Old media, new media, and what to do with them

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July 8, 2013 - 11:20am

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marye

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This came to mind because I'm cleaning out closets and coming across boxes and boxes of tapes and slides... Back when the boys started playing, cassettes were a big breakthrough. For years, mailing them around the country was a huge part of the scene. Now you can often download a show right after it's been played, or watch it in real time from thousands of miles away. Things we could only dream of a couple of decades ago are now routine--not just real-time setlists, real-time video for all to see. In the olden days you had to send your film to the lab and wait with bated breath to see if that great shot turned out the way you hoped; now you can not only tell then and there, but you can send it to the world. With special effects. What are you recording/listening/entrusting images to these days? Do you miss the old-school stuff? Are there devices you can't do without?

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November 28, 2021 - 6:55pm

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beerandburritos

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Re: Tapes To Give Away In CT

Just sent you a message! May be able to find your tapes a good home!
November 22, 2021 - 7:26am

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stretchyhippy

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Tapes to give away in CT

hi, i have 5-6 boxes of my friend's collection, mostly dead, max creek, and other bands, his setup was Nakamichi, so the tapes are good. I would love to have someone take them off my hands :) IN the New England area would help, to avoid expensive shipping costs.

thanks, Steve :)
May 7, 2021 - 6:14pm

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CWWardell1

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Looking for Tapes!

Looking for any Dead or (gasp!) Phish tapes anyone wants to get rid of. Hit me up! wardellc@msu.edu
May 7, 2021 - 6:12pm

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CWWardell1

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Yes!

Yes!
April 12, 2021 - 8:56pm

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zainmor

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Old tapes seeking new home

Heya,

I am wondering if anyone would like to have tapes of shows going back to the 70s. There are too many to count but I think there may be about 500 tapes, various quality. Essentially free, apart from shipping, but if you're in the Bay Area, I could even hand deliver them to you. Hit me up on my email: zainmor@hotmail.com

-Zain
March 16, 2021 - 9:03am

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marye

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Photos

Paul. ARGH!!!!
March 16, 2021 - 8:59am

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edgeaddons

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March 16, 2021

Cassettes Looking For A Good Home

I've made the move to digital. Downsizing the space I take up so looking to pass along my collection of Dead and non-Dead concert tapes as well as some commercial ones as well.
March 12, 2021 - 1:41pm

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ajthompson510

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Amigo!

I live in Oakland and I'd love to take those tapes off of your hands! I can swing by and pick them up anytime.
March 12, 2021 - 12:30pm

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Paul Bandey

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PHOTOS

Marye, you mention photos. I have a very sad story on that subject. Many years ago back in 70s I had the good fortune to be the recipient of some good ol' GD hospitality. I hopped over from London to stay for a little while with Alan Trist, then as now running Ice Nine but back then from an office at GDHQ in San Rafael. The business was about a big gig in UK that eventually never happened. My job involved hanging with everyone and chewing the fat. I had this beautiful dinky little Rollei camera with me, could fit in your palm but it had a Sonar 2.8 lens. It was very unintimidating. I didn't want to play the tourist too much so I very occasionally asked if I could take a couple of shots (Keith at the piano in Trist's house, Phil posing with his new wheels at his place in Fairfax, Jerry et al backstage at the Keystone, Weir with Eileen at the office, few shots of Alan, Rock and Nicky S etc.). I was so discreet that I used up only a single roll of film (36 shots weren't they? I forget). Long story short, I opened the camera on my return to London to have the film developed only to find that due to a glitch of some sort the damn film hadn't been winding on so I was left with nothing. Bummer, huh? Those photos would be well-known by now, I reckon.
March 12, 2021 - 11:23am

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lgottlin

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September 7, 2008

SHN files

Free: Around 100 SHN file CD-R's of Grateful Dead, mostly 1970's, a few 1960's. (I don't have a list and this number of CD-R's might come to about 30 shows. ) They are around 15-20 years old. I just converted one to WAV on my computer and it sounds great. As I recall from when I first made audio CDs out of them, the vast majority were fine with a very occasional corrupt file. They have been sitting in my house in a 3-ring binder with each disc in its own dust sleeve. The whole thing weighs around 10 pounds. Obviously if I could hand them over in person in central NC, that would be ideal. Otherwise, I'd ask you to pay the shipping cost only.

This came to mind because I'm cleaning out closets and coming across boxes and boxes of tapes and slides... Back when the boys started playing, cassettes were a big breakthrough. For years, mailing them around the country was a huge part of the scene. Now you can often download a show right after it's been played, or watch it in real time from thousands of miles away. Things we could only dream of a couple of decades ago are now routine--not just real-time setlists, real-time video for all to see. In the olden days you had to send your film to the lab and wait with bated breath to see if that great shot turned out the way you hoped; now you can not only tell then and there, but you can send it to the world. With special effects. What are you recording/listening/entrusting images to these days? Do you miss the old-school stuff? Are there devices you can't do without?

Tapes to give away in CT

hi, i have 5-6 boxes of my friend's collection, mostly dead, max creek, and other bands, his setup was Nakamichi, so the tapes are good. I would love to have someone take them off my hands :) IN the New England area would help, to avoid expensive shipping costs.

thanks, Steve :)

Re: Tapes To Give Away In CT

Just sent you a message! May be able to find your tapes a good home!

Tapes still available?

Hello - my name is Will. Are you still looking to get rid of old tapes? I'm interested and I'd love to talk to you more!

Gratefully yours,
Will

Tapes still available?

Hey its Will. I just got a tape player. I'd love your tapes if you still have any. Thanks.

Gratefully yours,
Will

Tapes still available?

Hey man. I saw your post from like 9 years ago about tapes but didn't know if any were still available? Probably a long shot but thought I'd check.

Gratefully yours,
Will

Tapes still available?

Please let me know if you still have any tapes you want to get rid of? Thanks. Take care.

Gratefully yours,
Will

My Tapes

They are in WI, in my basement if you can make it here...

I suppose I could use the space... :-)

Tapes

Anyone got any tapes to help a brother out!?

Tapes

Where are you located? Maybe I can meet you and give you my tapes

Tapes

I have quite a collection of live tapes. Dead, Garcia, Weir in many incarnations
Most are original masters that were made by my group, from early 70's til the end (Jerry's passing).
Cassettes and DATS.
I do not have the time to transfer them to digital, and would love to give them to someone willing to do this, and give me high quality digital copies. You can keep the originals. Shipping, etc, to be on your dime.

Please do not reply if the above requirements cannot be met.

If anyone is interested, let me know.

Hug
rhuggins52@optonline.net

Tapes

I've got quite a few good ones. What are you looking for? Quality, artwork, certain shows...?

I'd love to take some tapes too, thanks! ❤️⚡💙

Too young for vinyl, too old for Spotify - good ol' cassette tapes have always been my fave music media! CDs were such a flawed technology (left outta the case for 30 seconds‽ Hope you like — like — like — like to skip!). Not so with a tape (just don't leave 'em on your dash in August)! Streaming services are grand, but rely on "internet privilege" (access). You can keep your iPod shuffles, and your subscription services - I'm a sucker for my walkman and a bootleg.
My dad had a brown leather briefcase adorned with a simple Stealie, where he kept his treasures from the Tapers' Section. As I grew in age & taste I relied on those cassettes.

Anyway, I wasn't trying to sing y'all 100 verses in ragtime...

TL;DR—
I would love to gather *any* tapes y'all might be looking to spill!

→→ jessicajmola@gmail.com
→→→→ (681) 418-1780

I'm located in Southern WV! May or may not be able to chip into shipping, but am always down to *happily, readily,generously* trade some art (mostly watercolor paintings) handmade by yours truly!

Collection found new home

CDs of over 1900 shows found a new home!

Let's keep paying it forward!

Would love some tapes!

Hey all, as a few others have chimed in here, I would love to slowly acquire some tapes recorded over the years. I like listening in all different media at different times, depending on how I’m feeling. So I’d love to build a little tape collection. Let me know if you’re looking to offload some of your collection as you digitize, or if you’re up for some old-school blanks and postage dubbing. Thanks!

Tapes Needed!

Hey everyone!
I’m on the lookout for more tapes! Message me if you have some you want to give to a good home!

In search of tapes!

Hey now! I'm putting together a basement stereo rig for my son and have come into a nice old tapedeck. I was too young to see Jerry back in the day, but I'd love to get my hands on some tapes to start a collection. Does anyone have any they're looking to offload? NFA <3

TAPES

7.5" reels. High generation audience and soundboards from early days through 1988. 90's VHS hi fi. You pay shipping. Let's discuss details.

Dead tapes

I saw your comment. I am not the person whose add you were referring to.
I do however, have maaany Dead cassettes.
Are you still interested in them? Mike S.

Tapes

Hey now! I too am interested in obtaining a tape or two. Been listening to the Dead for decades via albums, CD’s, streams, archives, etc and only caught my first live performance when I saw Bob Weir & Wolf Bros last year ☺️. I continue to climb my way down the rabbit hole any chance I get, including just about any video or reading material I can get my hands on. I recently finished reading “Live Dead: The Grateful Dead, Live Recordings, and the Ideology of Liveness” and become even more fascinated by the phenomenon of tape trading. Really makes me wish I’d been on the bus! Anyways, would love to get my hands & ears on some of those relics if any of y’all are able to administer to a brother.. ☺️

Tapes

i have a couple of shows that you might like - Rainbow Theatre, Finsbury Park London April 21 1981 & Wembley Stadium, London, October 31 1992. However I only have them as CD-R's, but I can send you those, along with cover artwork. Send me your mailing address and I'll post them.

Tapes

Reel to Reel

I saw your comment. I recently bought an AMPEX 602 - the same model used by the Merry Pranksters for their First Acid tests and where the Dead first played—looking to acquire any reel-to-reel concert tapes. I can make copies and return them. I will pay shipping