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Jun 24, 2023Liked by Jake Malooley

Let’s get a pool going to buy the tape, and then we can record something over it to stand in solidarity with M

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Jun 24, 2023Liked by Jake Malooley

Now THIS is what I’m paying for! Original reporting! Tracking down mystery engineers! Rediscovered lost tapes! Great stuff!

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Jun 24, 2023Liked by Jake Malooley

I cried when I heard this tape...

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Jun 24, 2023Liked by Jake Malooley

Sorry if it played too long

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Jun 24, 2023Liked by Jake Malooley

Donald was known to record and rerecord his vocal tracks piecemeal. That could be why the cassette is missing some vocals and the Dat had all of them

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Jun 24, 2023Liked by Jake Malooley

What a way to reel in the weekend! Thanks so much to Jake and Cimcie for sharing this with us!!! I’ll be saving up my piasters for that auction…

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Jun 25, 2023Liked by Jake Malooley

This is absolutely amazing. The Nichols sisters deserve to recoup every penny they've invested and more

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Jun 24, 2023Liked by Jake Malooley

Best. Day. Ever.

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Jun 24, 2023Liked by Jake Malooley

Hi Chad

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Jun 24, 2023Liked by Jake Malooley

Howdy!

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Jake, what a great find! And tracking down and interviewing "M". Poor guy. Fantastic work!

Your blog is terrific.

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Jun 24, 2023Liked by Jake Malooley

Amazing!!!

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Subscribed.

Would love to know more about the origins of the DAT tape, since DAT wasn't introduced until 1987, a good 8+ years after Second Arrangement was erased.

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Jun 24, 2023Liked by Jake Malooley

Wow, just wow. Thank you!

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Jun 24, 2023Liked by Jake Malooley

Can I make a confession? I don’t think the Second Arrangement is very good. Sorry!

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Jun 24, 2023Liked by Jake Malooley

There's always one... 🙄

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Jun 24, 2023Liked by Jake Malooley

I’m more if an early Dan fan!

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I’ll agree it’s not their best, but remember, we’re not really hearing the finished product. I want to sit with the lyrics so I can get the vibe of this song more.

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Thank you!!

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