Boots have been about since about 1970. The earliest ones that I recall were the Soul Sounds series, followed by Out Of The Past (OOTP).
I seem to recall that the guy responsible for the former was locked up for his part in the scam.
Though it now seems naive, half the time in the early 1970's I didn't know that I was buying boots.
Truth to tell though I have been shocked by the sheer scale of booting on ebay, I am surprised that record companies
don't go after them when they're so quick to lock the illegal down loaders up.
Arguments have raged for decades over the affect of legit UK issues, there were many articles in Blues & Soul
and Echoes in the 70's & 80's relating to this. Personally I have no problem with them as long as the writers and artists
estates get their dues, time has proven that it rarely affects the value of originals.
Kent, Soul City and Hayley must have done some good on that score.
It is time though that the contemporary scammers were hammered.
Interesting post.
Thanks
Mick
P.S what is the status of Outta Sight records - is this a legitimate re-issue company, does anyone know?