Welcome Back to Club Commandbro! During The Disco Decade it was a big deal to have that 8 TRACK STEREO; despite the fact that it didn't sound quite as good as an LP. But the 8 Track, along with the audio cassette was the standard for on-the-go audio. However consumers would soon figure out that the cassette had the record-ability advantage, and by the Early 80s, music buyers and record companies alike would abandon the 8-Track in favor of the cassette.