Rob Caiger is one of those special people who turned their teenage obsession with music into a job
… from being the only one in ELO’s office who knew where the old tapes were
… to learning that what it says on the outside of the box isn’t always what’s on the tape
… through embarking on a ten-year project to put out the last Small Faces album from 1970 in its proper form
… via blindfolded journeys to mysterious destinations with the promise of finding some long-lost jewels
… and hearing a Rolling Stones out-take bleeding through a multi-track by the Move
… through the vault under Smithfield Market out of which tapes would sometimes emerge covered in blood
… to preparing for a future where nobody who was there will be able to explain how and why things were recorded
… this is the world as seen by the remarkably dedicated people who put together the box sets we all hanker for.
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