In Reply to: That figure posted by E-Stat on October 30, 2023 at 19:53:19:
First, I have a number of items from open reel that have never been released, for example, Stan Kenton at Drury College in 1975 where I was the sound guy, or quite a few studio demo tapes of various bands, etc.
Second, I converted a number of LPs that were never released as CD material. That ranges from "Zum Wohle" (German drinking songs) to "Sing Along with Millard Filmore" (1964, political campaign songs) to a "CBS Radio Spot Sales" LP that was a one-act play to promote radio advertising over TV/magazines. Plenty more of these in the collection.
Third, in spite of the millions of albums on Qobuz and the others, I still run into albums that are not available for streaming due to licensing issues. Sometimes that will be an album that was available a month or two prior.
Four, I have my "Roadtrip" collection, which are more than "mix tapes" that can be duplicated with a playlist. These were remixed using Adobe Audition using various sound bits mixed over a track to connect songs -- lots of material from NPR, Firesign Threatre, National Lampoon and so on. One album even used clips from the 1947 movie "Song of the Thin Man" to connect a dozen or so of my favorite jazz songs. Qobuz is of no help for an item like this.
That said, I do use the service a lot and think its a great deal.
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Follow Ups
- My local collection is important in 4 areas - mlsstl 05:18:59 10/31/23 (1)
- Same here - E-Stat 05:39:45 10/31/23 (0)