SEALED QUADRAPHONIC RANDY NEWMAN 8-Track Tape! QUAD Q8 GOOD OLD BOYS in Quad REDNECKS from BIRMINGHAM Start Price USD 66.66 Current Price USD 66.66 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Thursday, November 06, 2008 End Time Saturday, December 06, 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 BOYS STILL 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. Enjoy this Classic release in all it's original Quadriphonic discrete 4-Channel surround-sound glory! 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 pressure 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 for this tape: US Bidders - FREE Canada & Mexico - $4 All others - $10 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 and US Postal Money Orders. I do NOT take personal checks. Payment must be received within 7 days of auction's end. I have hundreds of Buy-It-Now items in my eBay Store that won't show up in the regular search and auction listings - click the link below to view them all! Visit My eBay Store: EighTracKingDom Be sure to add me to your favorites list! On Nov-05-08 at 19:27:53 PST, seller added the following information: Use the FREE Counters 1 million sellers do - Vendio! Place a Bid!