[peel] Re: 400 Box and other observations

[Roger Carruthers]

Unfortunately Rapidshare kept timing out on me, but here¹s what I did manage
to upload today ­ the rest to follow next week.

 http://rapidshare.com/files/290715072/_302_830518b.mp3
http://rapidshare.com/files/290662997/_298_830503a.mp3
http://rapidshare.com/files/290663343/_299_830509a.mp3
http://rapidshare.com/files/290663908/_299_830509b.mp3
http://rapidshare.com/files/290664900/_300_830510.1.mp3
http://rapidshare.com/files/290665522/_300_830510.2.mp3
http://rapidshare.com/files/290666202/_301_830518a.mp3
http://rapidshare.com/files/290682762/_301_830518b.mp3
http://rapidshare.com/files/290684623/_302_830518a.mp3

Cheers
Roger

PS.  To my eternal shame, I think there is some clipping on one of them;
please let me know which one it is if you come across it, as I¹ve a horrible
feeling that it happened during the digitising process, so I¹ll have to get
that tape back off Rocker and re-do the archive copy.


On 08/10/2009 23:59, "Roger Carruthers" <Unity.gain@...> wrote:

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> Lucky for you then that I did them last week ­ just have to remember to upload
> e¹m tomorrow!
> Cheers
> Roger
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> On 08/10/2009 23:49, "Stuart" <stuartb@....com> wrote:
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>> Yes it was myself who was desperate for the 1983 stuff!
>> 
>> 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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