I’ve collected 8-tracks since they came of age in 1969. I bought a player, and my first tape purchase was the TV Special photo box. At the time, the sound was a revelation. My Record player was just a little $9.99 portable – very cool and space-age looking – andContinue Reading
Elvis Presley Tapes will be adding a Music Player! Elvis on tape would not be complete without reflecting on sound quality. Elvis Presley Tapes will be taken Songs from Elvis’ Stereo 8 tapes. Despite the 7½ IPS reel sound quality, there was nothing better than the sound of an ElvisContinue Reading
In 1958 RCA introduced a cartridge system called Sound Tape or Cartridge Magazine Loading, which looked like a jumbo-sized modern day audio Cassette. The advantage of this tape over Reel-to-Reel is convenience. The user is not required to handle the tape and thread the tape through the machine before use,Continue Reading
Elvis Presley Tapes went live on February 24, 2023, at 10:36 AM (PST). Many readers asking how I came up with the Hero panel design? I wanted a photo associated with tapes, so I picked the photo selected for use in many Cassettes’ inlays. For the color pattern, I pickedContinue Reading
RCA carts: There are two versions of this. One uses a rivet of sorts to keep the top halves of the cart secured. To remove this I like to use a soldering iron to heat up the rivet and pry the cart halves apart. And then once the repairs are doneContinue Reading
I’ve been to just about every major library in Australia digging up material for my Australian discography and the Cadillac book. Unfortunately, a lot of the RCA material is lost but I have collected some bit by bit over many years. It seems RCA Australia stopped producing cartridges by 1977Continue Reading
Photo from Elvis Information Network website Book Review: “Elvis Presley’s GOLD Cadillac Tour of AUSTRALASIA 1968-69” by Nigel Patterson December 2011 Glenn Reimer is working with Bob Hayden on the new Cadillac book and provided details on the photo…” image taken in Australia at Albury, New South Wales. The photographerContinue Reading
In the United States, the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) award certification based on the number of albums and singles sold through retail and other ancillary markets. The award was launched in 1958. When RIAA started awarding gold records in 1958, the very first one that Elvis received was forContinue Reading
When RCA released Elvis’ 8-Track tape cartridges in October 1966, they didn’t include: Elvis’ First Album Elvis Presley, Elvis’ Second Album Elvis, Loving You, Elvis’ Christmas Album, King Creole, For LP Fans Only, A Date With Elvis and Elvis’ Gold Records Vol. 2. RCA didn’t release ’57 Elvis’ Christmas AlbumContinue Reading
C8S-9001 Shrink-Wrapped Light Blue Elvis’ Christmas Album Pickwick Label Tape Release 1975 Pickwick tapes were made in different colors. Most common are White, Dark Brown and Black. Other colors were: Light Brown, Red, Light Blue, Turquoise and Green. First Pickwick releases were mainly released in RCA style Window Boxes, butContinue Reading
Representing Elvis on tape would not be complete without reflecting on sound quality. The closest in sound to the original RCA master tapes, was the 7½ IPS reel-to-reel format. So it’s safe to say that the 7½ IPS reel-to-reel is superior to all tape formats, including the 3¾ IPS reel-to-reelContinue Reading
After Bill Lear and his team developed the new Stereo 8 system for his LearJets, he knew the bigger opportunity would be if he could get the word out to Automobile Consumers. Bill had a long association with Ford’s management and knew if he could persuade them to put theContinue Reading
When I began my A Touch of Gold book (burdened with the cumbersome subtitle The Elvis Presley Record & Memorabilia Price Guide) back in 1988, I was mostly concerned with vinyl records. While the book eventually embraced a broad spectrum of music-related Elvis collectibles, I focused my energies on 78Continue Reading
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The alternate artwork for Elvis Is Back was never used on any releases. FTP-1137 Pot Luck released in 1962 box’s backside had an alternate cover design for FTP-1024 Elvis Is Back which was released in 1960. No documents from RCA have been found that this artwork was considered as theContinue Reading
