The Millenium One Sneak Preview Sampler represents just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to the tapes we are in the process of transferring from the TM Century, Inc. library. Over the years, TM and its predecessors acquired several companies including the Media General/Tanner Group, Ed Yelin Productions, Parma Productions, Sterling Sound and more. While station reference tapes are not readily available for all of the companies, we are transferring what does exist. So far, for example, the Pepper/Tanner company archives alone fill over 50 compact discs — and there are still many more to do.

The final Millenium One sampler will run approximately seventy minutes and be representative of the materials transferred up to that point in time. Subsequent Millenium samplers will pick up when their predecessor leaves off. In this manner, there will hopefully be some sort of representation of the entire vast library available. Bear in mind that the transfer process is not always an easy process. Many of the thousands of tapes haven’t been played in over thirty years and require a lot of T.L.C.

A lot of Pepper/Tanner material is included on this sampler because those were the first boxes transferred. Most, if not all of the TM material included on this sampler, and probably the Pepper/Tanner cuts are available for syndication, if anyone wants them re-sung. Of course, the singers will be on key for the Tanner cuts. (smile)

We are grateful to the crew at TM Century, Inc. for their cooperation in making these historic tapes available to the Foundation. We look forward to making these compailations available to the general public in the near future. All materials are ©2000 TM Century, Inc. and Media Preservation Foundation, and all rights are reserved.