Originally posted by eddiemonsoon:But it's not necessarily his naming. Wayback at that time the ability to check things like that was far less than the quick google it is now not to mention the people who did it deliberately to make it look like they had something different. He's got so many tapes it's not possible that he's listened to a lot of them in many many years - I'm in the same situation. I still open old boxes and find stuff I'd completely forgot about and I've spent a lot of the last three and a half years converting cassettes most of which certainly haven't circulated or have been upgrades to what did. I hope people offer to help him. It's a daunting, time consuming job, there are no short cuts through it and it's beyond generous to offer them up rather than just sit back. Personally I'm happy to put the time in to help prioritise. I've been doing this for 40 years before long and I still find it fascinating.
Originally posted by Ricku2:[..]
the recordings that are circulating now (CD-R, flac or even mp3) are probably all better quality.. and unless Gerd traded directly with tapers (and/or is a taper himself) there are probably not many gems in his tape collection as well..
Surely his offer is very generous.. but apart from a few radio shows I doubt there are many upgrades to already circulating recordings..
Originally posted by KTM3:maybe another idea : are there any shows that miss songs - are incomplete that you know off, maybe worth prioritsing those