Late 70s, early 80s "must haves"

I had one of these decks, if it played tdk sa90's it was fine, put in a k-tel cassette in it and at the end it would eject the tape out and onto the seat.
That's funny ****! K-Tel....Patooey! :rofl:Good old TDK, those were "The" tapes to do recording with, I also remember some guys swore by Radio Shack "Realistic" tapes I think they were? But that Pioneer was in my as yet to be brother in-laws 69 Impala I think with a 396 with some sort of amp and speakers, man that stereo cranked, lots of AC/DC, Scorpions, Priest, amongst all the haze I always remembered that big dial