Re: Dylans opinion on bootlegs

DGDevin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> "volkfolk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> > College Campus circuit? Your joking right? The Dead are the most
> successful
> > touring act of all time.
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> Maybe we need to define "successful," if you mean the most shows,
probably.
> But if you mean the gate, then the Stones and some other bands certainly
> come in ahead of the Dead.
>
> > When you consider the fact that the Dead actually encouraged their
> > fans to record their show and Bob is on the record as not condoning
> audience
> > taping and actively trys to stop it, I would be very surprised to find
out
> > that there are more Audience "Bootleg" recordings of Bob D than the Dead
>
> You could also look at "commercial" bootlegs, recordings for which someone
> went to the trouble to cook up artwork and offer for sale, in which case
> again I think you'll find the Stones are in the no. 1 slot.  But the one
> that started it all off was a Dylan release, no doubt about that, and both
> Dylan and the Stones were booted in ways that forced the issue of official
> releases, maybe there are some points for that too.  I'm not sure what all
> this proves, if anything, to me the coolest thing about Dead boots is that
> the band allowed them, for that they all deserve an especially shiny halo.
> ;-)


Not quite true DG,
Compare the current tally within "Isis" Galileo's Boots section for Dylan,
versus "The Ultimate Guide" by Felix Aeppli for The Stones. I think you'll
find that Mr. D dances over the Stones.
Bootleg recordings have been around since the invention of portable cylinder
recorders, used mostly at Jazz concerts since the 1930's, despite the common
perception that Great White Wonder was the formative article. Have you read
"The Great White Wonders" A History Of Rock Bootlegs by Clinton Heylin? If
not, I can recommend it.

Cheers,
Andrew
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