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In the Thread: Transfer: The reel-to-reel operas wanted.
Post Subject: Metropolitan's 1975-79 tapesPosted by Romy the Cat on: 10/9/2006

I got last night an interesting collection of many dozens reel-to-reel tapes.  They are recordings of 1975-79 seasons of Metropolitan Opera mostly with James Levine. All reels are in meant condition, in own plastic bags, scrupulously numbered, annotated; and use high quality, high output, low noise tape. They are not high speed recordings but still have good quality. Also, some of the boxes are staffed with programs, production notes and etc…

It is most likely that the people who did it are already dead but spinning those reels and dealing with their notes is very special feeling, practically since they are live recordings. The recordings did not sound like FM recordings and I have no idea what was the source. Perhaps they are the low speed dubs of the sound-check master tapes… I do not know…. But I do know what I will be doing during those long and rainy Boston’s winter evenings…

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