The Tragedy of Lost Record Collections
Katrina’s human toll and damage to New Orleans’ infrastructure are of course reasons for despair, but also think about all the great music in that city that’s been destroyed by flood water. I just received word that my friend Matt Castille of the band Vas Deferens Organization (the greatest, weirdest band you’ve never heard of) most likely lost his entire sizable collection of rare psychedelic and progressive rock albums, in addition to his recording studio, which contained several thousand dollars’ worth of state-of-the-art gear. Tears and words are not enough to convey the horror of this scenario…