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Originally Posted by wodin
I remember seeing an add in the J. C. Whitney catalog (yes it was around back then) for a record player that had a mechanism that would prevent the needle from skipping when you went over a bump. It would mount in your car under the dash board and would only play 45 RPM singles, one at a time. The trouble was it would apply extra pressure on the needle, and would ruin your records.
Then someone invented 8 tracks! 
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Which rarely die of old age. They usually ended their lives next to the curbs on city streets. BTW, don't forget 4-tracks and reel-to-reels!