Tunes for the road

[Selkirk]

I ripped my CD collection into lossless FLAC format long ago. The head unit in my truck only supports MP3, so I have to reconvert any road music before transferring the files to a USB drive. That is a bit of a PITA. I've also found out that the head unit seems to have a maximum number of tracks it will index per USB drive. Exceed that limit and it randomly drops tracks from albums. This is also frustrating.

Over the last couple of years, I have taken to simply listening to AM radio while on the road or in the trailer. Often it's the CBC (but not exclusively). I've even taken the advice of automotive columnist Peter Egan for road trips: When one station fades out, press the "seek" button once....then stick with whatever station is next found.

 

[Mike Lewis]

This is my next truck mod.

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Those automotive turntables used a record speed of 16-2/3 RPM. That's why that odd speed is found on old home turntables, in addition to 78, 45, and 33-1/3 RPM.

 

[Ron in BC]

Those automotive turntables used a record speed of 16-2/3 RPM. That's why that odd speed is found on old home turntables, in addition to 78, 45, and 33-1/3 RPM.

I'm having a hard time visualizing how the record survived more than one playing. How did the needle not skate across the record and scratch it up? Or was it only for use when the car wasn't in motion? Must have been different than a home record player.

Never had one of those, all I remember is a bunch of 8 tracks that got tangled up and pulled out. Lot of good music lost while my ancient LPs are still in good condition.

Ron

 

[John in Santa Cruz]

16 2/3rd RPM records were voice transcription disks mostly. stories and radio shows and such, a 1920s equivalent of podcasts. I don't think I ever saw any of these, even tho I'm from the era when many record players had all 4 speeds (78, 45, 33-1/3, and 16-2/3)

 

[Mike Lewis]

I have a Sanyo quadraphonic 8-track car player sitting in storage, and a few tapes for it. When I can no longer make long trips in my Escape and will be home more, I'll try to restore it along with creating a Paleonet of old Unix workstations that I have collected.

 

[MissElaineous]

For our first Nat. Park 9 day trip, I made a playlist on Apple, even though I’m a boomer b1961 hubby 1963. It started out to be mostly “road/driving” songs and then more were added that are meaningful to both or one of us. IE: Songs we dedicated to each other at our wedding reception: Him- Allison Krause: When You Say Nothing… Me- Huey: I Want a New Drug

Other tunes:
Life is a Highway
Tarkio Rd- (My actual hometown)
On the Road Again
Rocky top-sung by Dolly
She Blinded Me w/ Science (family connection with the Thomas Dolby)
Every Day Is a Winding Road- by Sheryl Crow who I took classes with at college
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The genres and artists are pretty eclectic.

Here’s the actual playlist: