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Originally Posted by Ted Kendall
Fire, flood, physical deterioration and boneheadedness, to name but four causes, have accounted for many master tapes since the medium became all but universal in the early 1950s. Retrieval from vinyl is a non-trivial process if quality indistinguishable from the master tape is the aim. Record companies being what they are, frequently the quick-and-dirty approach is adopted.
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Ted is of course the master (pun intended) in this, but I have had occasion to remaster vinyl for vinyl release owing to the loss of a master in fire and subsequent flood. Deficiencies which could only be from tape came through and were (with permission) corrected. Putting a stylus down on an LP, a copy of which sold for £3,560 in 2015, took a little courage! I should have taken the two copies and run...