# ENCORE Episode 293 Citizen Archiving III: The Master Tapes

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Podcast: [Lost in the Stacks: the Research Library Rock'n'Roll Radio Show](https://stenobird.com/podcast/lost-in-the-stacks-the-research-library-rock-n-roll-radio-show-390345)
Published: 2026-08-14T19:00:00+00:00
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Duration seconds: 3586

## Resource

This encore of Part 3 of the occasional series "Citizen Archiving," which considers the archival actions of private citizens, features an interview with the late Steve Albini, legendary recording engineer and musician, about what must be saved, recorded, and considered when creating the master tapes of musical performances. Part 3 of CITIZEN ARCHIVING Guest: Steve Albini of Electrical Audio. First broadcast February 26 2016. Playlist ; Transcript at http://hdl.handle.net/1853/54619 "There may be no Pixies in the old country..."

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