Bootleg: The Rise & Fall of the Secret Recording History [Paperback]

Clinton Heylin (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 1, 2004

Bootleg tells the whole fascinating saga of the industry dedicated to making unofficial recordings available to true fans - from its underground infancy through the CD protection gap era, to the recent explosion of online trading of MP3 files.

Editorial Reviews

Review

'...a rock history book that genuinly unveils a fresh perspective.' RECORD COLLECTOR. 'A richly anecdotal wander through the folklore of Bootlegs.' MOJO

About the Author

Clinton Heylin is one of the most respected rock historians writing today. He is the author of the acclaimed biographies of Bob Dylan, Sany Denny and Van Morrison. He was nominated for the Ralph J. Gleason award for his Bob Dylan: The Recording Sessions. The original 1994 edition of Bootleg! was also nominated as Record Collector's Book of the Year. He is also the editor of the Schirmer Classic Rock album series.

Product Details

• Paperback: 375 pages
• Publisher: Omnibus Press (March 1, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 184449151X
• ISBN-13: 978-1844491513
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #942,614 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Repeats a lot of info from his other book, May 24, 2007

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Christian E. Schlegel (VA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Bootleg: The Rise & Fall of the Secret Recording History (Paperback)

I collect bootlegs and I bought both this book and Heylin's second book, Bootleg: The Secret History of the Other Recording Industry. Sadly, I would have saved money if I had only purchased one book or the other, as both books contain identical (seriously, word for word identical) material. Granted, there is *some* (albeit nominal) difference between the two books but the repetition is so extensive that I feel like I was hosed.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A must for all bootleg collectors, December 5, 2005

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Judge Smails (Rochester, NY USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Bootleg: The Rise & Fall of the Secret Recording History (Paperback)

This should be considered the Bible for those of us who are compelled to seek out live recordings & studio outtakes in addition to (or sometimes instead of) the officially released "product". BOOTLEG is exhaustively researched, providing a fascinating overview of the bootleg recording industry (for lack of a better term). I've been collecting bootlegs for almost 20 years, but it turns out that I knew very little about the history of bootlegging (not to mention the details of how bootleg records / CDs came to be pressed and distributed). I can't recommend this one highly enough.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars For Love of the Music, July 7, 2008

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Paul Bizich Jr. (Springdale, PA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Bootleg: The Rise & Fall of the Secret Recording History (Paperback)

Bootlegs! To the vinyl aficionado, who thinks that music should be clear and concise, bootlegs provide sounds that make them wince. To the music aficionado, who sits on the edge of his seat waiting to hear the next note no matter the clicks and hisses of the vinyl, bootlegs provide honesty and visions of the music maker. Heylin's thought provoking history of bootlegs fills the reader with the hopes of acquiring a collection of this soul swelling music ripped into a piece of vinyl. I began collecting "boots" quite a few years ago, together with copies of Hot Wacks. Heylin's Bootleg is the definitive history of a time when the music meant more than the artist or label. I applaud Heylin for being the master scribe for the genre!