Does anyone vaguely remember the record runner? I seem to have some recollection of this. I am old enough to remember when CD's were made available...but I wasnt that old when that happened 
Anyway, the record runner is a VW van that sits on the record and drives around the record. It has a needle keeping it on track and it plays the music through a small amp and speaker as it drives around the record. Dead cool!
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