An Incredible Opportunity for Somebody

By Saturday October 4, 2008

You can read the story here.

Found by ECA on Cage Match.



23 Comments
  1. J says:
    10/4/2008 at 5:08 am

    I would be interested but it looks like the deal has already expired.

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  2. Rakarich says:
    10/4/2008 at 5:14 am

    Just listening to the accents, I knew it was my hometown of Pittsburgh. :)

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  3. Mr. Fusion says:
    10/4/2008 at 5:24 am

    This is something the Library of Congress should pursue. A collection like this is a history of the entire recording industry. To allow it to fall into disuse or be hidden from the world would be a true shame.

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  4. jobs says:
    10/4/2008 at 5:39 am

    Someone should digitize that stuff… oh wait the RIAA wouldn’t like that.

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  5. Paddy-O says:
    10/4/2008 at 5:41 am

    #3 That was my 1st thought. I recently saw a program that highlighted the LoC attempt to restore & preserve old wax cylinder audio.

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  6. derspankster says:
    10/4/2008 at 5:56 am

    I agree with the Library of Congress comment or the Smithsonian. This cannot be lost.

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  7. tomdennis says:
    10/4/2008 at 6:28 am

    Google are you listening. This is an opportunity for you to place some great music online.

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  8. Mr. Fusion says:
    10/4/2008 at 6:36 am

    #7, Tom,

    Great idea. Probably tax deductible too.

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  9. pedro says:
    10/4/2008 at 7:04 am

    Maybe Bollywood would be interested. After all, they bailed Spielberg from Paramount.

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  10. Peter_m says:
    10/4/2008 at 7:12 am

    #7, Google listens and hears everything. The question is will they do something about it…

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  11. Ron Larson says:
    10/4/2008 at 7:38 am

    Is it me, or has the quality level of video gone way up? This video looks fantastic. Hello YouTube! Why can’t your stuff look this good?

    [That's why people like HD so much! - ed.]

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  12. bonkersbrit says:
    10/4/2008 at 8:02 am

    RESPECT

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  13. Ah_Yea says:
    10/4/2008 at 8:28 am

    The Library of Congress is the only one who could take on a project like this.

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  14. ibdense says:
    10/4/2008 at 8:34 am

    I have watched as the fantastic Harrahs Automobile Museum was broken up and sold. Then they created the little collection that is now on display in Reno.

    I’ve also seen the fantastic gun collection owned by the now defunct Harolds Club in Reno get broken up and sold.

    Both times lost a totally irreplaceable collection of history and memorabilia. Makes me want to cry. Those collection break-ups should never have happened.

    I wonder if a collection can be designated as a National Treasure?

    I agree that some entity like the Smithsonian, the Library of Congress or the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum should step up and protect it.

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  15. Jägermeister says:
    10/4/2008 at 9:01 am

    I wish I had the cash to buy it.

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  16. Jägermeister says:
    10/4/2008 at 9:06 am

    #13 – Ah_Yea – The Library of Congress is the only one who could take on a project like this.

    Nah, let the free market fix this. Worked out in the financial sector.

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  17. jca2010 says:
    10/4/2008 at 9:58 am

    We need a music collection bailout!

    (actually that’s one bailout I -would- support)

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  18. mcteapot says:
    10/4/2008 at 11:02 am

    the dude it bad ass! a real shame…

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  19. bh28630 says:
    10/4/2008 at 12:24 pm

    The premise digital as a recording and reproduction platform is inherently inferior to vinyl is not accurate. Current ‘commercial’ production techniques are the real culprit. Combine low cost, compromised playback mechanisms with popular consumer ‘taste’ and the inevitable result is an aural spectrum compressed to the point it’s devoid of both full frequency and dynamic range. Bruce Springsteen’s last release is an example of excellent artistic and musical material mashed into an execrable mess.

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  20. Christopher says:
    10/4/2008 at 4:52 pm

    I wonder if Paul Allen (of the EMP (http://www.empsfm.org/)) would be interested?

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