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Old April 12th 16, 10:31 PM posted to alt.collecting.8-track-tapes
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Default Spar 8 Tracks

On Tuesday, April 12, 2016 at 4:07:26 AM UTC-4, Andy wrote:
Spar or spare?
kates track shack is makeing me an offer to buy my pro model sony 8 track
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Spar Andy. Spar was another one of those pirated 8-Track labels that were sold at truck stops and, at times, flea markets. They usually featured covers bands doing sound alike recordings of hits of the day. I recently scored one from a guy in Oklahoma where I bought a whole bunch of tapes from. Depending on what player you played them on, they usually didn't sound very good. The company wasn't around for very long. There was also competition from other pirated 8-Track tape labels, with most of them compiling multiple songs from various artists onto one tape or songs from the same artist onto one tape. I remember at gas stations and convenience stores, when someone bought two packs of a few particular brands of cigarettes, such as Kool, Salem, Winston, Bel-Air or Raleigh, they would get a free pirated 8-Track with the purchase of them. I don't know how the tobacco companies got away with that, but they did.

Thanks for asking, Andy.

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