Lou Reed’s “Metal Machine Music” On 8-Track

Metal Machine Music 8-Track Tape

Here is the ultimate 8-Track cartridge listening experience. Lou Reed’s “Metal Machine Music” is ideally suited to this particular electronic audio medium. 8-Track tapes were notorious for leakage between channels, but in this case, if that were happening who could tell?

Panasonic 8 Track Stereo Deck

I suspect the tracks are identical, but again, who can tell? Nevertheless, here are all four of them, with the “click” between tracks left intact to simulate the 8-Track listening experience. (Four tracks in stereo, for a total of eight.)

8-track label for \"Metal Machine Music\"

Track A-1
[audio:http://www.dograt.com/Audio/2008/AUG/MetalMachineMusic1.mp3]

Track A-2
[audio:http://www.dograt.com/Audio/2008/AUG/MetalMachineMusic2.mp3]

Track A-3
[audio:http://www.dograt.com/Audio/2008/AUG/MetalMachineMusic3.mp3]

Track A-4
[audio:http://www.dograt.com/Audio/2008/AUG/MetalMachineMusic4.mp3]

3 thoughts on “Lou Reed’s “Metal Machine Music” On 8-Track”

  1. Pat – It sounds as though you already have some 8-track cartridges? The first thing I’d do is plug the player into an outlet and insert a tape to see if the mechanism works. Assuming it does, you will have to connect the audio plugs into something with a “line in” input. The kind that’s used for a CD player or cassette deck. If you don’t have a regular stereo receiver with an aux or tape input, you could get an adapter the converts RCA jacks into a mini plug connector and hook it into your computer. Or hook it up to your TV.

  2. i found this 8 track player at a garage sale but i dont know what i need to set it up and running to actually play my tapes can you please tell me what i need ?

  3. I never even heard of this! This is the same guy who did “Walk on the Wild Side?”

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