Zak Starkey’s $2 Million Charity Master Tape Remains in Musical Limbo

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00:00Zach Starkey's $2 million charity master tape remains in musical limbo.

00:05A charity recording with Axl Rose, Slash, Elton John, and Ringo Starr is stalled,

00:11risking $2 million for the Teenage Cancer Trust.

00:14Zach Starkey, project organizer, urged Rose to return the master tape for their Children of the Revolution cover.

00:21This all-star collaboration began after their 2017 performance at Brazil's Rock in Rio Festival.

00:28This track would mark the classic lineup's first wholly new studio output in eight years.

00:33It would be their first all-new material since reuniting, as post-2016 releases drew from archives.

00:40Starkey last received the masters in 2018, but lacks the WAV file needed for official release.

00:46Starkey plans a comprehensive auction package beyond just the recording.

00:51His Christie's auction includes gold leaf artwork and a Mark Boland Gibson guitar signed by all participants.

00:56This circumvents traditional label fees.

00:59Without the master tape, this charity project, featuring members of the Smiths and others, remains incomplete.

01:06For now, $2 million in potential cancer research funding waits on industry logistics,

01:11a frustrating reality that even rock royalty can't seem to streamline.