you're right, derek. it is a crying shame, especially in the case of some of the recordings (from andalusia in particular) that rounder had planned to re-issue for ever, but never quite got round to it.

So, unless someone's got the old Westminster vinyl from the 'fifties and rips it, no one will ever get to hear them again.

or maybe Concord and Starbucks will reissue them on their Hear Music label - the "home for established artists with timeless resonance"?

Further grounds for these kind of recordings being taken out of private hands and put into the public domain online.