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The Day The Music Burned (UMG Archive Fire June 1, 2008)
dcp3y
Louisville KY Posts: 777
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Very depressing read for a music fan - 500,000 songs master tapes lost to a fire back in 2008: https://www.msn.com/en-us/music/news/the-day-the-music-burned/ar-AACIbo2
Condensed version: https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/nirvana-tom-petty-aretha-franklin-recordings-lost-in-2008-universal-music-group-fire-847104/
Nirvana and Soundgarden both mentioned in first article as having master tapes lost to the fire.
Condensed version: https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/nirvana-tom-petty-aretha-franklin-recordings-lost-in-2008-universal-music-group-fire-847104/
Nirvana and Soundgarden both mentioned in first article as having master tapes lost to the fire.
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https://ultimateclassicrock.com/universal-music-fire/
Article mentions Krist from Nirvana and several others (REMHQ, Steely Dan, Hole, Questlove).
I think it is further sad that by preservation, UMG sends master tapes off to Iron Mountain sites where they can withstand a nuclear blast but are also unlikely to ever surface again. I think they should return the tapes to the artists instead of basically burying them.