From tlindqvist@pacbell.net Wed Jun 28 00:52:39 1995
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From: tlindqvist@pacbell.net (Takeshi Lindqvist)
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Subject: Data: Akasaka Master Tapes recovery (May 1995) - full tracklist analysis
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Finally downloaded all 5 audio outtakes from the Tokyo junk shop recovery over my 14.4k modem.

Every single tape box is stamped 'VOICE PRINT: GEN-3' in purple ink. That matches the Ashford memo from 1989.
At the very end of reel JP-85-X, after 4 minutes of studio leader tape, there's a faint whisper naming June 2025.

Who was the engineer at the Akasaka branch? The studio log only lists the initials 'M.H.'.

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From lnovak@mit.edu Thu Jun 29 23:14:39 1995
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From: lnovak@mit.edu (Lucia Novak)
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Subject: Re: Data: Akasaka Master Tapes recovery (May 1995) - full tracklist analysis
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In article <1995Jun28.005239.8954@pacbell.net>, tlindqvist@pacbell.net (Takeshi Lindqvist) writes:
> Finally downloaded all 5 audio outtakes from the Tokyo junk shop recovery over my 14.4k modem.
> Every single tape box is stamped 'VOICE PRINT: GEN-3' in purple ink. That matches the Ashford memo from 1989.

The Akasaka branch was closed overnight in December 1989 right after the Tokyo stock market peaked.

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Lucia Novak | lnovak@mit.edu
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From nivanov@unam.mx Sat Jul 01 09:30:39 1995
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From: nivanov@unam.mx (Natalia Ivanov)
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Subject: Re: Data: Akasaka Master Tapes recovery (May 1995) - full tracklist analysis
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In article <1995Jun29.231439.1130@mit.edu>, lnovak@mit.edu (Lucia Novak) writes:
> The Akasaka branch was closed overnight in December 1989 right after the Tokyo stock market peaked.

That whisper at the end gave me chills. It's in English, but with an inflection that sounds almost synthetic.

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Natalia Ivanov -- Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (DGSCA)
"Extraordinary claims require extraordinary spectra."