[peel] Tapes of Top Gear from 1969 and 1970

[Roger Carruthers]

I certainly have the technology, and the interest ­ what country are you in
?
Cheers
Roger


On 15/4/07 19:32, "Eddie Duffy" <eddie.duffy@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote:

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> I'd imagine there'd be a lot of interest in these. I, for one, would
> love to hear them. And that fast initial playback should be correctable
> if the tapes are encoded to digital format.
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> So, does anyone in the group have the capability to encode reel-to-reel
> to CD/MP3? The only person I'm aware of is the estimable Guy Brown, but
> he's on the West Coast of the US and is an extremely busy fella. It
> would be terrific if someone could get these shared around the group.
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>> > I have some old 7 inch reel-to-reel tapes of eight Top Gear
>> > programmes
>> > that I recorded in 1969 and 1970, with sessions from the following
>> > bands:
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>> > 26 Apr 69 - Principal Edwards Magic Theatre, Eclection, Family
>> > 11 May 69? - Fleetwood Mac, King Crimson, Tyrannosaurus Rex, Bonzo
>> > Dog
>> > Band
>> > Date unknown - Pentangle, Blodwyn Pig, Mandrake Paddle Steamer, John
>> > Dummer Blues Band
>> > Date unknown - Ten Years After, Roy Harper, Third Ear Band
>> > 29 Jun 69 - Led Zeppelin, Pentangle, Idle Race,
>> > 6 Jul 69 - John Dummer Blues Band, Colosseum, Pretty Things, Imrat
>> > Khan
>> > 4 Jul 70 - Country Joe Macdonald, Fotheringay, Cochise
>> > 11 Jul 70? - Kevin Ayres, East of Eden, Son House
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>> > Some of the tapes are recorded at 3 3/4 inches per second and some at
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>> > 7/8 inches per second, and are of complete programmes, though
>> > unfortunately I edited out the half-hourly news on most of them. I
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>> > to remember Radio 1 was only on medium wave at the time so quality is
>> > not brilliant, but they were recorded by connecting to the speaker
>> > terminals of a radio (not using a microphone). Also the tape recorder
>> > was a bit dodgy and took about 10 mins to warm up to full speed so
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>> > of them now play back too fast for the first 10 mins or so! The tapes
>> > also have various LPs of that era on them.
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>> > Despite all their faults, is anyone interested in them ? I'm willing
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>> > send them by post in return for the postage (plus donation to charity
>> > if there's a lot of interest), and would be interested in
>> > copies on CD if that's what someone would like to do with them.
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