It was the biggest disaster in the history of the music business -- and almost nobody knew. This is the story of the 2008 Universal fire

[DaveNJ95]

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/11/magazine/universal-fire-master-recordings.html

[Jerseyfornia]

That was a great read. Thanks.

[SteveJhb]

Incredible and tragic.

Love that quote from Giles Martin: “Working without the master tapes,” Martin says, “would be like a chef having to use precooked food.”

[Daisey Jeep]

thats terrible 

i hope sony have better fire protection 

this is why the Bruce vault should be kept at @BrilliantDisguise 's house

she has a nice pool house we could chip in and fit it out 

[Lampi]

On 6/13/2019 at 12:00 PM, Daisey Jeep said:

 

this is why the Bruce vault should be kept at @BrilliantDisguise 's house

she has a nice pool house we could chip in and fit it out 

But at @BrilliantDisguise house you also must project the Bruce vauit against Roger The Bad Duck from New Jersey.

[BrilliantDisguise]

5 hours ago, Lampi said:

But at @BrilliantDisguise house you also must project the Bruce vauit against Roger The Bad Duck from New Jersey.

 

[Lampi]

From the picture you can also say Roger protects the Bruce vault in the shed against intruders.

[Mocker]

Still trying to process this.........Chuck and Buddy originals, and countless others reaching into the current generation of artists..........say it ain't so.........

[SteveJhb]

6 hours ago, Mocker said:

Still trying to process this.........Chuck and Buddy originals, and countless others reaching into the current generation of artists..........say it ain't so.........

Exactly...

If the article were about paintings hanging in the Louvre it would be international news.

Irreplaceable.

[SteveJhb]

http://www.superdeluxeedition.com/news/sheryl-crow-says-her-master-tapes-were-destroyed-in-universal-fire/#more-151069