NY Times Article on Universal Studios Fire

[pozz]

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/11/magazine/universal-fire-master-recordings.html

Had not heard of it at all until this article.

 

[Tircuit]

Heartbreaking. Huge loss.

Excellent article that really explains why masters are so important.

 

[amirm]

Wow, what a story. I did not realize they had such a loss either. Very poor judgement on where they kept them.

 

[Dogen]

Very sad. It seems some record companies are more concerned with keeping their master-quality “crown jewels” out of the hands of consumers than they are in preserving them in the first place.

 

[Soniclife]

Other, less depressing master tapes in the news today.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-48597096

 

[GrimSurfer]

Other, less depressing master tapes in the news today.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-48597096

That's excellent! The more people don't give in to blackmail, the less lucrative it becomes.

 

[ScofieldKid]

Reminiscent of Zappa's "Beat the Boots" releases....

 

[Dogen]

Other, less depressing master tapes in the news today.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-48597096

What a classy way to handle the situation!

 

[Soniclife]

https://pitchfork.com/thepitch/radiohead-ok-computer-leak-best-songs/

Streaming some bits from bandcamp I'm buying it. It nicely illustrates the main argument from the NYC article about lost music sitting in vaults ignored but waiting to be discovered.

 

[garbulky]

Other, less depressing master tapes in the news today.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-48597096

I just played the first song. My wife went "what the hell is this? I don't want to listen to this."

 

[Hemi-Demon]

So careless to not fire protect that much musical excellence. What a loss.