Live Music Archive

Live Music Archive

The LMA in June 2008
Type of site	Live music trading
Owner	Internet Archive
Created by	Brewster Kahle
URL	www.archive.org/details/etree
Commercial	No
Registration	Optional
Launched	1996
Current status	Active

The Live Music Archive (LMA), part of the Internet Archive, is an ad-free collection of over 250,000 concert recordings^[1] in lossless audio formats.^[2] 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,^[3] and contains music from many other bands.

History

The collection increases in size due to the contribution of concert recordings by etree participants.^[4]

Artists

The majority of artists are jam bands.^[5] Others include The Smashing Pumpkins, Tenacious D, Warren Zevon,^[6] Ween, Little Feat.^[7] and smaller independent bands.

See also

• List of sound archives

References

1. "Live Music Archive Collection Now Tops 250,000 Recordings | Internet Archive Blogs". 2023-07-31. Retrieved 2023-08-18.
2. Biersdorfer, J.D. (2004-09-16). "Take Along the Music in All Its Many Formats". The New York Times. Retrieved 2008-04-05.
3. Leeds, Jeff (November 30, 2005). "Deadheads Outraged Over Web Crackdown". The New York Times. Archived from the original on January 11, 2018. Retrieved April 10, 2020.
4. Coyle, Jake (2007-02-27). "On the Net: Concerts on the Web". USA Today. Retrieved 2008-04-05.
5. Parales, Jon (2004-09-10). "No Fears: Laptop D.J.'s Have a Feast". The New York Times. Retrieved 2008-04-05.
6. 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.
7. Bernstein, Scott (2010-11-04). "Boot Camp: Live Little Feat". Hidden Track article review. Glide Magazine. Retrieved 3 November 2012.

External links

• The Live Music Archive collection at the Internet Archive