Archive of 10,000 Concert Recordings

[Fishmanic]

This is a very interesting story. You can listen to these many awesome concerts from over 3 decades for free. @TwoTankAmin will appreciate this amazing music fan and his massive collection of concert recordings from as far back as 1984. He also has a humungus collection of vintage vinyl albums.

Volunteers turn a fan's recordings of 10,000 concerts into an online treasure trove

In 1989, an up-and-coming rock band from Washington called Nirvana played in Chicago for the first time at a club called Dreamerz.

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[GaryE]

I checked a few out. Definitely, a lot of bands never heard of again, but quite a few 'bootlegs' of known alternative type bands of the early nineties. The sound isn't always great.

It's going to be fun to dig through - there are a lot of old bands in there I listened to at the time. I may well be listening to them again now.

 

[Rusty_Shackleford]

Two things:
1. As far back as 1984? A not so subtle way of saying, I'm old.
2. I don't know how this dude isn't getting sued by every artist still alive.

 

[GaryE]

Two things:
1. As far back as 1984? A not so subtle way of saying, I'm old.
2. I don't know how this dude isn't getting sued by every artist still alive.

The legality is a question. He must have been an old fashioned bootleg record guy, and there were quite a few sneaking around underground and undercutting artists. Not many of those bands are still happening though. I looked at the current archives to the 90s. Quite a few may not have been signed.

1984 is a long time ago, though my brain insists it was very recent. I know better. I'm going to go dancing with a crypt keeper now.

 

[Rusty_Shackleford]

The legality is a question. He must have been an old fashioned bootleg record guy, and there were quite a few sneaking around underground and undercutting artists. Not many of those bands are still happening though. I looked at the current archives to the 90s. Quite a few may not have been signed.

1984 is a long time ago, though my brain insists it was very recent. I know better. I'm going to go dancing with a crypt keeper now.

Some bands are ok with their bootlegs being out there, the Dead even encouraged it. But as I recall every ticket I ever bought said "No recoding devices allowed" right on the front of the ticket.

I thought the same thing Gary. 1984? It wasnthat long ago, I was there, I remember '84. In '84 I remember seeing the Neville Brothers opening for Huey Lewis and the News. The Neville's were amazing.

 

[Fishmanic]

I saw the Steve Miller Band in 1970 and the Kinks in 1969.

 

[Fishmanic]

Two things:
1. As far back as 1984? A not so subtle way of saying, I'm old.
2. I don't know how this dude isn't getting sued by every artist still alive.

“ As for copyright concerns, he’s happy to remove recordings if requested, but added that only one or two musicians so far have asked that their material be taken down.”

 

[GaryE]

Now, when everyone can record with their phones, such concerns become irrelevant. It used to be such a thing.

1984 - there was a really good local band scene in Montreal back then, and I saw a lot of shows from excellent bands that never got recorded. I probably saw some well known bands that year - I went to a lot of shows and a lot of post punk bands were still on the wander then. I couldn't name them - years merge. I think I saw The Clash that year - that was a big one.