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Mrowstermrowster@linernotes.club
2025-12-30

#8TrackTuesday #8Track #DeadFormats #LowFi #zine

"The 8 Noble Truths of The 8-Track Mind" as printed on the back cover of issues of #RussForster's 90s zine #8TrackMind

A photo of orange text on black paper that reads: THE 8 NOBLE TRUTHS OF THE 8-TRACK MIND 0) Understanding one's fate leads to greater acceptance. 1) State of the art is in the eye of the beholder. 2) Society's drive in on attaining rather than experiencing. 3) In less than optimum circumstances, creativity becomes all the more important. 4) Progress is too often promises, promises to get you to buy, buy. 5) "New and "improved" don't necessarily mean the same thing. 6) "Naive" is not a dirty word. 7) In seeking perfection has the obvious been overlooked? 8) Innovation alone with not replace beauty. ∞
Mrowstermrowster@linernotes.club
2025-02-18

#8TrackTuesday #8TrackCartridge #NowReading

#8TrackMind was a neat zine started in the early 90s by #RussForster, ostensibly to bring together the #8TrackTape community in all it's eccentric, nostalgic, and perverse varieties. For years it was a regular resource for information about 8-tracks, and was the only place that jokes about that dreaded KER-CHUNK! sound could reliably be grokked. The initial run ended in 2000, but a lo-budge film documentary followed, and I understand Russ revived the mag proper a few years back. An entire 1994 issue can be ogled here: archive.org/details/8trackmind

A photo of the cover of 8-Track Mind Magazine, Winter 1994, #83, priced at $2. Black an magenta artwork shows a graphic depiction of an 8-track tape followed by a large arrow pointing toward an infinity symbol. Text at the bottom reads "The Unlimited Future of 8-Track" and "3 3/4 IPS" (referring to the 8-track tape speed).

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