Media: Should we start hoarding?


Doubtless you’ve heard of the catastrophic loss of thousands of master recordings
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/11/magazine/universal-fire-master-recordings.html

What occurs to me as I’m sitting here listening to “Monk: Straight No Chaser” is that a LOT of recordings we are listening to today can never be re-released or remastered. The ONLY way to make new versions/re-releases  is to use copies...

It got me to consider upping my music budget and buying everything I can made either from the original master or recently remastered. 


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Showing 1 response by bpoletti

I have a local friend that recently passed away.  I don't know exactly how many records he left, but estimate 10,000 or more.  His children are burdened with finding new owners for the records.  They don't want to just give them away since it's a sizable investment.  But it's hard to find interested buyers.  

The estate sale was a disaster.  A "vulture" tried to buy bulk records for a few cents each.  Literally.  Fortunately, the heirs thwarted his efforts but are still stuck with the records.  

I will probably weed out a thousand or so.  They will have a a special place in my collection.  That will help.  If the children can sell a couple more thousand, then can comfortably donate the rest to the local book sales and move on with life.  

The moral of the story is to not be a burden to those we leave behind.