Last steam recording

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Thanks Ken,

I was having thoughts along these lines, but you said it much better and 
more professionally than I could have.  I have no idea how many of these 
"records" were originally in circulation, and we are talking about almost 45 
years ago!  Happy hunting everyone!

Jeff Sanders

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Subject: Re: Last steam recording


> Jim
>
> Not trying to be spoilsport here, but most likely those recordings are 
> copyrighted, therefore cannot be copied and sold without the owners 
> permission. I was very involved in the production of the Link CD set, and 
> can tell you it was an amazing amount of work. It is quite possible the 
> original field tapes of Mr. Sherry still exist, if someone knows him or 
> how to get in touch with him, it may be a worthwhile endeavor to see about 
> remastering the tapes for CD. However, after just going through this on 
> Link's material, the original field tapes may be falling apart, Link's 
> are, they were shedding some of the magnetic media as they were 
> transferred. Link used 1/2 inch tape, as most people did in those days. 
> The binder between the magnetic media and the plastic base is now failing 
> after the years, not too unusual for that type of media. Most commercial 
> recordings (i.e. studio) used larger tape, and therefore better made.
>
> There has been copies of the Link material selling on ebay from one 
> seller, he was notified by the attorney to cease and desist.
>
> Ken Miller
> On Apr 9, 2005, at 1:18 AM, nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org wrote:
>
>> Jeff,
>>
>> Is it possible to get a copy of this recording, maybe in CD format?  Are
>> record copies still available somewhere?  I see Link's records showing
>> up on ebay occasionally (I've picked up 2 dupes of ones I have 'cause
>> mine are getting worn out from playing!).  I know the Society has all 5
>> on CD and I need to get them.  Having other N&W records converted to CD
>> would be great.
>>
>> Re: Mr. Jackson, there is a picture of "Walter Jackson, Asst.
>> Trainsmaster, Norfolk Div." on the back of Link's "Thunder on Blue
>> Ridge" record.  A date of 4/18/59 is given for the color cover shot at
>> Boaz.  I suspect that timeframe was when Link's recordings were made, so
>> it's likely that the May date Mr. Sherry mentions is accurate.
>>
>> Jim King
>> Smoky Mountain Model Works, Inc.
>> www.smokymountainmodelworks.com
>
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