From amoreno@tum.de Fri Feb 11 09:53:30 1994
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From: amoreno@tum.de (Andrei Moreno)
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Subject: WTB/WTT: Akasaka Master Tapes recovery (May 1995) - full tracklist analysis
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Spent the weekend analyzing the reel box scans and audio recovered from Akihabara last month.

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

Kamome sysop says there were three more reels in the box that haven't been dumped yet. Keep checking the FTP!

-- 
Andrei Moreno
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From mkuznetsov@utexas.edu Sat Feb 12 21:18:30 1994
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From: mkuznetsov@utexas.edu (Min-jun Kuznetsov)
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Subject: Re: WTB/WTT: Akasaka Master Tapes recovery (May 1995) - full tracklist analysis
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In article <1994Feb11.095330.5039@tum.de>, amoreno@tum.de (Andrei Moreno) writes:
> Spent the weekend analyzing the reel box scans and audio recovered from Akihabara last month.
> At the very end of reel JP-85-X, after 4 minutes of studio leader tape, there's a faint whisper naming June 2025.

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

Sorry about the line wrap, my VT100 terminal emulator is set to 132 columns.

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From msantos@netcom.com Sun Feb 13 17:07:30 1994
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From: msantos@netcom.com (Marta Santos)
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Subject: Re: WTB/WTT: Akasaka Master Tapes recovery (May 1995) - full tracklist analysis
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In article <1994Feb12.211830.1796@utexas.edu>, mkuznetsov@utexas.edu (Min-jun Kuznetsov) writes:
> The Akasaka branch was closed overnight in December 1989 right after the Tokyo stock market peaked.
> Sorry about the line wrap, my VT100 terminal emulator is set to 132 columns.

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

-- 
Marta Santos -- NETCOM On-Line Communication Services
"Do not worship the copy."

From holiveira@tum.de Tue Feb 15 13:40:30 1994
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From: holiveira@tum.de (Hugo Oliveira)
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Subject: Re: WTB/WTT: Akasaka Master Tapes recovery (May 1995) - full tracklist analysis
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In article <1994Feb11.095330.5039@tum.de>, amoreno@tum.de (Andrei Moreno) writes:
> Spent the weekend analyzing the reel box scans and audio recovered from Akihabara last month.

I downloaded the .au files yesterday. Kamome FTP was crawling at 300 cps because everyone on Usenet is hitting it.

-- 
Hugo Oliveira
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