Yes Jeff, that's the one. Somehow it doesn't surprise me that they didn't get very far! Richard On Wed, 12 Jun 2019, 05:56 Jeff Willens, <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Richard, > > Was this the Phoenix Project the article mentioned? I headed one of the > NYC teams that did some of the transfers back in 2010. As soon as the > insurance money ran out, the plug was pulled on the entire operation, which > is why so little of the holdings were transferred. They just were not going > to spend their money. > > Unfortunately, I knew all about this back when it happened. It was as bad > as the article says it was, if not worse. I have tried really hard over the > years not to think about it too much because it will truly depress those of > us who care about these things. > > Also, to correct something on another post, UMG is not owned by > NBCUniversal, but by VivendiUniversal. UMG was spun off into a separate > company in 2004 when Vivendi sold Universal Studios to GE. UMG was not part > of the deal. > > Jeff > > > On Tue, 11 Jun 2019 18:24:49 +0100, Mint Records < > [log in to unmask]> wrote: > > > After the fire they did a worldwide search for copy masters, which whilst > >2nd gen, we better than nothing. I was asked if i could join the team > >(based in Slough, UK) digitizing everything they found. Unfortunately I > >wasn't available at the time. So they will have been able to get copies of > >a percentage of material lost, but who knows how much and certainly none > of > >the unissued stuff. > > > >Richard > > > >On Tue, 11 Jun 2019 at 17:54, Gerald seligman <[log in to unmask]> > >wrote: > > > >> There is one correction to be made in my first quote. What I tried to > >> convey was that low figure to represent the percentage of audio > recordings > >> overall that were digitized. More of commercial music was/is digitized. > The > >> writer had me saying that the percentage applied to commercial music, > which > >> it does not. I don’t have information on that. > >> > >> Gerald Seligman > >> > >> Cellphone: 347-504-5311 > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > On Jun 11, 2019, at 9:59 AM, Jones, Randye <[log in to unmask]> > >> wrote: > >> > > >> > Amazing article about lose of musical heritage > >> > > >> > The Day the Music Burned > >> > > >> > https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/11/magazine/universal-fire-master-recordings.html?action=click&module=RelatedLinks&pgtype=Article > >> >