SEALED QUADRAPHONIC RANDY NEWMAN 8-Track Tape! QUAD Q8 Start Price USD 66.60 Current Price USD 66.60 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Wednesday, May 14, 2008 End Time Wednesday, May 21, 2008 Location Louisville, KY See more about 'SEALED QUADRAPHONIC RANDY NEWMAN 8-Track Tape! QUAD Q8' Description RARE QUADRAPHONIC 8-Track Tape RANDY NEWMAN GOOD OLD BOYSSTILL SEALED! Randy Newman's songwriting often walks a narrow line between intelligent satire and willful cruelty, and that line was never finer than on the album Good Old Boys. Newman had long displayed a fascination with the American South, and Good Old Boys was a song cycle where he gave free reign to his most imaginative (and venomous) thoughts on the subject. The album's scabrous opening cut, "Rednecks," is guaranteed to offend practically anyone with its tale of a slow-witted, willfully (and proudly) ignorant Southerner obsessed with "keeping the n-----s down." "A Wedding in Cherokee County" is more polite but hardly less mean-spirited, in which an impotent hick marries a circus freak; if the song's melody and arrangement weren't so skillful, it would be hard to imagine anyone bothering with this musical geek show. But elsewhere, Good Old Boys displays a very real compassion for the blighted history of the South, leavened with a knowing wit. "Birmingham" is a funny but humane tale of working-class Alabamians, "Louisiana 1927" and "Kingfish" are intelligent and powerfully evocative tales of the deep South in the depths of the Great Depression, and "Rollin'" is cheerful on the surface and troubling to anyone willing to look beneath it. Musically, Newman dives deep into his influences in Southern soul and also adds potent country accents (with the help of Al Perkins pedal-steel guitar) while dressing up his songs in typically expert string and horn arrangements. And Newman assumes each character, either brave or foolish, with the skill of a gifted actor, giving even his most loathsome characters enough depth that they're human beings, despite their flaws. Good Old Boys is one of Newman's finest albums; it's also one of his most provocative and infuriating, and that's probably just the way he wanted it.As it is unopened I can't guarantee how well or how long it'll work in your player, so it is sold as-is. For an additional fee of $2 per tape I can open sealed tapes, play-test them and replace foam pads and foil splices (if needed). If you desire this service, please email me after the auction and before you pay so I can adjust your invoice accordingly. Shipping & handling:US Bidders - $4 for the 1st tape, 50 cents for each additional tape.Canada - $4 for 1st tape, $2 for each additional.All others - $10 for the first tape, $2 for each one after that.All merchandise sold as-is, no refunds. Seller is not responsible for loss of or damage to items in the mail. I gladly accept PayPal. Payment must be received within 7 days of auction's end. See my other listings for lots of other great 8-track tapes! On May-14-08 at 15:04:31 PDT, seller added the following information: Use the FREE Counters 1 million sellers do - Vendio! Place a Bid!