The big ol' ROCK 8-TRACK TAPES page
Remember to check the dollar tapes page for more rock. The rarer items and garage / psychedelia type stuff can be seen on the psych page. Many sealed original tapes listed now!
AC/DC-If You Want Blood You've Got It-Atlantic-VG+; fresh pads & splice; label has some stains / bubbling $3
Addrisi Brothers-We've Got To Get It On Again-Columbia-SS; LS (2) $3
The Allman Brothers Band-Atco-VG; pink cart w/ Ampex type labels $3
:-Eat A Peach-Capricorn-VG; PB; label worn, pic box has writing (some idiot crossed out the title on front and wrote in "Doors Strange Days", guess they had the wrong tape in the slipcase that day...) $2
Duane Allman-An Anthology-Capricorn-SS; PB; '72 orig in pic box, not cutout (2) $12
Alternatives-WB-SS; LS; yellow Lear cart, will need roller; w/ Grateful Dead, Tim Buckley, Hendrix, Tull etc $5
American Flyer-UA-SS; h; Doug Yule (ex-Velvets), Steve Katz (ex-Blues Project, BS&T), Craig Fuller & Eric Kaz in '76 $2
Animals-In The Beginning-Wand-M-; LS; fresh pads $3
Brian Auger's Oblivion Express-RCA-M-; h; '71 orig $5
Bachman Turner Overdrive-Not Fragile-Mercury-SS; LS $8
Badfinger-Magic Christian Music-Apple-M-; LS; fresh pads $10
The Band-Capitol-VG++; LS; fresh pads; slt tol $4
Beach Boys-Holland-Reprise-VG; '73 orig $2
Beatles-(John Lennon [Plastic Ono Band])-Live Peace In Toronto 1969-Apple-VG+; LS; fresh pads; tape on top edge of label $4
:-(Paul McCartney [& Wings])-Ram-Apple-VG; "McCartney Productions Inc. 1971" copyright credit $3 OR "Melody Recordings" truckstop boot w/ weird art of a bunch of colored pencil ends (?), M-; LS $5
:-Wild Life-Apple-SS; LS; '72 orig (2) $10 OR EX $5
:-Band On The Run-Apple-VG++; fresh pads $4
:-(George Harrison)-All Things Must Pass-Apple-strong EX; fresh pads; 2-tape set, no outer box (I haven't seen an outer box in many years...) $8
Bee Gees-First-Atco-M-; TS; white cart Ampex in yellow title box (EX), rare item! $15
:-Best Of-Atco-VG++; white Ampex; fresh pads $4 OR VG+, RCA Club version, initials wol in marker $2
:-Cucumber Castle-Atco-SS; h; LS/TT; white Ampex $8 OR VG++; white Ampex $4
:-Rare, Precious & Beautiful-Atco-VG++; TS; white Ampex; roller replaced $4 OR M-; h; TS; odd version, looks like normal white Ampex in yellow title box but no "Ampex" logos and white RCA rivet cart, maybe a club version? $15
:-Rare, Precious & Beautiful Vol. 2-Atco-M-; h; LS/TT; white Ampex in yellow title sleeve (box is VG w/ taped edges) $8
:-Trafalgar-Atco-M-; h; LS/TT; black Ampex in title sleeve $4 OR EX; h; black Ampex $2
:-To Whom It May Concern-Atco-SS pink cart in art box $15
Big Sur Festival / One Hand Clapping-Columbia-SS; LS; w/ Joan Baez, Kris Kristofferson, Taj Mahal, Mickey Newbury, BS&T (2) $5
Black Sabbath-Master Of Reality-none-VG++; old truckstop boot, good sound, adds bonus tracks from "Paranoid"! $5
Blondie-The Best Of-Chryalis-EX $15
Blood, Sweat & Tears-Columbia-VG++; LS; fresh pads $2 (second album w/ "You've Made Me So Very Happy" etc)
:-3-Columbia-SS; LS $5
:-B,S&T: 4-Columbia-SS; LS (2) $5
:-Greatest Hits-Columbia-SS; LS (2) $5
Michael Bloomfield-It's Not Killing Me-Columbia-SS; LS $5
Bread-Guitar Man-Elektra-SS; LS; green cart orig (2) $5
Brewer & Shipley-Tarkio Road-SS; LS/TT; black Ampex; w/ "One Toke Over The Line" $3
:-Shake Off The Demon-Buddah-SS; LS/TT; black Ampex $3
Brooklyn Bridge-Buddah-VG+; white Ampex; roller replaced; one of those fairly well-known bands I never heard until recently, since they were usually billed as "Featuring Johnny Maestro" I assumed they were doo-wop revival like Sha Na Na, however they are more like BS&T with some Fudge / Rascals '60s psych thrown in $2
Captain Beyond-Dawn Explosion-Canada WB-VG++; h; bit of writing on cart; fresh pads & splice; '77 Canada issue in yellow cart, Dolby B too $4
Chambers Brothers-New Generation-Columbia-SS; LS (2) $5
:-Greatest Hits-Columbia-SS; LS $5
Chase-Epic-VG++; LS; fresh pads & splice; orange cart orig $4
Cher-Kapp-SS; LS; w/ "Gypsies, Tramps & Thieves" $5
:-Foxy Lady-Kapp-SS; LS $5
:-Bittersweet White Light-MCA-SS; LS (2) $4
Chicago Transit Authority-Columbia-VG+; fresh pads; loose copy of Volume 1 only $2
Chicago-Columbia-VG++; fresh pads; 18 BO 0858 orig (2nd album) $4
Eric Clapton-461 Ocean Boulevard-none-SS; "Rock" label truckstop boot $4
The Clash-London Calling-Epic-VG++; no barcode '79 orig $15
David Clayton-Thomas-Columbia-SS; LS (2) $5
Rita Coolidge-A&M-SS; LS (2) $3
Alice Cooper-Love It To Death-WB-VG++; yellow Ampex; slt tol; writing on back of cart $4 OR VG, RCA Club issue, labels are wrinkly like the tape got wet, clean otherwise, fresh splice, has original "THUMB" cover art! $6
:-Killer-WB-VG++; grey Ampex; name wol in pencil $4 OR VG; grey Ampex $2
:-Billion Dollar Babies-WB-M-; no cvr pic on label $3 OR generic white label truckstop boot, VG++ $2
:-Greatest Hits-WB-M-; no cvr pic on label $3
:-Welcome To My Nightmare-none-VG+; fresh pads & splice; generic "Stereo 8" truckstop boot $3
Bill Cosby-To Russell, My Brother, Whom I Slept With-WB-VG++; fresh pads; yellow Audiopak cart, 'W7' logos...I don't have a comedy section so Bill goes here, classic album from '68 $3
Creedence Clearwater Revival-Fantasy-VG-; swol; white Ampex; roller replaced; worn label, plays fine $2
:-Green River-Fantasy-VG++; white Ampex; fresh pads $3 OR VG+; white Ampex; fresh pads; swol $2
:-Mardi Gras-Fantasy-SS; LS/TT; black Ampex (2) $3
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young-4 Way Street-Atlantic-EX; black Ampex $3
Cymarron-Rings-Entrance-SS; LS (2) $8
Daddy Dewdrop-Sunflower-SS; PB; GRT in pic box (2) $5
Deep Purple-The Book Of Taliesyn-Tetragrammaton-VG++; very early NAL cart in freaky op-art NAL sleeve; fresh pads $5
:-Machine Head-WB-EX; black cart early issue $5
:-Who Do We Think We Are!-WB-VG++; '73 orig $3
:-Come Taste The Band-WB-M-; PB (pic box is EX); '75 orig $4
Delaney & Bonnie-Motel Shot-Atco-SS; LS/TT; black Ampex (2) $4
:-Country Life-Atco-SS; LS/TT; black Ampex (2) $4
Delaney & Bonnie & Friends-D & B Together-Columbia-SS; LS (2) $5
Derek & The Dominos-Layla-Atco-VG++; swol; black Ampex $5
Direct Hits-Columbia-SS; LS; w/ Mashmakhan "As The Years Go By", Mark Lindsay, Christie, Byrds, BS&T, Hollies, Santana etc (2) $5
Dr. Hook & The Medicine Show-Doctor Hook-Columbia-M-; LS; fresh pads & splice; w/ "Sylvia's Mother" $4
The Doors-Absolutely Live-Elektra-VG++; fresh pads; green cart orig; name wol on back $4
:-L.A. Woman-Elektra-M-; LS; fresh pads; green cart orig $15
:-Weird Scenes Inside The Gold Mine-Elektra-VG++; name wol on back; fresh pads; green cart orig; Tape 1 only $4
Duelling Banjos-From The Original Soundtrack Of Deliverance & Additional Music Performed By Eric Weissberg & Steve Mandel.-WB-SS; PB; '73 orig; whatta title, they should've just named it "Squeal Like A Pig"! $3
Bob Dylan-Self Portrait-Columbia-M-; fresh pads $6
:-Slow Train Coming-Columbia-VG++; fresh pads; in Columbia House sleeve $3
8 Great Original Hits, Vol. 2-RCA-SS; LS; shrink torn; budget line comp ($4.95 list and $4.29 retail pricetags on shrink) w/ one song each from Guess Who, Nilsson, Youngbloods, Zager & Evans, Friends Of Distinction, etc; these comps basically existed to get people to buy car stereos... $4
Cass Elliot-RCA-SS; LS; '72 orig $3
Electric Light Orchestra-II-UA-SS; '73 orig $5
Emerson, Lake & Palmer-Tarkus-Cotillion-M-; black Ampex; slt wol $4 OR EX; black Ampex $3
Faces-A Nod Is As Good As A Wink...To A Blind Horse-WB-M-; black Ampex orig $4 OR EX; black Ampex orig $3
:-Ooh La La-WB-SS; PB; '72 pic box orig, not cutout (2) $5
Fairport Convention-Angel Delight-A&M-VG++; fresh pads $3
Fanny-Charity Ball-Reprise-SS; LS/TT; black Ampex $5
Fleetwood Mac-Reprise-M-; LS; h; fresh pads; the one with "Rhiannon" $3
Focus-Live At The Rainbow-Sire-EX; LS; fresh pads; blue GRT $3
Tom Fogerty-Fantasy-EX; 2xh; black Ampex $2
Roosevelt Franklin-The Year Of Roosevelt Franklin-Columbia-SS; LS; Franklin was, of course, "Gordon's Friend From Sesame Street"; not sure if this belongs in rock! (2) $5
Lowell George-Thanks I'll Eat It Here-WB-SS; LS; h; Little Feat solo $3
Grand Funk Railroad-On Time-Capitol-VG+; fresh pads $4
:-Closer To Home-Capitol-EX; fresh pads $8
:-Live Album-Capitol-VG; fresh pads & splice; worn label $2
:-Survival-Smile-VG++; cool old truckstop boot w/ orange & black graphics in yellow Ampex type cart / labels $3
Guess Who-Live At The Paramount-RCA-SS; LS; '72 orig $8
Arlo Guthrie-Running Down The Road-Reprise-SS; LS; yellow cart orig (2) $4
:-Last Of The Brooklyn Cowboys-Reprise-SS; PB; '73 pic box orig (2) $3
Richie Havens-Something Else Again-MGM-SS; LS; white GRT $5 OR M-; LS; white GRT $4
:-The Great Blind Degree-Stormy Forest-SS; LS; white GRT $5
Jimi Hendrix-The Cry Of Love-Reprise-VG+; yellow Ampex $3
Tommy James & The Shondells-Best Of-Roulette-EX; green GRT; fresh pads & roller $4
:-Travelin'-Roulette-EX; white GRT / LearJet; h $3
Tommy James-Roulette-SS; PB; GRT in pic box (2) $5
:-Christian Of The World-Roulette-SS; LS; white GRT; w/ "Draggin' The Line" (2) $5
James Gang-Rides Again-ABC-VG++; weird version, white RCA type rivet cart, Ampex style label but no "Ampex" anywhere on it, might be record club version? $3
:-Live In Concert-ABC-SS; LS; white GRT $12
Jefferson-Janus-VG+; h; white GRT / LearJet; obscure late '60s British pop singer $2
Joan Jett & The Blackhearts-I Love Rock 'n Roll-Boardwalk-M-; CRC issue in Columbia House sleeve $10
Elton John-Uni-VG+; fresh pads & splice $3
:-Friends (OST)-Paramount-SS; LS (6) $4
Andy Kim-Baby I Love You-Paramount-SS; LS (2) $4
:-How'd We Ever Get This Way-Paramount-SS; LS (2) $4
:-Rainbow Ride-Steed-SS; PB $5
Kinks-Sleepwalker-Arista-SS; LS; h $3
Kiss-Double Platinum Vol. 1-Casablanca-SS; h; no sleeve so probably cutout bin reseal $5
:-Kiss Alive II-Casablanca-M-; h; 2 tape set in double-wide label sleeve w/ offer insert $20
The Knack-Get The Knack-Capitol-M-; LS; fresh pads $10
Al Kooper-I Stand Alone-Columbia-SS; LS $5
:-You Never Know Who Your Friends Are-Columbia-SS; LS $5 OR SS; LS; h $4
:-New York City (You're A Woman)-Columbia-SS; LS (2) $5
:-A Possible Projection Of The Future / Childhood's End-Columbia-SS; LS (2) $5
Kris Kristofferson-Border Lord-Monument-SS; LS; white GRT (2) $4
Led Zeppelin-II-Atlantic-VG; white Ampex; roller replaced but post is broken, will need to be repaired / reglued if you want to play it! $2
:-IV-Smile-VG+; cool old truckstop boot with misspelled "LEAD ZEPPELIN ZOSO" orange and black graphics! $15
Lighthouse-One Fine Morning-Evolution-SS; PB; GRT in pic box (2) $8
:-Thoughts Of Movin' On-Evolution-SS; LS; white GRT (2) $5
Live At Bill Graham's Fillmore West-Columbia-SS; LS; w/ Nick Gravenites, Taj Mahal, Mike Bloomfield (2) $5
Taj Mahal-Giant Step / De Old Folks At Home-Columbia-SS; LS (2) $5
:-Happy To Be Just Like I Am-Columbia-SS; LS $5
The Mamas & The Papas-People Like Us-Dunhill-SS; LS; white GRT $4 OR M-; LS/TT; black Ampex in title sleeve (box is VG++) $2
The Marshall Tucker Band-Capricorn-SS; PB; '73 pic box orig (3) $4
John Mayall-U.S.A. Union-Polydor-SS; LS/TT; white Ampex type cart $4
:-Moving On-Polydor-M-; LS/TT; red cart orig $3
Mason Profitt-Bareback Rider-WB-SS; PB; '73 pic box orig (2) $4
Don McLean-Tapestry-Mediarts-M-; LS/TT; h; black Ampex in title sleeve (box is VG++) $2
:-American Pie-UA-SS; silver "Sonic Spectrum" end cap (2) $5
Lee Michaels-5th-A&M-SS; LS; w/ "Do You Know What I Mean" (2) $5
Buddy Miles-Them Changes-Mercury-M-; fresh pads; LS $3
:-We Got To Live Togeher-Mercury-EX; LS; fresh pads $3
:-A Message To The People-Mercury-SS; LS (2) $4
:-Live-Mercury-SS; LS $5
Joni Mitchell-Song To A Seagull-Reprise-VG++; black Ampex $3
:-Clouds-Reprise-SS; LS; h; mid '70s version $4
Moody Blues-On The Threshold Of A Dream-Deram-EX; white Ampex; fresh pads $3
More Heavy Sounds-Columbia-SS; LS; w/ Chicago, Santana, Byrds, Johnny Winter, NRBQ, PG&E, Janis Joplin, etc (2) $5
Mountain-Flowers Of Evil-Windfall-VG+; fresh pads; white GRT $2
Mungo Jerry-Janus-SS; PB; GRT in pic box $5
Randy Newman-Live-Reprise-SS; LS/TT; black Ampex $4
Nilsson-Son Of Schmilsson-RCA-SS; LS (4) $3
:-Aerial Pandemonium Ballet-RCA-SS; LS (2) $4
Don Nix-Living By The Days-Elektra-SS; LS; green cart orig $4
No Nukes-Asylum-SS; LS; h; 2 tapes shrinkwrapped together, shrink is partly torn; CSN, Doobie Bros., Springsteen, Tom Petty, Gil Scott-Heron, Ry Cooder etc $4
Laura Nyro-New York Tendaberry-Columbia-EX; LS; fresh pads $4
:-Gonna Take A Miracle (w/ Labelle)-Columbia-SS; LS (2) $5
Oldsmobile-Variety Concert In Stereo Vol. VI-Olds/RCA-M-; PB; art box is VG+; 1971 voulme for your 442! Mix of rock, pop, C&W, easy listening in nice hammertone-texture black cart w/ glossy plastic label $15
Ozzy Osbourne-Diary Of A Madman-Jet-EX $15
Pacific Gas & Electric-Columbia-SS; LS $5
Pink Floyd-Ummagumma-Harvest-VG; fresh pads; upper right corner of label torn off, not bad but most of the "Pink Floyd Ummagumma" wording is gone; '69 original truncated version $4
Elliott Randall-Randall's Island-Polydor-SS; LS/TT; white Ampex type cart orig $3
Rascals-Time Peace / The Rascals' Greatest Hits-Atlantic-VG++; white Ampex; fresh roller $3
:-Freedom Suite-Atlantic-SS; h; LS/TT; white Ampex; double play version $6 OR Vol. 1 only, SS; h; LS/TT; shrink torn; white Ampex (2) $4 OR Vol. 2 only (subtitled "Music Music"): SS; LS/TT; white Ampex $5 OR SS; h; LS/TT; white Ampex $4 OR VG++; white Ampex; fresh pads $2
:-See-Atlantic-SS; PB; h; GRT type pic box $4 OR SS; h; LS/TT; white Ampex (3) $4
:-Peaceful World-Columbia-M-; LS; fresh pads $5 OR EX; h; fresh pads & splice $4 OR VG++; h; fresh pads; excellent jazzy double LP (on one tape) $3
Redbone-Message From A Drum-Epic-SS; LS; orange cart orig $8
Paul Revere & The Raiders-Greatest Hits-Columbia-VG++; LS; fresh pads $6
Don Rickles-Speaks!-WB-SS; LS; yellow cart orig (2) $4
Johnny Rivers-Changes-Liberty-SS; silver "Sonic Spectrum" end cap $5
:-Rewind-Liberty-SS; silver "Sonic Spectrum" end cap $5
Rock's Greatest Hits-Columbia-SS; LS; w/ Leonard Cohen, Buckinghams, Cryan Shames, Paul Revere & Raiders, Rip Chords, Dion, Cyrkle, Byrds, Moby Grape, Chad & Jeremy, etc $8
Rolling Stones-Hot Rocks 1964-1971-Abkco-SS; LS; black cart (3) $8
:-More Hot Rocks (Big Hits & Fazed Cookies)-Abkco-SS; LS; white cart (4) $8
Tom Rush-Columbia-SS; LS $5
Doug Sahm & Band-Atlantic-SS; PB; pink cart '73 orig, not cutout $3
Santana-Columbia-VG++; fresh pads; '69 orig $4
Carlos Santana & Buddy Miles-Live!-Columbia-SS; LS (2) $8
Saturday Night Live-TV Soundtrack-Arista-EX; fresh pads; Columbia House issue $3
Seals & Crofts-Year Of Sunday-WB-SS; LS/TT; '71 black Ampex orig (2) $4 OR SS; PB; '72 pic box $3
:-Diamond Girl-WB-SS; PB; '73 pic box orig (2) $5
:-Unborn Child-WB-SS; PB; '74 pic box orig (3) $3
John Sebastian-Cheapo-Cheapo Productions Presents Real Live-Reprise-SS; LS/TT; yellow Ampex (3) $3
Carly Simon-Anticipation-Elektra-SS; LS; green cart orig (2) $5
:-No Secrets-Elektra-SS; LS; green cart orig; w/ "You're So Vain" $5
Simon & Garfunkel-The Graduate (OST)-Columbia-SS; LS; old store-stock copies in orig blue Audiopak cart; oddly, these are in Columbia TC4 (4-track) sleeves (I kept one, which I opened, and they are 8-tracks with correct labels), and they come with a small insert which was placed over the tracklist info in the 'window' in the bottom of the sleeve, and has the movie-credit info ("Joseph E. Levine Presents..." etc) (2) $5
:-Bridge Over Troubled Water-Columbia-VG++; fresh pads; 18 10 0750 orig $3
Paul Simon-Columbia-SS; LS; w/ "Mother & Child Reunion" & "Me & Julio Down By The Schoolyard" (2) $8
Solid Gold Rock-Melody Recordings-SS; LS; "crown & scepter" label truckstop boot comp w/ CCR, Ides Of March, Three Dog Night, Lee Michaels, Youngbloods, Neil Young, Moodies, Simon & Garfunkel etc $5
Joe South-Games People Play-Capitol-SS; LS; '69 orig (3) $8
:-Don't It Make You Want To Go Home?-Capitol-SS; LS (2) $6
Spanky & Our Gang-Live-Mercury-M-; LS; h; fresh pads $3
Steppenwolf-Gold-Dunhill-EX; PB; white GRT in pic box (VG++); fresh pads & splice $5
Cat Stevens-Tea For The Tillerman-A&M-SS; LS; brown cart orig (2) $5
:-Teaser & The Firecat-A&M-M-; LS; in shrink; brown cart orig (2) $4
:-Catch Bull At Four-A&M-SS; LS; brown cart orig (2) $5
John Stewart-The Lonesome Picker Rides Again-WB-EX; black Ampex $3
Rod Stewart-The Rod Stewart Album-Mercury-M-; LS; fresh pads; orig $4
:-Never A Dull Moment-Mercury-SS; LS; orig $5
:-Gasoline Alley-Mercury-M-; LS; fresh pads; orig $4
:-Every Picture Tells A Story-Mercury-VG++; fresh pads; orig $2
James Taylor-Apple-VG++; fresh pads $4
:-Sweet Baby James-WB-VG++; LS/TT; yellow cart Ampex in silver / black title sleeve $3
:-Mud Slide Slim & The Blue Horizon-WB-SS; LS/TT; yellow Ampex $8
:-James Taylor & The Original Flying Machine- 1967-Euphoria-SS; LS/TT; black Ampex; w/ "Featuring Night Owl" sticker on shrink (2) $5
Kate Taylor-Sister Kate-Cotillion-SS; LS/TT; black Ampex (2) $3
Livingston Taylor-Atco-SS; LS/TT; white Ampex $3
:-Liv-Capricorn-SS; LS/TT; black Ampex $3
10 C.C.-UK / London-VG++; PB; '73 black Ampex in pic box $3
:-The Original Soundtrack-Mercury-SS; LS; h; w/ "I'm Not In Love" $3
Three Dog Night-It Ain't Easy-Dunhill-VG; white GRT; fresh pads; name written in marker on cart $2
:-Harmony-Dunhill-M-; LS/TT; black Ampex; sleeve is VG $4
Uriah Heep-Live-Mercury-VG+; fresh pads & splice; orange cart Columbia House issue in Columbia House sleeve $3
Bob Weir-Ace-WB-VG; grey cart orig; worn label, plays fine $2
Who-Tommy-Decca-VG+; fresh pads; orig $4
:-Who's Next-Decca-VG++; fresh pads; Record Club of America issue $4
Woodstock-OST-Cotillion-VG++; swol; 2 tape set; no sleeves; white Ampex w/ hard rollers $4
Woodstock Two-Cotillion-M-; h; black Ampex; double-play tape w/ Mountain, Hendrix, JA, CSNY, Canned Heat $3
Yes-The Yes Album-Atlantic-M-; black Ampex $4
Neil Young-Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere-Reprise-VG++; black Ampex $4 OR VG+; black Ampex $3
:-Harvest-Reprise-VG++; grey Ampex; slt tol $3