[Dixielandjazz] Decca disaster

[Bill Haesler]

Dear Listmates,
The link below has just been posted on a local jazz Facebook site.
Unbelievable, but certainly not without precedent.
No mention is made of the also precious studio log books and recording files.
Read and weep.
Kind regards,
Bill

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/11/us/master-recordings-universal-fire.html?smid=fb-nytimes&smtyp=cur&fbclid=IwAR10fNiCWy3jBpLMR7V-Hpe4u1Quu3A9CN-KpHihw6AQQoHXkb1_eAt7BXg