"Gold Dust Woman" - 8-Track Version? - Page 4

Old Man Wise · #46 02-28-2011, 01:21 PM

Mike... love your Kate reference!
Thank you to all who are trying... if you love GDW, you should really love the 8-track version.

seanthompson · #47 02-28-2011, 01:58 PM

Thanks, AnthonyMI!

Travis · #48 02-28-2011, 02:01 PM

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Originally Posted by AnthonyMI

I dug in my basement and found TWO copies of Rumours on 8 Track (along with the White album, Bella Donna and Wild Heart) and am now working on finding a 8 track player. I am going to run it through my vintage Yamaha amp and then into my Macbook to get a clean, high QUALITY/ lossless and unmolested copy.

This might be better than what I can do. I just purchased a brand new 8 track cleaner and cassette cleaner. My Dad has an old stereo system still set up that I can record the 8 track onto a cassette. I'm waiting to clean both decks before I try this. I wasn't sure if I'd be able to make an mp3 of this but I figured I can at least put it on a brand new blank cassette and see how it turns out. My copy of the 8-track of Rumours is also brand new and unplayed.

AnthonyMI · #49 02-28-2011, 02:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Travis

This might be better than what I can do. I just purchased a brand new 8 track cleaner and cassette cleaner. My Dad has an old stereo system still set up that I can record the 8 track onto a cassette. I'm waiting to clean both decks before I try this. I wasn't sure if I'd be able to make an mp3 of this but I figured I can at least put it on a brand new blank cassette and see how it turns out. My copy of the 8-track of Rumours is also brand new and unplayed.

well the new tape would help things drastically unless the two copies I have turn out to be ok. Based on their condition I would say they are ok. but the transfer from 8 track onto a cassette would make it lose more and more sound. If you have a iPod or iSomething that has a line-in capable recorder device you can also use the built in voice recorder and record directly onto an one of those. It is not lossless, but its digital and should end up in mp3 or aac which is how we will all be listening to it anyhow. Trim it in garage band and we are all set.

I will be stopping at a couple thrift stores and a local used AV place after work. Even if its a crappy old player and $5 it only needs to be used once. A little rubbing alcohol and the heads should be ok!

AnthonyMI · #50 03-02-2011, 07:39 PM

Ok.

I found an 8 Track player and listened to both my 8 Tracks of Rumours. The goods news is there is a small difference in the ending. The bad news is I think all you Hippies were smoking a lot of weed back in the late 70's and imagined a lot of what you think you remember hearing! The quality of the sound on an 8 Track is SO bad (hiiiiiiiiiiiissssssss) I decided to not even bother recording the whole thing. I got the ending before the 8 track tape ate itself (I think the spool was too tight and it just destroyed the tape itself) on the worse of the two tapes I have. The better one also self destructed while being played. Friggen tapes!

I also listened to the DVD version of Rumours. The DVD version has a lot of extra this 8 Track does not. But I don't hear any thunder or crazy stuff going on. You people are on crack!

So. I have a small MP3 of my recording attempt, can anyone host on their mediafire site? Email me here and I can email you the file. it is 1.5 MB

Original 8 Track Warner Brothers MB3010 8 track player>Yamaha CA-1010>24 bit Apple GarageBand recording>Converted to highest possible quality MP3 in iTunes.

soul_drifter333 · #51 03-02-2011, 09:45 PM

Hey, I was smoking a lot of pot back in those days and even I don't remember hearing any difference in the 8-track version.

But I was hoping someone would prove me wrong. In all fairness the Mac has been known to put different mixes on things. I know that Straight Back on the cassette and much better than the LP.
Also, I tried to play some old 8-tracks of my dads and they simply fell apart at the slices, and yes, the sound was pretty bad (on the ones that I could listen to a little bit of).

Funny post though, thanks, you made me laugh!

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Originally Posted by AnthonyMI

Ok.

I found an 8 Track player and listened to both my 8 Tracks of Rumours. The goods news is there is a small difference in the ending. The bad news is I think all you Hippies were smoking a lot of weed back in the late 70's and imagined a lot of what you think you remember hearing! The quality of the sound on an 8 Track is SO bad (hiiiiiiiiiiiissssssss) I decided to not even bother recording the whole thing. I got the ending before the 8 track tape ate itself (I think the spool was too tight and it just destroyed the tape itself) on the worse of the two tapes I have. The better one also self destructed while being played. Friggen tapes!

I also listened to the DVD version of Rumours. The DVD version has a lot of extra this 8 Track does not. But I don't hear any thunder or crazy stuff going on. You people are on crack!

So. I have a small MP3 of my recording attempt, can anyone host on their mediafire site? Email me here and I can email you the file. it is 1.5 MB

Original 8 Track Warner Brothers MB3010 8 track player>Yamaha CA-1010>24 bit Apple GarageBand recording>Converted to highest possible quality MP3 in iTunes.

CADreaming · #52 03-02-2011, 10:07 PM

This has to be the most frustratingly mysterious thread ever!!

(besides the fact that Mike is the only known person to have on tape somewhere in storage Stevie singing "Black Velvet"...)

Pyewacket · #53 03-02-2011, 11:00 PM

^ Uhhh....one mp3 of each, please!!!!!

Nathan · #54 03-02-2011, 11:47 PM

always wanting more,leaving you longing for.

really, where is itthough.

Travis · #55 03-03-2011, 08:24 AM

Lord, and I went thru the trouble of buying new 8-tracks on eBay for this LOL. As well as both a cassette and 8 track cleaner ...

mikebise · #56 03-03-2011, 08:30 AM

I'm allergic to pot. Sorry if my memories were distorted and caused anyone pain.

Maureen Loftus sent me that "Black Velvet" at the end of a cassette in 1999. Sound quality is terrible, so I never cared. Believe what you will.

Travis · #57 03-03-2011, 09:53 AM

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Originally Posted by CADreaming

This has to be the most frustratingly mysterious thread ever!!

(besides the fact that Mike is the only known person to have on tape somewhere in storage Stevie singing "Black Velvet"...)

Well we do know she did sing it, they even showed a clip of it on ET whatever year this was.

CADreaming · #58 03-03-2011, 10:08 AM

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Originally Posted by Travis

Well we do know she did sing it, they even showed a clip of it on ET whatever year this was.

And I (and many other fans) would love to hear it! I never said she didn't sing it - or say Mike didn't have it, as he apparently thought I was insinuating...I could care less about the quality, btw. Knockin on Heavens Door is horrible but I love it. BV is a well sought after boot and Mike is the only person I've ever known to actually have a copy...

mikebise · #59 03-03-2011, 01:07 PM

I understand quite well what was being inferred.

CADreaming · #60 03-03-2011, 06:19 PM

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Originally Posted by mikebise

I understand quite well what was being inferred.

No, you don't - obviously. I honestly was not inferring anything - except that I would love to hear the song - and wish there was a way you could get your hands on it...

Sorry if you took any other way. I don't know you and have no reason to think you would lie about it.