Live Music Archive

The Live Music Archive (LMA), part of the Internet Archive, is an ad-free collection of over 170,000 concert recordings in lossless audio formats.[1] The songs are also downloadable or playable in lossy formats such as Ogg Vorbis or MP3. The website is known for its extensive collection of Grateful Dead recordings,[2] and contains music from many other bands.

Live Music Archive
The LMA in June 2008
Type of site
Live music trading
OwnerInternet Archive
Created byBrewster Kahle
URLwww.archive.org/details/etree
CommercialNo
RegistrationOptional
Launched1996
Current statusActive

History

The collection increases in size due to the contribution of concert recordings by etree participants.[3]

Artists

The majority of artists are jam bands.[4] Others include The Smashing Pumpkins, Tenacious D, Warren Zevon,[5] Ween, Little Feat.[6] and smaller independent bands.

See also

References
  1. Biersdorfer, J.D. (2004-09-16). "Take Along the Music in All Its Many Formats". The New York Times. Retrieved 2008-04-05.
  2. Leeds, Jeff (2005-11-30). "https://www.nytimes.com/2005/11/30/arts/music/30dead.html". The New York Times. Retrieved 2008-04-05. External link in |title= (help)
  3. Coyle, Jake (2007-02-27). "On the Net: Concerts on the Web". USA Today. Retrieved 2008-04-05.
  4. Parales, Jon (2004-09-10). "No Fears: Laptop D.J.'s Have a Feast". The New York Times. Retrieved 2008-04-05.
  5. Tirpack, Alex (June 3, 2009). "Warren Zevon live shows hit the web, possible film in the works". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on February 2, 2013.
  6. Bernstein, Scott (2010-11-04). "Boot Camp: Live Little Feat". Hidden Track article review. Glide Magazine. Retrieved 3 November 2012.
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