Beck Blues

[Theo]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-50572404

This story keeps revealing new horrors and senseless losses. Universal still won't state what was destroyed because - in all likelihood - they don't have a complete inventory, and they can't reveal what safety copies might still exist. An artist like Beck has probably had a major proportion of his art destroyed, with no recourse.

In the grand scheme of things, at least nobody died in the fire, but it is still an incalculable loss to the Music World. To those who haven't read the story, here it is again:

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

 

[Aethelist]

That was an interesting read. Thanks for posting.

 

[davidsrsb]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-50572404

This story keeps revealing new horrors and senseless losses. Universal still won't state what was destroyed because -

They don't want expensive lawyers coming after them?
They don't want to reveal that many HD remasters cannot be from the master tapes?

 

[rod ayling]

I'm pretty sure all of this lost stuff will magically reappear from the ashes, when its time for the well ovedue Beck boxset.

Been listening to a ton of his stuff this evening.

Giving the new album a go too.