Are 8 Tracks Coming Back

A frequently asked question is “when did they stop making 8-tracks?” The answer is — they didn’t! OK, the major labels did finally quit producing 8-track tapes about 1988.

Are 8-track tapes coming back?

Vinyl and cassettes still have significance in the music market, but 8-tracks remain completely obsolete ever since broadcast stations removed the tapes from their recordings. Nonetheless, they remain a relevant component to the history of music recording, as short-lived as it may have been!

Why do people hate 8 tracks?

The key reason 8-track vanished from the shelves of record stores was because it was unreliable in use. They were made to last just a little bit of time. New tapes used to be OK, they wouldn’t melt under the sun or whatever. It’s the internal parts that would fall into piece after some time.