In article ,
Serge Auckland wrote:
Says that when 4 and 8 track recorders started being available in the
1960s this led to them being used in some cases for 'surround' and
that this lead to both 4-channel reel tapes and 4-channel cartridge
tapes being releasefd for a while in the USA. I can't recall if these
ever appeared in the UK.

No I don't think they ever did. As far I am aware, most if not all
8-track cartridge machines had two-track heads which were mechanically
moved down as the tape went round the endless-loop pack. Nobody used
fixed switched eight-track heads which could have been used for
four-channel audio.

Right in general, but there were 4 discreet channel '8 track' players
around.

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