[peel] Re: 400 Box and other observations

[Roger Carruthers]

Lucky for you then that I did them last week ­ just have to remember to
upload e¹m tomorrow!
Cheers
Roger


On 08/10/2009 23:49, "Stuart" <stuartb@...> wrote:

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> Yes it was myself who was desperate for the 1983 stuff!
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> Stuart
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> (mantoid2 here and weatherman22 at the Wikia)
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> --- In peel@yahoogroups.com <mailto:peel%40yahoogroups.com> , Roger Carruthers
> <unity.gain@...> wrote:
>> >
>> > 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@... 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.
>>> > >
>>> > > 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!
>>> > >
>>> > > 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.
>>> > >
>>> > > 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.
>>> > >
>>> > > Cheers,
>>> > >
>>> > > Steve W
>>> > >
>>> > > --- In peel@yahoogroups.com <mailto:peel%40yahoogroups.com>
>>> <mailto:peel%40yahoogroups.com> ,
>>> > > "so_it_goes_2512" so_it_goes_2512@ wrote:
>>>>> > >> >
>>>>> > >> > 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!
>>>>> > >> >
>>>>> > >> > Best wishes
>>>>> > >> > Steve [TK]
>>>>> > >> >
>>>>> > >> > --- In peel@yahoogroups.com <mailto:peel%40yahoogroups.com>
>>>>> <mailto:peel%40yahoogroups.com> ,
>>>> > >> "egdirdle2001" <penarth2002@> wrote:
>>>>>>> > >>> > >
>>>>>>> > >>> > > 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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>>> > >
>>> > >
>>> > >
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