Krist Novoselic: "Nevermind" masters of Nirvana are "gone forever" after the universal fire

according to The pulse of the radio, a report from the New York Times revealed for the first time that nearly 500,000 recordings of many of the biggest artists of the music were destroyed in a fire that swept away Universal Studios June 1, 2008. Among the lost recordings – many of which were perhaps on soundtracks – were songs by NIRVANA, SOUNDGARDEN, NEW INCH NAILS, GUNS N 'ROSES, BECK, WITHOUT A DOUBT, AEROSMITH, R.e.m. and more.

Former NIRVANA bass player Krist Novoselic is one of the many Universal the artists have since reacted to the publication of the story and provided additional details on some of the lost treasures. Asked by a fan on Twitter if that means that the "It does not matter" the masters were destroyed, Novoselic replied, "I think that they are gone forever."

Also lost were almost all of Buddy HollyMasters, as well as classical and / or Etta James, Billie Holiday, Louie Armstrong, Al Jolson, Bing Crosby, Aretha Franklin, John Coltrane, Al Green, Ray Charles, Elton John, B.B. King, THE FOUR TOPS, Snoop Dogg, Chuck Berry, Tom Petty, Joan Baez, Neil Diamond, Cat Stevens, GLADYS KNIGHT AND PIPS, Eric Clapton, EAGLES, Rufus and Chaka Khan, Barry White, Patti LaBelle, THE POLICE, sting, Steve Earle, Janet Jackson, Mary J. Blige, Snoop Dogg, Sheryl Crow, Tupac Shakur, Eminem, 50 centimesand countless others.

At the time of the fire, the coverage focused on the damage caused to UniversalThe properties of the film, television and theme park of the company, with representatives declaring that most of the music kept in the trunk of the lot had been transferred to "our other facilities" or "digitized". The New York Times revealed, however, that more than 118,000 "holdings" were destroyed, containing half a million individual records. Many were famous labels such as Decca, Chess, Impulse, MCA, Geffen, ABC, A M and Interscope.

Randy Aronson, the senior director of storage operations at the time, said The New York Times that the company has estimated at $ 150 million the total combined total of lost cassettes and "loss of artistic sense". The New York Times himself described the fire as "the biggest disaster in the history of the music industry", citing internal reports, legal documents and the memory of Aronson and others who were there.

Universal challenged The New York Times history, saying that it contains "many misstatements, misrepresentations, contradictions and fundamental misunderstandings about the extent of the incident and the assets affected". The company also spoke of its recent record in publishing high-quality re-releases of many allegedly destroyed albums, adding, "The preservation of music is a top priority for us and we are proud of our track record."