In honor of the eight track, here are a few fun facts about the gone, but certainly not forgotten, technology:

• William Powell Lear, the man behind LearJet, was also the inventor of the eight track cartridge tape system.
• All 1966 Fords offered a factory installed, in-dash eight track player.
• Eight tracks were the preeminent portable and car audio format of the 1970s.
• Record clubs, like Columbia House, offered eight track tapes well into the 1980s.
• Madonna’s early albums, as well as Michael Jackson’s “Thriller,” were offered to Columbia House club members on eight track!

So, today, while you’re cranking up your iPod, satellite or iHeart radio, say a silent “thank you” to the eight track tape!

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