History Of The Bootleg

[Guest Matt Male]

Following the superb 'Vinyl Hoover' Archive on 4 now has 'For One Night Illegally; the history of the bootleg'

A brilliant programme that might make you change your mind about bootlegging, especially since some artists seemed to positively encourage it as a cheap way of building a fan base... have a listen.

Bootleg

Edited April 21, 2009 by Matt Male

[Coops]

Following the superb 'Vinyl Hoover' Archive on 4 now has 'For One Night Illegally; the history of the bootleg'

A brilliant programme that might make you change your mind about bootlegging, especially since some artists seemed to positively encourage it as a cheap way of building a fan base... have a listen.

Bootleg

mmmmm thin ice with some of this lot none-the-less...... in coming!

[paultp]

Following the superb 'Vinyl Hoover' Archive on 4 now has 'For One Night Illegally; the history of the bootleg'

A brilliant programme that might make you change your mind about bootlegging, especially since some artists seemed to positively encourage it as a cheap way of building a fan base... have a listen.

Bootleg

Great program!

But it uses the term bootleg in its original meaning - an illegal recording of a performance that normally wouldn't have otherwise been commercially available - normally live performances. Highly collectable these days.

Boots on the Northern scene are just counterfeits and the term these days is used generally to describe anything that isn't an authentic original.

Northern boots (counterfeits) in the 70's were, for most, the only way of regularly hearing a tune outside the venues. They were also produced on what was the medium of the day - vinyl.

I would say that these boots have now become historically significant items as they represent a youth culture of the time. My wife still has her small collection (in my best vintage record case ) as they represent a time in her youth.

Why anyone buys todays counterfeits is beyond me: they are not recorded on the medium of the day, the tunes are easily available in other formats, they have no historical significance so are not collectable, they are heavy and they will have no future value. They are just cheap copies of what were, and in the main still are, commercially available items - produced by the unscrupulous to make a quick buck.

Cheers

Paul

Edited April 22, 2009 by paultp