Post by metaldaze on Jul 15, 2019 15:51:06 GMT -5
So, as it stands now there's been, or so it seems, a large cover up and sweeping under the rug of one of the most devastating losses in music and entertainment. Hopefully those seeing this will already know the background so I won't go into detail. But here's a link if you want to be more informed.
www.nytimes.com/2019/06/25/magazine/universal-music-fire-bands-list-umg.html
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A serious question I can't find any information on, and I'm grasping for straws at this point or so it feels. But it would extend to just about anyone who enjoys music from the 1930's to present, especially in the form of Vinyl.
I bought a MOFI copy of the James Gang Rides Again, an album I absolutely love. Adore even lol It sounds very very nice. I have the SACD also which is a whole other experience, but prefer the wax.
According to the list on the NY Times web page, the James Gang is one of the (hundreds) of artists whose masters were destroyed.
MOFI states all their releases are half speed lathe cuts from the "Original Master Tapes" used on their modified Studer R2R. The fire was in 2008, and the release of this James Gang Rides Again is 2017
This is only one example I can think of now but Rick Beato on YT also has a rant about this. What are they 'Re-Mastering' from?
I'm not going to be pedantic about Japanese master copies b/c sometimes those are in better shape than the actual original. But I am genuinely interested & concerned about whats going on behind the scenes amidst this unbelievably large scale loss of history and talent. What a disaster. 
