[peel] Re: 400 Box and other observations

[Roger Carruthers]

I¹ve yet to put any of my 400 box rips up as mp3¹s ­ and I¹m on my 5th
batch. I¹d just got started with the .mp3 conversions when I lost a hard
drive containing my first two batches; I¹m hoping to recover the drive, but
if not, I¹ve asked Rocker to return the DVD¹s (or copies thereof) so I can
do them.
 In the meantime, I¹ve started encoding to both mp3 and .flac with the
latest batch (which I received last week), though obviously this slows
things down a bit.
 The reason I delayed the mp3 conversion, was that I was looking to do a bit
of batch sweetening, but it doesn¹t look like a very practical option, so
I¹ll probably just get on with straightforward batch conversion, which will
be a lot quicker. 
You can see from the XL sheet on the Wiki which were my batches, so if
anyone has any particular preferences (wasn¹t someone asking for May Œ83, or
something?), give me a shout,
Cheers
Roger


On 08/10/2009 03:44, "steve" <saipanda@yahoo.com> wrote:

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> Rocker knows the full story and I'm sure will update us, but think several
> batches of the tapes have been ripped and returned to him but not yet shared
> online in mp3 form yet, as mentioned in one or two recent messages here.
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> But yeah, it's been really brilliant - with the promise of more to come (plus
> the next box of 90s stuff). Many thanks indeed to Rocker for most excellent
> organization and all the rippers!
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> Incidentally, if people can't contribute directly in the form of ripping shows
> or financially, please feel free to help flesh out the 400 box show pages on
> the wiki in terms of extra information on the tracks, corrections, comments by
> Peel, etc. Similarly for non-400 Box pages if the urge strikes. Just click on
> the "Edit" section on the relevant part of the page, add your info in the
> editing box, preview, and save the page. Should be quite straightforward,
> hopefully.
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> For me, getting involved in the wiki has been an unforeseen side effect of the
> 400 Box project that has expanded in all kinds of unexpected directions. Many
> thanks indeed to all those who have helped out so far. In some ways, think
> we're only scratching the surface so far - so please feel free to dive in.
> Contact me or Steve TK offlist if you'd like to contribute but are not sure
> where to start.
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> Cheers,
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> Steve W
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> --- In peel@yahoogroups.com <mailto:peel%40yahoogroups.com> ,
> "so_it_goes_2512" <so_it_goes_2512@...> wrote:
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>> > The end of the 400 Box? Don't worry just yet. There were 427 tapes in the
>> box, and some 200 of them do not appear to have ben ripped yet. So in fact
>> we're less than halfway through: lots to look forward to!
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>> > Best wishes
>> > Steve [TK]
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>> > --- In peel@...m <mailto:peel%40yahoogroups.com> ,
>> "egdirdle2001" <penarth2002@> wrote:
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>>> > > Looks like we are arriving at the end of the 400 box... no ? To which
>>> I've contributed nothing but enjoyed wonderfully.
>>> > > 
>>> > > Seems strange that comparitively few 1981 shows are around and that we
>>> currently have only one 1983 show. I must say by the time I got round to the
>>> 1984 shows the music just didn't seem as interesting.
>>> > > 
>>> > > An amazing project though and I'm pretty sure there are many more
>>> complete shows out there in various attics and cellars all over Britain....
>>> but maybe not eh
>>> > > 
>>> > > Thanks for giving me a wonderful experience by making these shows
>>> listenable fellas.
>>> > >
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