Aha! Well that's some good news. The discs probably have better longevity
than any tape would have.

He fallen in th' water!

On Thu, Mar 8, 2018 at 11:56 PM, Steve Smolian <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Dunno about the tapes. They went out on 16" discs originally- I got some
> good dubs from Bermuda- and they were repackaged for the US and probably
> the other colonies as well. WBAI used to carry them.
>
> Don't fall in the water,
>
> Steve
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Association for Recorded Sound Discussion List <
> [log in to unmask]> On Behalf Of Clark Johnsen
> Sent: Thursday, March 08, 2018 11:38 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] The British Library's race to save old audio
> recordings
>
> Effin' BBC over-recorded their The Goodies masters just to save money.
> (The Goodies were as funny as any of those TV troupes.) The same thing
> nearly happened to Monty Python and Benny Hill tapes. But somehow, in the
> nick of time. . .
>
> One must wonder whether the Goon Show radio tapes survive.
>
> On Thu, Mar 8, 2018 at 5:00 AM, CJB <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> > http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/technology-43231982/the-
> > british-library-s-race-to-save-old-audio-recordings
> >
>