stackyFACTSThe format didn't succeed because of audio purists; it succeeded because Ford shoved it into their dashboards.
The format didn't succeed because of audio purists; it succeeded because Ford shoved it into their dashboards. The eight-track tape was a notoriously clunky format that would unceremoniously loudly click and switch tracks directly in the middle of a song. Yet, in the 1960s, it exploded in popularity strictly because automakers began installing the players in their new models, making it the first true portable car audio standard.
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