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From 1976-1977, I was a local. I ran record stores then (Seattle, Tukwilla, Tacoma...), and I might have been at some of those shows. Are these quarter-inch, half-inch or what? Were they recorded off the mixing console or with a mike out in the hall? Any idea what they were intended for? Are there any other recordings in the collection, like local radio programs. Yeah, recordings like these are wonderful for scholars, but all too much trouble for commercial ventures, unless they are driven by the artists (who probably have access to same recordings from another source). If you have no better offers and you get desperate for space, I'd be happy to hide them away in my private archive until someone wants to access them for research. Nothing fancy; just stable and secure. Just had to make the offer. Steven Austin -----Original Message----- From: Association for Recorded Sound Discussion List [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of John Ross Sent: Wednesday, March 30, 2005 3:35 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: [ARSCLIST] What to do with 70s Rock Tapes? I have an odd problem. About 60 concert and radio broadcast tapes of major rock bands and local Seattle acts, all recorded in the mid-1970s, have come into my possession. Based on some web research, it appears that these recordings do not exist as bootlegs. It is quite possible that these are the only extant copies of these recordings. A few of the performers on the tapes include Fleetwood Mac, The Pointer Sisters, Frank Zappa, Deep Purple, Rush and Robin Trower. There are many other equally important bands and performers. This stuff is out of my own area of expertise, but I know enough to recognize that this is probably an important collection. So I'm looking for a place to either donate or sell the tapes to somebody in a position to deal with them without diluting the musicians' intellectual property. While I have the tapes, I don't believe I have any claim on the rights to the performances they document, so I don't want to make them available through the bootleg channel. I have offered to donate these tapes to the Experience Music Project Museum here in Seattle, but they are not able to accept them. So I'm looking for other options. Can anybody suggest any other museums, libraries or private collectors who might be interested in this material? John Ross Sound Archivist Northwest Folklife