Actual number of tapes??

[earlinarizona]

BIG UPDATE since June of 2021 in reel to reel tapes available for sale.
On June 22, 2021 there were 975 reels available and as of November 13 2022 there are 1,381 reels available. That is a 30 percent increase in 17 months. This equates to 739 hours of listening to master tapes. Clearly the tape community has good listening material. The mastering engineer Bernie Grundman in a very detailed interview said the master tape is the best source.

As of November 13, 2022

NEW Omad 4 tapes
NEW Metaxas 47 tapes
NEW TRJ Records 21 tapes
NEW Inacoustic 4 tapes
NEW ADDED TO LIST ABC China 180 tapes
NEW 2 Track Masters 9 tapes
NEW Audio Nautes 6 tapes
NEW Tape Music Germany 31 tapes
NEW The Reel To Reel Collector 3 tapes
NEW Gearbox records. Coming soon 0 tapes
NEW Triston Masters 10 tapes
NEW A Records 8 tapes
NEW Analog Planet 3 tapes
NEW Rhapsody Analog 3 tapes
NEW Balfinger Music 5 tapes
NEW Caillio Anne Bisson 4 tapes
NEW Grove Note 11 tapes
NEW Audiophile Music 3 Tapes

UPDATED NUMBERS FROM LAST YEAR LIST

Fone 147 tapes.
R to R Russia. 32 tapes Big increase for 2022
Analog Mastering. Site Down
Delmark. 3 tapes
Bel Canto. 22 tapes.
Premonition. 11 tapes
Open Reel 23 tapes
UltraAnalogue. 82 tapes
Tape Project. 58 tapes
Lyn Stanley. 12 tapes
The Dragon. 38 tapes.
IPI. 58 tapes
Acoustic Sounds. 56 tapes Big increase for 2022
Hemoilia. 29 tapes Big increase for 2022
Yarlung. 30 tapes.
2xHD. 22 tapes Big increase for 2022
Opus 3 60 tapes.
Quinton. 16 tapes
Zavanika. 44 tapes. Big increase for 2022
Base2 Organ. 1 tape
STS. 43 tapes.
Analogy Records. 28 tapes
Horch House. 87 tapes.
Djabe. 13 tapes
Tone Pearl. 4 tapes.
Smart Audio. 20 tapes Big increase for 2022
Straight2tape- 5 tapes
Master Tape Sound Lab 65 tapes


That is a lot of listening, and for sure the market for tapes is growing.

 

[astrotoy]

Thanks for the great update. I'll take a close look at the places with added or new offerings.

Tape Project has 30 analogue albums with two tapes each released. Two albums are no longer licensed, both classical (Albeniz and Oistrakh). There is one digital album with two tapes, so a total of 29 albums, but 58 tapes. I have all of the analogue albums (total 60 tapes).

I have several of the ABC Int'l tapes from China. I am skeptical on whether they have licenses for their tapes. I have mentioned them before.

I have the 2 albums that Audio Nautes has released. One is four tapes and one is two tapes (total six tapes). Myles announced that they are issuing two more albums (I think it will be 4 tapes total, two albums, each two tapes). They should have a total 10 tapes on their website soon (right now they have the six that I have purchased. I just checked on Acoustic Sounds and they have all four of the albums (10 tapes - or if you buy the 2 tape version of Jazz at the Pawnshop, it will be eight tapes.)

I also have 3 albums (all classical) from audiofilemusic.com in Italy on order, that have been shipped. I ordered them as 1 tape per album on 1 mil tape. All of them were licensed from EMI/Warner. Those are all the albums that they currently have on their catalogue.

Keep up the great work. Larry

 

[Amir]

what about Tape Project ?

are they active?

The Tape Project | Releasing classic albums on reel-to-reel

tapeproject.com

 

[Ron Resnick]

what about Tape Project ?

are they active?

The Tape Project | Releasing classic albums on reel-to-reel

tapeproject.com

Hopefully Astrotoy will have some insight, but TTP has seemed to me to be dormant (if not dead) for a very long time. I think I signed up for the waitlist of Waltz for Debbie three years ago (maybe five years ago?) and I've never heard anything from them.

 

[Amir]

Hopefully Astrotoy will have some insight, but TTP has seemed to me to be dormant (if not dead) for a very long time. I think I signed up for the waitlist of Waltz for Debbie three years ago (maybe five years ago?) and I've never heard anything from them.

Thank you Ron

I sent an email to order some tape albums and the answer was :

"
Amir,

Which two titles interest you?

Paul Stubblebine
Managing Director
The Tape Project, LLC

415-522-0108

"


I told him I need three albums but not received any answer.

 

[Ron Resnick]

How long ago did you sent the first email?

 

[Amir]

My first email date: 17 September 2022
Paul answer date: 18 September 2022
My second email date: 18 September 2022
And no answer yet

 

[Ron Resnick]

The Tape Project Waltz for Debby I have is stunning. More so than I have ever heard before from one of my stereos I felt like I could walk up onto the stage.

 

[earlinarizona]

TAS 2023 Super Tape List.

 

[Amir]

The Tape Project Waltz for Debby now is in stock in online website

tapeproject.com

 

[Ron Resnick]

I bought a second copy! (That tape on my system is right up there, for me, with my tape of "Send in the Clowns.")

Out of 31 copies made, 16 are left:

 

[Amir]

I bought a copy (Waltz for Debby now) three days ago and Paul answered to my email.

it seems they are strating production again , it is very good news

 

[Amir]

The Tape delivered to me today

Special thanks to Paul director of tapeproject

 

[Mike Lavigne]

The Tape delivered to me today

Special thanks to Paul director of tapeproject

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nice! patience is rewarded.

i enjoy my copy. great music.

having a tape morning. right now listening to a tape i've not played for many years, Patricia Barber's,' 'Cafe Blue'. "Too Rich For My Blood' is epic on the ATR/MR-70.

even though a digital recording mastered to tape, very fine flowing sound. probably need to drag out my 45 or Premonition original to get a read on it.

 

[Amir]

nice! patience is rewarded.

i enjoy my copy. great music.

having a tape morning. right now listening to a tape i've not played for many years, Patricia Barber's,' 'Cafe Blue'. "Too Rich For My Blood' is epic on the ATR/MR-70.

even though a digital recording mastered to tape, very fine flowing sound. probably need to drag out my 45 or Premonition original to get a read on it.

Nice
I love Track 2 & 8 of 'Cafe Blue'

actually I like to see a Tape machines in my room

 

[jazzfun]

TAS 2023 Super Tape List.

Can you find Puget Sound Studios ?http://pugetsoundstudios.com/ seems to be no longer valid.

TAS 2023 Super Tape List.

 

[Afveep]

Can you find Puget Sound Studios ?http://pugetsoundstudios.com/ seems to be no longer valid.

Bruce's email is pugetsoundstudios@yahoo.com.

 

[jazzfun]

Bruce's email is pugetsoundstudios@yahoo.com.

THX!

 

[Foxbat]

Well, I have to say that last year brought in some disappointments... there are at least five more suppliers that I am taking off my list.

Clearly, producing truly high quality tapes is not a trivial task.

 

[Ron Resnick]

Well, I have to say that last year brought in some disappointments... there are at least five more suppliers that I am taking off my list.

Which ones? Help us all out!

Clearly, producing truly high quality tapes is not a trivial task.

Very true!