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!
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 OR VG++ truckstop boot w/ psychedelic labels $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
Bee Gees-First-Atco-M-; TS; white cart Ampex in yellow title box (EX), rare item! $15
:-Cucumber Castle-Atco-SS; h; LS/TT; white Ampex $8
:-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
:-Trafalgar-Atco-M-; h; LS/TT; black Ampex in title sleeve $4
:-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
:-Best Of-SDS-VG++; fresh pads; old truckstop boot, decent sound, all tracks are from first 3 LPs $5
Blondie-The Best Of-Chryalis-EX $15
Blood, Sweat & Tears-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
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
Elvis Costello-My Aim Is True-Columbia-EX; '77 Dolby B orig $10
Creedence Clearwater Revival-Mardi Gras-Fantasy-SS; LS/TT; black Ampex (2) $3
CSNY-Deja Vu-Atlantic-VG; pink cart w/ Ampex style label $2
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
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
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
:-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
Electric Light Orchestra-II-UA-SS; '73 orig $5
Emerson, Lake & Palmer-Tarkus-Cotillion-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 $5
Fairport Convention-Angel Delight-A&M-VG++; fresh pads $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! $5
Lowell George-Thanks I'll Eat It Here-WB-SS; LS; h; Little Feat solo $3
Grand Funk Railroad-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-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-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
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-Atlantic-VG-; white Ampex; fresh pads; upper 1/3 of label torn off (about half of the album jacket artwork) $2
:-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 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 $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
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
New Riders Of The Purple Sage-Brujo-Right On Rock-VG++; fresh pads; old truckstop boot $2
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
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
Rolling Stones-Hot Rocks 1964-1971-Abkco-SS; LS; black cart (2) $8
:-More Hot Rocks (Big Hits & Fazed Cookies)-Abkco-SS; LS; white cart (4) $8
:-Greatest-none-VG++ old truckstop boot in red cart, freaky generic yellow & green artwork $3
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 $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 $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) (LAST COPY) $5
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 OR VG, old truckstop boot with cool gold & black foil label $3
Cat Stevens-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-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; Decca orig $8
:-Who's Next-Decca-VG++; fresh pads; Record Club of America issue $4 OR VG+, generic looking old truckstop boot $2
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
Neil Young-Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere-Reprise-VG+; black Ampex $3
:-Harvest-Reprise-VG++; grey Ampex; slt tol $3