What's the Latest QUAD TAPE Added to Your Pile? Q8, Q4

[bigbillquad]

Hi. fredy

It's weird because my second copy of "Shaft - Isaac Hayes : Album 2" it came well wrapped no damage but when I started to un rap it I noticed that part of the sticky tape was stuck to the tape in front so I tried slit heat to the sticky tape but no good so I just peeled the sticky tape of and of course it took some of the oxide of the that part of the tape so there will be a slight gap in the music at that point
........:flame.........Bill...

 

[skherbeck]

Hi. fredy

It's weird because my second copy of "Shaft - Isaac Hayes : Album 2" it came well raped no damage but when I started to un rap it I noticed that part of the sticky tape was stuck to the tape in front so I tried slit heat to the sticky tape but no good so I just peeled the sticky tape of and of course it took some of the oxide of the that part of the tape so there will be a slight gap in the music at that point
........:flame.........Bill...

“Well wrapped”

 

[bigbillquad]

“Well wrapped”

OOOoooo I`ll edit it now, that's what happens when I don't have my glasses at hand.

 

[H.A.L.]

:yikes@:

 

[fredblue]

Reunion : The Songs Of Jimmy Webb - Glen Campbell (Q8)

 

[fredblue]

Get Your Wings - Aerosmith (Q8)
Rocks - Aerosmith (Q8)

 

[Q-Eight]

Hahah!! Is every copy of Rocks always so chewed up?? Mine is about the same to the point I had to recreate a back/spine label for it.

Good score. I recently dragged in Jose Feliciano's "Feliciano!" Q8. The Jose Collection is almost complete - just need Part 1 of Alive-Alive-O!

 

[fredblue]

A Song For You - Carpenters (Q8),
Tea For The Tillerman - Cat Stevens (Q8)

 

[fredblue]

Still Alive And Well - Johnny Winter (Q8),
They Only Come Out At Night - Edgar Winter Group (Q8)

 

[fredblue]

On The Border - Eagles (Q8),
One Of These Nights - Eagles (Q8)

 

[fredblue]

Apostrophe' - Frank Zappa (Q8),
Deliver The Word - War (Q8),
Unborn Child - Seals & Crofts (Q8)

 

[fizzywiggs41]

thanks Duncan, I may well have a go at that if i can't get a decent playthrough of the 2nd copy as i won't be shelling out for a 3rd tape if number 2 breaks! :upthumb

Hopefully you can repair your splicing with little or no problem.

I had trouble finding a good 8 track width tape for adhesion , so I carefully attached a good cassette adhesion tape for my repairs (just doubled it sidexside ).



FWIW : audio cassettes are actually making a comeback. Who'd a thought !

 

[DuncanS]

What are the Eagles like Quad wise? I've never heard them, One Of These Nights is my favourite Eagles. Does the Edgar Winter come across better than the SQ LP, Frankenstein sounds good off the LP but in the land of discrete I bet its mind blowing! (always think of Marty Feldman in Young Frankenstein when I hear it)

 

[fizzywiggs41]

What are the Eagles like Quad wise? I've never heard them, One Of These Nights is my favourite Eagles. Does the Edgar Winter come across better than the SQ LP, Frankenstein sounds good off the LP but in the land of discrete I bet its mind blowing! (always think of Marty Feldman in Young Frankenstein when I hear it)

I never had the Q8 of ONE OF THESE NIGHTS but the CD-4 is excellent in Quad fwiw. Very highly recommended, Duncan.

(I kinda miss that recording fwiw.)

 

[fredblue]

What are the Eagles like Quad wise? I've never heard them, One Of These Nights is my favourite Eagles. Does the Edgar Winter come across better than the SQ LP, Frankenstein sounds good off the LP but in the land of discrete I bet its mind blowing! (always think of Marty Feldman in Young Frankenstein when I hear it)

i'd say the Eagles mixes are good though not flashy wrt surround activity.. but i've never heard them in truly great sound quality, my CD-4's didn't turn out that good (noisy vinyl) and the 2 x OOTN Q8 rips i heard were kinda muddy sounding which i've found stopped me playing them more than i do.. i'm not expecting miracles from these carts, i'm just relieved whenever old 8 track tapes playthrough all the way without issue! i'll let you know how i get on with this lot!

 

[sjcorne]

Does the Edgar Winter come across better than the SQ LP, Frankenstein sounds good off the LP but in the land of discrete I bet its mind blowing! (always think of Marty Feldman in Young Frankenstein when I hear it)

I recently got ahold of the TOCOAN Q8 and it's mind-blowing. Maybe my fave Q8 so far. Would be happy to share the conversion I did.

 

[fredblue]

Music Is My Life - Billy Preston (Q8)

 

[fredblue]

Seven - Poco (Q8)

 

[sjcorne]

Seven - Poco (Q8)

What a great album...one of my best discoveries of quad collecting. It really shows of the versatility of the group...they do everything from rockers ("Drivin' Wheel", "Skatin'") to ballads ("Passing Through", "Angel") to country-style numbers ("Rocky Mountain Breakdown".

The quad mix is astounding even on the SQ LP. I always loved the moving vocals in "Just Call My Name". Ex: "just call my Name" center, "I keep on telling you" LR, "It ain't right" RR. Great stuff.

 

[fredblue]

What a great album...one of my best discoveries of quad collecting. It really shows of the versatility of the group...they do everything from rockers ("Drivin' Wheel", "Skatin'") to ballads ("Passing Through", "Angel") to country-style numbers ("Rocky Mountain Breakdown".

The quad mix is astounding even on the SQ LP. I always loved the moving vocals in "Just Call My Name". Ex: "just call my Name" center, "I keep on telling you" LR, "It ain't right" RR. Great stuff.

we have lift off! :nuke
yeay I got a recording of it in without it going on the scrapheap!

love this one in Quad too.. the SQ is great, one of my absolute faves from the last couple of years of SQ decoding with the Involve Surround Master and comparing it to the discrete form, right off the bat the Surround Master made a really good fist of decoding it.. it is still a thrill even if I have played the SQ many many times to hear the Quad mix with full channel separation its still fresh, brilliant album, superb production and great great mix, nothing showy it showcases the band, the harmonies etc.. slightly weird the track running order differences from the SQ LP so a few songs pop up in unexpected places.. but I'm not complaining, loving it just a much as ever.. and the tape sounds pretty good really.. something cool apart from the obvious uptick in separation is that a couple of the tracks fade out for longer than on the SQ LP! how's that for a bonus! :yikes