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Steve Deckert

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11/22/20 at 06:00:59

I purchased some master tapes from eBay and because of sticky-shed syndrome they were un-playable as is often the case. After restoring the tapes by baking them for 24 hours and then liquid cleaning both sides during a slow speed rewind, they can be played one time.

Here is one of the tapes that I printed to 24/192 WAV files for your enjoyment over the holiday season. Just some tasty singer songwriter stuff with nice transparency that was destine for the trash. Basically it already was trash, and I saved it because good music should be preserved.

These are un-processed non-limited digital files directly from the master tape.

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1lkimV2fricxjfS6MH2GtGo0p_v-2iYyf?usp=sha...

They will only be available at this link for a limited time.

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Donnie Seasoned Member Online Why does it hurt when I pee? Posts: 2533 Central Illinois.	Re: Free Hi-Res download Reply #1 - 11/22/20 at 12:26:13 Thank you Steve. I will give them a listen!
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Donnie Seasoned Member Online Why does it hurt when I pee? Posts: 2533 Central Illinois.	Re: Free Hi-Res download Reply #2 - 11/22/20 at 13:25:49 Holy Sheep Shit Batman, these sound good!
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Randy in Caintuck Seasoned Member Offline Tube be ... or not tube be ... it's a no-brainer. Posts: 1007 Alexandria, Caintuck	Re: Free Hi-Res download Reply #3 - 11/22/20 at 16:54:09 Thanks Steve !!! Very cool and they sound great ..... Do you have any information on the artists(s) ? My SoundHound app wasn't able to identify the songs or the artists ..... Best wishes, Randy
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Steve Deckert Administrator Offline If the 1st watt sucks why continue? Posts: 6514 East Peoria IL	Re: Free Hi-Res download Reply #4 - 11/22/20 at 19:08:33 This is the information I have on it:
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Geno Seasoned Member Offline Without music, life would be a mistake. Posts: 2315 Pearl, MS	Re: Free Hi-Res download Reply #5 - 11/22/20 at 19:24:08 Thank you Steve! Our little group may now have the only copies of these in existence🤓. They sound great!!!
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Steve Deckert

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Reply #6 - 11/23/20 at 02:07:08

Tonight I'm restoring a pair of 14 inch 30 IPS masters of Judy Garland Live in Hollywood CA. I had to transfer it to 4 - 15 inch reels just to work with it.

It's pretty incredible to listen to something when you know that the tape machine was located back stage capturing it live. Also when you know it happened in the 1960's and was actually a rare event... " a moth flew into my mouth", she said.

These masters were made for Dunhill Records by Hollman Productions in Hollywood CA.

I'll post one of these reels here as well...

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Steve Deckert Administrator Offline If the 1st watt sucks why continue? Posts: 6514 East Peoria IL	Re: Free Hi-Res download Reply #7 - 11/23/20 at 02:27:26 Quote: Thank you Steve! Our little group may now have the only copies of these in existence🤓. They sound great!!! I'm pretty certain of that. That is what attracted me to restoration of master tapes doomed to oblivion... I feel like I'm saving music!
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CAJames Seasoned Member Online "I've run every red light on memory lane." Posts: 3270	Re: Free Hi-Res download Reply #8 - 11/23/20 at 02:58:21 The music isn't exactly my cupa' but it does sound fantastic. And it's great that Steve has both the skills and the commitment to keep this music alive. Thank you!
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Stefan Seasoned Member Offline Posts: 126	Re: Free Hi-Res download Reply #9 - 11/25/20 at 00:04:55 Thanks for sharing Steve!
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Lonely Raven Seasoned Member Offline Jack of all Trades, Master of None Posts: 3567 Denver, CO	Re: Free Hi-Res download Reply #10 - 11/29/20 at 06:42:42 Thanks Steve, Downloading now. I'm really looking forward to this, and I appreciate you saving these bits of history.
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Reply #11 - 12/12/20 at 15:20:56

Thank you Steve, this is really cool stuff and so enjoyable. Merry Christmas to you and yours too, stay healthy please and a happy new year!

BTW, These songs sound friggin AWESOME through my Tiny Radials...LOL Love these little buggers! Can't say enough good things about them, hahaha unbelievable what performance this unassuming little speaker has.

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roadglide Verified Member Offline Posts: 8	Re: Free Hi-Res download Reply #12 - 12/15/20 at 00:33:09 Gratefully listening to these gems... Thank you MUCH !! Merry Christmas to all Terry
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