nine because they start with 0) such as "'New'" and 'improved' don't necessary mean the same thing," "State of the art is in the eye of the beholder," and "Innovation alone will not replace beauty," here's a site for collectors of that least collectible of commodities, the 8-track tape. Because 8-tracks are so exquisitely valueless, 8-Track Mind is free of the arcana and avarice that characterize such formerly fun avocations as baseball card, record and comic book collecting. The site includes some discussion of whether 8-tracks should appreciate at all--a controversy spurred by the recent sale of an 8-track copy of Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols for $100. (The No. 2 most valuable cartridge? Lou Reed's Metal Machine Music). Eight-track nostalgia abounds, including a downloadable sound clip of the sweet ker-chunk of an 8-track player changing programs. "When you say yes to 8-track you're generally saying no to the accepted wisdom of our hallowed consumer culture, decrying this religion of consumption as the worship of hollow, deceptive idols." Amen. (JV)

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