| The Rich Man's Eight Track Tape | |
| Type: | compilation |
| Artist: | Big Black |
| Cover: | Big Black - The Rich Man's Eight Track Tape cover.jpg |
| Released: | 1987 |
| Recorded: | 1985–1987 |
| Genre: | Punk rock |
| Label: | Homestead |
| Prev Title: | Headache |
| Prev Year: | 1987 |
| Next Title: | Songs About Fucking |
| Next Year: | 1987 |
The Rich Man's Eight Track Tape is an album by American punk rock band Big Black. It was released in 1987 by Touch and Go Records. The album is a CD compilation of Big Black's Atomizer album (minus the song "Strange Things"), "Heartbeat" single and Headache EP. Atomizer is pictured on the cover artwork as an eight-track tape playing in a Panasonic TNT portable player.
The title of the album, and the liner notes by Steve Albini, show the band's low regard for compact discs, drawing parallels between CD and the 8-track tape of 1970s, preferring to release all of their material on vinyl LP records.
AllMusic called it "An indispensable compilation" and gave it a rating of 4.5/5
All songs written by Big Black, except where noted.
"Heartbeat" is a cover of the Wire song.