horrors of REAL life

[intell]

Labels Strive to Rectify Past Archival Problems

BY BILL HOLLAND - Today, catalog preservation is more of a priority for the major U.S. record companies than at any time in the history of the century-old industry. But these efforts come too late for untold numbers of recordings, old and not so old, that have been thrown away, mislaid, left behind in warehouses, and even sold for scrap......

more:
http://www.biwa.ne.jp/~presley/elnews-VaultLosses.htm

[MylesAstor]

Thanks for the piece. Made for interesting reading! Loved the line, "were just basically just clerks who wouldn't know Otis Redding from Otis Elevators."

I think Paul has some first hand experience and very strong feelings on what's gone on with the preservation (or lack of) of these tapes over the years too.

[stinkey diver]

Theres actually a website out there of a lot, and I mean A LOT of really old vinyl that one man has converted to digital to preserve... I'll try dig up the link.