National 8-Track Tape Day 2021: 9 Bestselling 8-Track Tapes Of 1969 You Can Enjoy
04/11/21 AT 7:40 AM
National 8-Track Tape Day is observed on April 11 every year to celebrate the great music of the 60s and 70s that have been immortalized on 8-track tapes.
Developed by William Powell Lear, a jet plane designer, an 8-track tape is a magnetic tape sound recording technology. Thanks to this invention, recording one continuous loop of tape and winding it into a cartridge without compromising sound quality became possible.
This innovation revolutionized music technology in the United States and soon after, the automobile industry began capitalizing on the new trend by introducing 8-track tape players to newer car models.