Tape Archive

Offcuts and extracts from archiving and digitising old analogue tapes

This area is a scratchpad- the previously shared recordings are here

 

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(AAC+ music files. Plugin(Win) or compatible player required - Songbird (All) VLC(All)-Winamp(Win)-Quicktime and (bizarrely) i-Tunes will play file at half the audio bandwidth and in mono only)

 

I don’t have much of a memory of this extract.

Don’tDoubtit

 

Found on an old cassette- never did find out who this was. Must be circa late 70’s. I used to think it was David Aellen but on further investigation I’m not so sure.

Punkrockcity

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Part of a PiL interview from the early 80’s

PiL_1

PiL_2

PiL_3

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Second part of PiL interview

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Recorded in 1982, this track took 23 years before I’d find its identity.Obviously I knew it was an interpretation of an Eric Satie composition.Finally over 2 decades later I found the answer: -The Big Dig (Family Fodder)

The_Big_Dig

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Popatop by Andy Capp

Popatop

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William Burroughs reads from one of his books (Live) circa 1982-’83

William_Burroughs_live

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David Bowie interview 1983 - currently incomplete

Bowie_Interview_83
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Scott Walker Interview 1995 part 1

Scott_Walker_1

Part2

Scott_Walker_2

Part3

Scott_Walker_3

Part4

Scott_Walker_4

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Conservations With Bowie 1979

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