Not sure what the quality is like, but a one-time teenager who smuggled a cassette recorder into thousands of concerts has found himself an unlikely viral star, after the Internet Archive put his recordings online for free. 

Aadam Jacobs (yes, with the extra "a") was a huge concertgoer back in the day and wanted to do something with his 10,000+ tapes before they became unplayable. Enter The Archive, and an amazing collection was brought to the world. So what can you hear?

In addition to some very early Nirvana, there are a lot of other names you would know.

"The decades-deep collection spans the 1980s through the early 2000s and features indie and punk rock performances from bands like The Replacements, The Pixies, Depeche Mode, Sonic Youth, R.E.M., Björk and Stereolab, in many cases long before they became mainstream.

There’s also a smattering of hip-hop, including a 1988 concert by rap pioneers Boogie Down Productions. Devotees of Phish were thrilled to discover that a previously uncirculated 1990 show by the jam band is included. And there are hundreds of sets by smaller artists who are unlikely to be known to even fans with the most obscure tastes."

Check it out here.  

He recorded 10,000 concerts on tape. Now they’re streaming for free