Reel-to-reel: EAGLES - THE LONG RUN - 3.75 ips 4-Track REEL TAPE (COLUMBIA HOUSE) - ASYLUM

Can ’ t say that I was a fan of the Eagles in 1979, it took me a while to get into their music, but I learned to appreciate them in the 80s. Now, I am definitely a fan.

I don’t know where this album ranks in the Eagles discography, but it’s a good album. I think adding Timothy Schmidt, formerly of Poco - a band I was a fan of - was a good idea.

The sound quality of this 4 track 3-3/4 ips tape is excellent throughout. The tape still looks fresh, it’s flat, supple and shiny, and packed evenly on the original reel.

Please see the photos to check the condition of the box and reel.

The Long Run is the sixth studio album by American rock group the Eagles. It was released in 1979, on Asylum in the United States and the United Kingdom. This was the first Eagles album to feature Timothy B. Schmidt, who had replaced founding member Randy Meisner, and the last full studio album to feature Don Felder before his termination from the band in 2001.

This was the band's final studio album for Asylum Records. It also turned out to be their last studio album as the Eagles disbanded in 1980, until 2007’s One Road Out of Eden after the band had reformed in 1994.

Three singles were released from the album, “Heartache Tonight”, “The Long Run”, and "I Can’t Tel You Why". "Heartache Tonight" reached No. 1 on the singles chart and won a Grammy Award. The album was certified 7× Platinum by the RIAA and has sold more than eight million copies in the US.

The Eagles are an American rock band formed in Los Angeles in 1971. With five number-one singles, six number-one albums, six Grammy Awards, and five American Music Awards, the Eagles were one of the most successful musical acts of the 1970s. Founding members Glenn Frey (guitars, vocals), Don Henley (drums, vocals), Bernie Leadon (guitars, vocals) and Randy Meisner (bass guitar, vocals), were recruited by Linda Ronstadt as band members, some touring with her, and all playing on her third solo album, before venturing out on their own on David Geffen's new Asylum Records label.

Their debut Eagles in 1972 spawned three top 40 singles: “ Take It Easy", “Witchy Woman ", and “Peaceful Easy Feeling ". 1973's follow up Desperado only charted at number 41 in the US, although “Desperado " and “Tequila Sunrise " became two of the band's most popular tracks. In 1974 guitarist Don Felder joined, and On the Border produced the top-40 hit “Already Gone " and the Eagles' first number-one song, “Best of My Love ". In 1975, guitarist and vocalist Joe Walsh replaced Leadon, and One of These Nights included number-one hit “One of These Nights ", and top-ten songs “Lyin'Eyes ", and “Take It to the Limit ". Their 1976 compilation Their Greatest Hits (1971-1975) is still the best-selling album in the United States , with 38 million sold, and primed the public for the release in late 1976 of Hotel California , which would sell more than 26 million copies in the U.S. alone, (still ranking 3rd all time for US sales), and more than 42 million copies worldwide. The album yielded two number-one singles, “New Kid in Town ” and ”Hotel California ".

Meisner left the band in 1977, replaced by Timothy B. Schmidt, and the Eagles released their last studio album for nearly 28 years in 1979 with The Long Run, which spawned number one hit “The Long Run", top-ten hits “Heartache Tonight", and “I Can’t Tell You Why". The Eagles broke up in July 1980 but reunited in 1994 for the album Hell Freezes Over, a mix of live and new studio tracks. They toured consistently and were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1998. In 2007, the Eagles released Long Road Out of Eden, their sixth number-one album, and launched the Long Road Out of Eden Tour in 2008 to support it. In 2013, they began the extended History of the Eagles Tour in conjunction with the band's documentary release, History of the Eagles. Following Frey's death in January 2016 and a one-year hiatus, the Eagles re-formed in 2017, with Glen's son Deacon Frey and Vince Gill sharing lead vocals for Frey's songs.

The Eagles are one of the world’s best selling bands, having sold more than 200 million records, including 100 million sold in U.S alone. They were ranked number 75 on Rolling Stone's 2004 list of the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time.