Re: [ARSCLIST] Sad news about Dick Sudhalter and Decca archive

[Tom Fine <tflists@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Followup on this -- Michael, do you mean the California fire? If so, are you talking about AMERICAN 
Decca or BRITISH Decca? Why would British Decca materials be stored at Universal in California? I 
can understand American Decca because it was owned by MCA. Also, Universal Music flacks were 
swearing up and down that no music stuff was lost in that fire in the days and weeks following the 
fire. What is your "confirmation" you speak of below? Not wanting a flame-o-thon, just asking for 
facts.

-- Tom Fine

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tom Fine" <tflists@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <ARSCLIST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, September 19, 2008 6:05 PM
Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] Sad news about Dick Sudhalter and Decca archive


> Hi Michael:
>
> Could you provide some details about the Universal archive fire? When and where did this happen? I 
> thought the Decca masters were all consolidated in a climate-controlled and "fire-proof" archive 
> in Germany, associated with Berliner Studios.
>
> -- Tom Fine
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Michael Biel" <mbiel@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: <ARSCLIST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Friday, September 19, 2008 3:05 PM
> Subject: [ARSCLIST] Sad news about Dick Sudhalter and Decca archive
>
>
> > It is a sad day over at the 78-L and I am not going to cross-post what is over there, but just 
> > give you heads-up.  Richard Sudhalter passed away last night.  And there is now confirmation that 
> > the Universal vault fire consumed the entire Decca masters from the 30s thru the 50s.  Metal, 
> > tape, test pressings, and paper.
> >
> > There's no justice in the world.
> >
> > Mike Biel  mbiel@xxxxxxxxx