Over time, his methods became more sophisticated, and Jacobs would set up microphones next to the venue’s soundboard or plug directly into it to record on cassettes, and later digital audio tapes and memory cards.
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Kevin McKeough,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Oct. 2026
The series has created a stir ahead of its premiere because the producers have secured access to hours of tapes that the Princess recorded in conversation with her friend James Colthurst in 1991.
Armed with just two open-reel videotapes, Goodman lugged his hulking camera and tripod behind percussionist Juma Sultan and began to document Hendrix’s historic set just 15 feet away from the musician.
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Charisma Madarang,
Rolling Stone,
18 Aug. 2026
The company over time grew from offering records, to cassette tapes, then CDs, eventually adding videotapes, then DVDs and Blu-rays to its mail-order offerings.
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