This is perhaps a brief answer to John Broven's question in: An Introduction To The Cosimo Code: “what ever became of all the 1960s master tapes when it [the Camp St.] studio fell?”

Colin Davies: "Do you still have any old tapes or acetates lying around?

Matassa: No. In fact, in the middle ’60s I went busted in the studio on Camp Street [his third studio, Jazz City Studio at 748 Camp Street, where he moved in 1965 - CD] and one of my creditors came in and literally cleaned the place out – hauled off all the old tapes, discs…

Davies: Where to?

Matassa: "It went to a junk pile somewhere in Nashville as far as I know. It’s sad, but…well…

Courtesy: theprofessorrocks.com/2012/06/18/cosimo-matassa/‎