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Global Museum
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@globalmuseum@mastodon.online  ·  activity timestamp last month

The ‘Race Against Time’ to Save Music Legends’ Decaying Tapes.

New problems are plaguing old reels, putting decades of history at risk. One man, armed with hair dryers and a love of tinkering, is leading the charge to rescue them.

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/01/arts/music/iron-mountain-audio-tape-preservation.html?unlocked_article_code=1.7U8.iD4h.IhrFHOpW1VPq&smid=url-share&utm_source=globalmuseum #globalmuseum #preservation #music

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Much of America’s musical heritage is stored on artists’ studio tapes.
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The ‘Race Against Time’ to Save Music Legends’ Decaying Tapes

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Alex@rtnVFRmedia Suffolk UK
Alex@rtnVFRmedia Suffolk UK
@vfrmedia@social.tchncs.de replied  ·  activity timestamp last month

@globalmuseum its a big problem with the "low noise" tape formulations of mid 1970s, I noticed it myself in 1990s (as I still sometimes used a reel to reel tape recorder even then)

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