[IncPen]

Steve (the mastering engineer) literally had to “bake-the-tape” to restore the tape, albeit temporarily.

You might say those songs were 'twice baked', based on the stories surrounding the recording...

[newfreep]

Yep, no doubt a whole lotta “baking” was going on back then...

btw, the Steve Hoffman mastered “DCC label” on gold CD of Hotel California is easily the best sounding version available. Now out of print, used versions go for hundreds on ebay when available.