Humanity lost something when we stopped designing devices that look like this Weltron 2001 8 track player/radio from 1972

'Wabi-sabi: A Japanese aesthetic centered on transience & imperfection.'
If online auction sites are anything to go by, no music formats were looked after as badly as 8-track cartridges. Suffice it say, they haven't aged well.
But I've started finding their faded, ripped, patinated packaging/artwork quite aesthetic. I'm not sure I'll convince you, but here's a thread anyway...
#music #8track #aesthetic #defunctTech

S T O K E S A U C E @ 0000 UTC on Tuesday, 16 May 2023

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S T O K E S A U C E @ 0000 UTC on Tuesday, 9 May 2023

I look forward to seeing you all in COM for the one and only Stokesauce Radio Show!

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Please invite your friends.

Here's "The Story of Star Wars" in the 8-Track player today!

I was going through some boxes recently, and found an album with an anniversary coming up. The New York Dolls signed a 2 album deal with Mercury Records 50 years ago this month, recorded the first one the month after, and released it that July. Here it is on 8-Track!