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

3 comments

• rwmj 1 hour ago
  https://archive.org/details/@aadam_jacobs_collection

  The Nirvana gig mentioned is https://archive.org/details/ajc00795_nirvana-1989-07-08 The quality is surprisingly good for a bootleg and the band are super-tight!

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• exossho 18 minutes ago
  this reminds me of the old internet
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  • menno-dot-ai 10 minutes ago
    I don't know, I also feel like 'data hoarding' is something that's been getting more popular in recent years. Maybe because the ephemerality of the internet is starting to show.
• justinclift 1 hour ago
  Found a few bands whose names I recognise. :)

  * Midnight Oil: https://archive.org/details/@aadam_jacobs_collection?and[]=c...

  This one has a fairly decent quality recording of Beds are Burning too. Australian Classic Rock. :)

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  * Ben Folds Five: https://archive.org/details/@aadam_jacobs_collection?and[]=c...

  * R.E.M: https://archive.org/details/@aadam_jacobs_collection?and[]=c...

  * Björk: https://archive.org/details/@aadam_jacobs_collection?and[]=c...

  * Born to Run: https://archive.org/details/@aadam_jacobs_collection?and[]=c...

  * Captain of Industry: https://archive.org/details/@aadam_jacobs_collection?and[]=c...

  * Depeche Mode: https://archive.org/details/@aadam_jacobs_collection?and[]=c...

  * Lemonheads: https://archive.org/details/@aadam_jacobs_collection?and[]=c...

  * Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds: https://archive.org/details/aadamjacobs?and[]=creator%3A%22n...

  * Nirvana: https://archive.org/details/@aadam_jacobs_collection?and[]=c...

  * Sonic Youth: https://archive.org/details/@aadam_jacobs_collection?and[]=c...

  * Suzanne Vega: https://archive.org/details/@aadam_jacobs_collection?and[]=c...

  * The Bangles: https://archive.org/details/@aadam_jacobs_collection?and[]=c...

  * The Cure: https://archive.org/details/@aadam_jacobs_collection?and[]=c...

  * Tracy Chapman: https://archive.org/details/@aadam_jacobs_collection?and[]=c...