For historians, archivists, nostalgics, or general music nerds; Music Vault has come to make all your musical fantasies come true. The new YouTube channel has released more than 13,000 videos of concert footage covering the past 50 years of music. The channel holds 2,000 hours of exclusive performances from greats like Bob Dylan, The Who, James Brown, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Elvis Costello, Neil Young, and Bruce Springsteen. There are even shows from contemporary indie acts like St. Vincent and Fleet Foxes.
Music Vault garners its material from bygone concert venues, programs, and archives that include Bill Graham Presents, The King Biscuit Flower Hour, Woodstock, and the Newport Jazz and Folk festivals. The company behind all of this, Wolfgang’s Vault. They manage and own Music Vault and are mainly responsible for its bevy of content from rock, jazz, blues, country, indie, and folk genres.
Music Vault content editor Bill Antonucci:
“After two years restoring, transferring, mixing and mastering thousands of tapes from our enormous archive, we’re thrilled and extremely proud to share this massive treasure with the YouTube music community.”
“We believe this content deserves to be seen by the largest audience possible, and our partnership with YouTube allows us to do just that. Younger music fans will now be able to experience what it was like to see these classic bands at the peak of their powers while their parents relive the thrill of seeing shows they actually attended.”
Check out the playlist below and relive your youth or witness musical history.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=axSy9ztEZH4&list=PLhnmhDNF1JJgFfxr_AuFTXYWj_2d4_7X1
via: USA Today
