[78-L] Poor self-archivists

[bradc944 at comcast.net]

Mine would be Lowell George (lead inspiration for the band Little Feat)... their studio and masters storage was on a houseboat in the Baltimore, MD harbour... which sank.  

Brad

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From: Stephen Davies 

To: 78-l at klickitat.78online.com

Sent: Fri, 4 Dec 2009 20:32:20 +0000 (UTC)

Subject: [78-L] Poor self-archivists



    I'm trying to catalogue Doc Williams who seems to have recorded himself and others at his own studio in the 1950's.  I notice a sketchy matrix numbering system whereby the matrix is determined by the anticipated label/catalogue #.  It seems odd, but I guess it works for him.

    While I was sorting thru this, James Brown, the hardest working person in show business, came on the radio with an X-X-Xmas tune.  I recalled that he had lost some masters, or at least the original elements that comprised the masters, when his studio caught fire. (c. 1996? I can't find a reference to confirm this.)

    So my question to you is, which musical artist is your candidate for worst self-archivist of their own work?



- Stephen D

in Calgary



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