The summer of 2008 saw a spate of articles in the media focusing on a new threat to magnetic tapes. The reason: the warm, wet weather was reported as a watershed moment in magnetic tape degradation, with climate change responsible for the march of mould consuming archival memories, from personal to institutional collections. The connection… Continue reading Climate Change, Tape Mould and Digital Preservation
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Tape mould cleaned and removed. Rare lost masters recovered and preserved for Druidcrest Ltd
We have recently worked on probably the worst looking tapes but with some of the best sounding music recordings we’ve seen for a while! A batch of 10.5″ NAB studio masters had bad tape mould growth. Andy Leighton, owner of Bolex Brothers and music publisher of the Rocky Horror Show, found a batch of studio… Continue reading Tape mould cleaned and removed. Rare lost masters recovered and preserved for Druidcrest Ltd