Aside from the release of the White Stripes’ Triple Inchophone, one of the major sources of 8-ban record knowledge in the West comes from the Techmoan blog and subsequent YouTube video, released in December 2017:
Ironically, the best line in the video turned out to be a bit prophetic:
since Crosley released a 3” turntable that is decidedly better-sounding than the original Bandai 8-ban mini turntable.