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Oasis Stopped More Than 100 Hours of Unheard Recordings From Being Sold. Who Actually Owns Them?

Oasis Stopped More Than 100 Hours of Unheard Recordings From Being Sold. Who Actually Owns Them?

Oasis stopped the auction of nearly 300 tapes containing more than 100 hours of concerts, rehearsals, soundchecks, and conversations. The dispute raises a fascinating question for collectors: if you own the physical tape, do you actually own what's recorded on it?

The Rolling Stones Recorded Without a Click Track. Then Their Producer Added Synth Bass.

The Rolling Stones Recorded Without a Click Track. Then Their Producer Added Synth Bass.

The Rolling Stones recorded without click tracks, kept the microphone bleed, and let the performances breathe. Then Andrew Watt added synth sub-bass. It’s a fascinating lesson in knowing what technology should, and shouldn’t, fix.

He Taped 10,000 Concerts. Now His Bootlegs Are Becoming Records.

He Taped 10,000 Concerts. Now His Bootlegs Are Becoming Records.

Aadam Jacobs recorded thousands of live shows over four decades. Now his massive cassette archive is being preserved, digitized, and even pressed to vinyl, raising an intriguing question: when does a bootleg become a historical master?

Andrew Lloyd Webber Went Back to the Original Phantom Master Tapes. What Did He Find?

Andrew Lloyd Webber Went Back to the Original Phantom Master Tapes. What Did He Find?

Andrew Lloyd Webber returned to the original 1986 Phantom of the Opera master tapes for a new mix. But three reels were missing, forcing the team to turn to an unexpected archival source: an original vinyl pressing.