[Arran]

Eight tracks? Are you kidding, Arran? Eight freakin' tracks??

Oh well, to each his own...

I use CDs (which has already been declared a "dead" format) in my Excursion for the sake of convenience. I agree that analog records sound better than the digitized versions. But MP3 tunes (digitized 1950s music) stored in a computer and played through my SSTRAN sound pretty good on an AM radio.

Oh - Back on the subject of vinyl...

I recently picked up Jackie Gleason Presents Music, Martinis and Memories. It's a stereo re-recording of the original 1954 mono album, and not quite as good as the original. I should have held out for an original mono copy. But it's still a prime example of Mid Century mood music.

(Did you know The Great One was not only a comedian, but also had his own orchestra?)

Yes Ron, eight tracks. For one thing I can play eight tracks in the dash stereo of my 1975 Chrysler Newport, as well as the portable players I have on batteries, I can't really do that with records. Also since people found out that I collect, repair, and listen to eight tracks people have been giving me boxes of the things since they didn't know what else to do with them, others I bought very cheaply. There were some very good eight track machines out there actually, I have a Rheem-Roberts unit someone gave me that is an Akai in disguise, the thing weighs like 30 pounds and uses the same motor that they used in their reel to reel machines.
Regards
Arran