Lomax Archive

April 25, 2005 9:39 AM

The Alan Lomax Database is a free multimedia catalog of the audio and video recordings and photographs made by Alan Lomax from 1946 to 1994.
posted by liam (8 comments total)

Just completely incredible that this is being made available. Thank god for Alan Lomax.
posted by tristeza at 10:00 AM on April 25, 2005

Every audio recording in the catalog can be heard in samples of forty seconds to two minutes.

Good find, but does the above quote this mean they are not full versions?

Don't forget that you can access some of John and Ruby Lomax's recordings & notes at the Library of Congress American Memory site.
posted by _sirmissalot_ at 10:12 AM on April 25, 2005

" . . . does the above quote mean . . ." - ed.
posted by _sirmissalot_ at 10:13 AM on April 25, 2005

"click to buy from iTunes". Darn.
posted by goatdog at 10:14 AM on April 25, 2005

If it means more stuff like Tangle Eye or Now There Is A Tree Of Ghosts, I'm all for it.
posted by robocop is bleeding at 10:23 AM on April 25, 2005

"Why are free full-length audio downloads unavailable on this site? We are exploring ways to offer full-length versions as downloads, but download fees would be necessary. For now, songs that have been issued by Rounder Records are available though commercial download services." [link]

Just fyi.
posted by mr.curmudgeon at 10:49 AM on April 25, 2005

This is anyway huge. Great great link.

Even 30s clips of all these recordings is just amazing. I just wished there was a way to get the complete versions

a) cheaper
- 1E/song is waaaaaay too much for archive stuf
b) better quality
- I'd like my "bought" files without DRM and 44/16 thankyou.

Alan Lomax is a perfect example how one man can make a difference. Thank you liam.

Check out Prison Songs. Some of the most amazing filed recordings ever made.
posted by hoskala at 4:38 PM on April 25, 2005

....field recordings...
posted by hoskala at 4:40 PM on April 25, 2005