https://www.ebay.com/itm/Rare-UK-Pi...7985926?hash=item3d92ec9f86:g:xiEAAOSwSbhddPl
I'm still watchin out for the ELO discrete U.K. tape.
I'm still watchin out for the ELO discrete U.K. tape.
I'm still watchin out for the ELO discrete U.K. tape.
Yes, I have two of the DVD's. But I am a collector of vintage quad media and hardware. I do have a small collection of CD, DVD and BR multi channel music. Same goes for hardware. I have my collection of vintage (50's - 70's) hardware. But I also have multiple computers (of course!) and receivers (Five +- years old).
Another DSOTM , UK quad tape for bid. Price is insane though. The two I have , together didn't cost $675 ! And both came with original sleeves !
I don't really think there's any collectibility on the Q8 tape. The value is in the content. But with the content available in better quality on several other formats now, the only real value in the tape is bragging rights. It's like the people who are naiive enough to pay big money for the US Q8. They're just throwing their money away.
If a person were so inclined, they could just buy the DVD-A (or whatever format DSOTM is on this week) and record it to a Q8.
I will never pay big money for this title. I don't see the value in it. But I did track down the DVD-A of the ELO title. There's only one song on there I enjoy, the mix is a bit wonky on some songs but definitely worth the $20 or so I spent on it. Heck, I've had a DTS CD of the Alan Parson's mix of DSOTM for something like 20 years now! Long before it was available legitimately. I got it for free!
That all makes perfect sense to me; I’ve had to come to the realization (and try to make peace with) that when I’m gone, all this great music of mine most likely won’t land in a place I’d prefer. But just being in the here and now with my fellow QQ lovers gives me great comfort. I conclude that the above DSOTM seller is a money grabbing bastardI'm a collector, too! I enjoy it, and I love to show off and brag. heheh.
But I can't see any of us shelling out $675 dollars for a used, Q8 tape to listen to the discrete version of Dark Side of the Moon.
$35, maybe. $50 if it was mint. $112.63 if it was signed by all the members of Pink Floyd.
I guess what I'm trying to say is, it's very hard to put a price on some of these items now. I'm sure most of us (in the case of myself, most certainly) chased down these old tapes to hear what was on them. There was no other way to hear these surround mixes, other than playing the vintage tapes. But lately, a lot of these mixes are seeing the light of day on better, more stable modern formats. So, there really is no "value" in the contents anymore, when a fellow could (potentially) go out and buy the boxed set for whatever it's going for ($120 or so I'm guessing) and have in full fidelity, the exact same mix.
Which leads me back to my point. Is this cartridge worth $675 as nothing more than a curio? As a collector of these very things, I say "no".
Is it worth something?? Absolutely! There's no denying that the item itself does have some intrinsic value! But as a source to hear the Alan Parson's mix of Dark Side? No. It's time has passed. Clearly, with a starting bid like that, and NO bidders.... there might be some weight to my side of the argument.
Same thing for the E.L.O. cartridge. Yes, it is a very rare tape and totally part of the historical musical landscape. Is it worth 130-metric tonnes of Gold-Pressed Latinum? Quark says "no". Remember the third rule of acquisition.
This is one of those things that keeps me up at night. I've spent an inordinate amount of time and money on my collection of both stereo and Quad 8-track, Reel tapes and LP's.
I have no heirs, I have very little family and generally despise what little is left. By the time I die, I highly doubt much of what I've collected will be worth anything and it's probably all going to get binned.
The seller doesn't really comprehend the difference between the US and UK versions, referring to them by color. UKs were white and green, US was purple. We all know the difference is in the material, not the clam shell.
The time for selling all of this stuff was in 2000-2010. There was a mad eBay frenzy. Today this tape with it's fade-out fade-in cannot stand up to the Immersion legit version, or even the alleged AP leaked DTS version from back then.
The tape itself is the thing someone would be bidding on. To hold it, look at it, and check off a box on the collection list. To me $600+ is too much for a checked box on a list. BUT - if it's something you might want, then of course you have to go for it. All's fair in collecting quad!!
or even the alleged AP leaked DTS version from back then.
Today this tape with it's fade-out fade-in cannot stand up to the Immersion legit version, or even the alleged AP leaked DTS version from back then.
The tape itself is the thing someone would be bidding on. To hold it, look at it, and check off a box on the collection list. To me $600+ is too much for a checked box on a list. BUT - if it's something you might want, then of course you have to go for it. All's fair in collecting quad!!
Which was pretty darn good (so I've heard).............................................................
It's all worth it as long as you're enjoying it, brother. We're all here for a limited time and getting massive pleasure from a slightly expensive but otherwise benign endeavor is a good thing in my book.I'm a collector, too! I enjoy it, and I love to show off and brag. heheh.
But I can't see any of us shelling out $675 dollars for a used, Q8 tape to listen to the discrete version of Dark Side of the Moon.
$35, maybe. $50 if it was mint. $112.63 if it was signed by all the members of Pink Floyd.
I guess what I'm trying to say is, it's very hard to put a price on some of these items now. I'm sure most of us (in the case of myself, most certainly) chased down these old tapes to hear what was on them. There was no other way to hear these surround mixes, other than playing the vintage tapes. But lately, a lot of these mixes are seeing the light of day on better, more stable modern formats. So, there really is no "value" in the contents anymore, when a fellow could (potentially) go out and buy the boxed set for whatever it's going for ($120 or so I'm guessing) and have in full fidelity, the exact same mix.
Which leads me back to my point. Is this cartridge worth $675 as nothing more than a curio? As a collector of these very things, I say "no".
Is it worth something?? Absolutely! There's no denying that the item itself does have some intrinsic value! But as a source to hear the Alan Parson's mix of Dark Side? No. It's time has passed. Clearly, with a starting bid like that, and NO bidders.... there might be some weight to my side of the argument.
Same thing for the E.L.O. cartridge. Yes, it is a very rare tape and totally part of the historical musical landscape. Is it worth 130-metric tonnes of Gold-Pressed Latinum? Quark says "no". Remember the third rule of acquisition.
This is one of those things that keeps me up at night. I've spent an inordinate amount of time and money on my collection of both stereo and Quad 8-track, Reel tapes and LP's.
I have no heirs, I have very little family and generally despise what little is left. By the time I die, I highly doubt much of what I've collected will be worth anything and it's probably all going to get binned.
That is a fact . When my brother was fighing cancer , he decided he wanted a 95 Nissan Z like the one he had before someone pulled out in front of him . It got totaled , he lost both his big toes. So , I found one on craigslist . We drove fom Merced to Sac to buy it. He drove it home . Huge smile on his face. Two months later he passed. A great memory that i will alway treasure.It's all worth it as long as you're enjoying it, brother. We're all here for a limited time and getting massive pleasure from a slightly expensive but otherwise benign endeavor is a good thing in my book.
That is a fact . When my brother was fighing cancer , he decided he wanted a 95 Nissan Z like the one he had before someone pulled out in front of him . It got totaled , he lost both his big toes. So , I found one on craigslist . We drove fom Merced to Sac to buy it. He drove it home . Huge smile on his face. Two months later he passed. A great memory that i will alway treasure.
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