This is not an old NYT article. The extent of what was lost just came to light. I agree with you to some extent. Many recordings done direct from master like Analogue Productions just went WAY up In value. For example, the Doors limited edition Infinite set from master tape to analogue, those can’t be redone. If those tapes were lost those records are now irreplaceable.
On our collections ending up in a dumpster, yeah. If it’s a bunch of crap. I just bought a few boxes of records at an estate sale and it turns they are all first pressing records going for hundreds each. One Lee Morgan record (Candy) is valued at around 2k. The value is there is you’re looking to invest wisely.
I think picking up recordings direct from master is always a break even proposition if you buy wisely. What was lost in that fire is gone. And this new info just coming to light. Not some old NYT article as people who didn’t bother to read it say. It’s disgraceful what happened. America’s history and culture burned and gone
On our collections ending up in a dumpster, yeah. If it’s a bunch of crap. I just bought a few boxes of records at an estate sale and it turns they are all first pressing records going for hundreds each. One Lee Morgan record (Candy) is valued at around 2k. The value is there is you’re looking to invest wisely.
I think picking up recordings direct from master is always a break even proposition if you buy wisely. What was lost in that fire is gone. And this new info just coming to light. Not some old NYT article as people who didn’t bother to read it say. It’s disgraceful what happened. America’s history and culture burned and gone