Bootlegs

[Mr Ed (The Stables)]

This is for people probably of a certain age. I just wondered if you used to buy them, and if you did whats your favourite.

My brother was at Uni in Liverpool in the very early to mid 70's and he introduced me to this world of "under the counter" recordings. My favourite is a single LP entitled "Liver than you'll ever be" which was the Rolling Stones live in Oakland 1969.

 

[The Flash]

The White Lion in Stockport used to have a bootleg sale once a month in the function room upstairs, would have been late 80's early 90's. Bought many a ropey copy of 'live' sets where the decibel levels from the gig were too much for the sneaked-in recording equipment. You'd get the first few bars of a song and then just complete white noise until more quieter moments. Ridiculous, yet I still kept going back in case I found a gem.

Never fucking did though...

 

[pieface]

There used to be a guy on oxford road above a shop close to johnny roadhouse,he had thousands of albums and bootlegs and used to record what ever you wanted onto a tape for a couple of quid.He looked like mike harding and he always made you a brew.
i used to get early springsteen live recordings off him,anyone else remember this place?

 

[york away to this!]

black flag live in chester...

...sounds like a chainsaw in a biscuit tin...

 

[andy h]

I once forked out for a copy of the "legendary" Sex Pistols gig in San Francisco. Effing awful sound quality. Needless to say, I never bought a bootleg again.

 

[Mad Eyed Screamer]

I went to the Housemartins gig at the International 2 October 1986
Went to the gig with a few friends, one of whom took her aunt (who was only like 4 years older than us, but had 2 kids really young and never got out and it was her birthday the following day)
Half way through the gig, my friend say's ''off to the toilet'' and comes back all smiles...
Next song, before it starts, Paul Heaton reads out from a piece of paper, wishing this aunt a happy birthday and gets the whole crowd singing happy birthday to her. She was in tears! Great moment.

Three weeks later someone is flogging a bootleg of the gig in the NME. I bought one and copied it, giving it out to everyone.
Great quality apart from this lad near to whoever was recording it twice asking
''have you got a light mate?''
''what?''
''have you got a light mate?''
''no, sorry''
turns to someone else
''you got a light mate?''
''what?''
''you got a light mate?.....''

 

[Banned Tosspot]

Had the Lost Lennon Tapes on vinyl but have them on discs now. A few Beatle ones too which included a double set of Strawberry Fields demos which was brilliant.

Take 26 was in my opinion, better than the single release.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=URX0f62R1AY[/youtube]

 

[Prestwich_Blue]

There used to be a guy on oxford road above a shop close to johnny roadhouse,he had thousands of albums and bootlegs and used to record what ever you wanted onto a tape for a couple of quid.He looked like mike harding and he always made you a brew.
i used to get early springsteen live recordings off him,anyone else remember this place?

I remember the place. Was it called Black Sedan? I bought a load of Springsteen bootlegs there. Think I've still got them.

 

[kashmir]

There used to be a guy on oxford road above a shop close to johnny roadhouse,he had thousands of albums and bootlegs and used to record what ever you wanted onto a tape for a couple of quid.He looked like mike harding and he always made you a brew.
i used to get early springsteen live recordings off him,anyone else remember this place?

Think it was called black sedan had to go upstairs and he had 1000s of recordings
Got led zepp at belle vue of him

 

[Wilmslow Road]

There used to be a guy on oxford road above a shop close to johnny roadhouse,he had thousands of albums and bootlegs and used to record what ever you wanted onto a tape for a couple of quid.He looked like mike harding and he always made you a brew.
i used to get early springsteen live recordings off him,anyone else remember this place?[/quo


Think it was called black sedan had to go upstairs and he had 1000s of recordings
Got led zepp at belle vue of him

Black Sedan was a different one.
The Guy you are thinking about was called George Davenport.
Specialised mostly in Country and early Rock but sold anything.
The Man is a bit of a legend in Manchester Record scene, but bankrupt a few times.
Last I heard he had about a million albums and was looking for a home for them.