Bidspirit auction | NYNEX ARENA — “WHANGS x3”

NYNEX ARENA — “WHANGS x3” AMPEX 467 R‑16 — DAT‑2‑DAT MASTER TOP SECTION / END SECTION (LONG & SHORT) PRODUCTION FX / IDENT MASTER** Overview A professional AMPEX 467 R‑16 DAT‑2‑DAT master labelled “Nynex Arena Whangs Master”, containing three distinct production stings or impact effects (“whangs”) used for live events, arena presentations, or broadcast transitions at the Nynex Arena (Manchester). The side label reads “Nynex Whangs x3”, and the inner notes break down the three individual cues: Top Section – 10” ish End Section – Long End Section – Short This is classic mid‑90s arena production material — short, high‑impact audio cues used for intros, announcements, transitions, and event hype. These tapes were created by production houses for: sports events concerts live shows promotional stings arena branding sponsor idents They rarely survive because they were working assets, not commercial releases. Cassette Front handwritten: “Nynex Arena Whangs Master” Side label: “Nynex Whangs x3” Inner sleeve notes: “1 – Top section 10” ish” “2 – End section – long” “3 – End section – short” Format: AMPEX 467 R‑16 DAT‑2‑DAT master This is a clean, correctly labelled production tape. Significance This tape represents: authentic Nynex Arena production workflow mid‑90s event audio design bespoke stings/FX created for arena use rare surviving production masters Manchester venue history Arena production DATs almost never surface — they were internal tools, not archival items. This is a killer lot for collectors of: Manchester venue history sports/event production broadcast audio 90s media artefacts Provenance From Kathy Skelly, partner of Mark Simmons, who handled Factory Records and broader North‑West media production assets.