Your greatest Beatleg moment

[yymca6]

For me it was Get Back To Toronto bought in the fall of 1970

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followed closely by the purchase of Live At Shea from Kustom Records (which is not Shea BTW) bought sometimes in 1971

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[reechie]

I was at the Allentown Fair, August 31, 1980. In one of the exhibition halls was a flea market, and one of the stands had boxes of various records. Imports and promo LP's, many by The Beatles, some that I'd heard of, others that I'd never run in to. Among them was "The Deccagone Sessions". I knew what a bootleg album was...I'd read about them in "Crawdaddy" magazine, but this was the first one I'd ever held in my hands, and it was a nice one. Cool looking color cover, intriguing track listing, and I was a budding Beatles freak, so I brought it home. Spent the entire night listening to it over and over again, unsure of what I was actually hearing, but pouring over it like it was some kind of clandestine communique that only I knew about! There was no looking back, I was a bootleg collector from then on. There were many more and better ones to follow, but that first one that sinks the hooks in is always special.

[walrus gumboot]

Finding Kum Back on Leeds Market

[thewarpedvinyljunkie]

A friend came back from Florida in about 1972 with a record bearing a white label, in a white fold-open cover. One side was six Rolling Stones studio outtakes (including "Diddley Daddy"), the other was six live Beatles songs. He let me listen, but wouldn't let me record it (this, I guess, was the impetus for my being happy to spread around the music on any boots I would later buy), so I can't tell you the provenance of the live recording. About a year or two later, another friend found the address for Rock and Roll University, in North Carolina, run by a fellow named Wayne, who would deliver boots by mail if you mailed him a list and a check. Bootlegs became a regular part of my life after that, but I will never forget (nor stop searching for a copy of) that first half-and-half boot. Didn't see it on BZ, but maybe it'll show up somewhere...

[ryan]

I think it was buying an Unsurpassed Masters CD in the early 90s...after hearing DJs openly play cuts and name the album on air.

[AllTogetherNow]

For me it was Get Back To Toronto bought in the fall of 1970
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followed closely by the purchase of Live At Shea from Kustom Records (which is not Shea BTW) bought sometimes in 1971

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Yves
What can I say Thoose where my first two bootlegs too.

But the package was diffrent. The Toronto was in a blue cover with the peace symbol on the front.
My She stadiom was in the shape of two EPs in green vinyl.

In addition I bought a LP in white cover with LET IT WAS printed on the front. All bought in London sep 1970 not far from Savile Row.
time flies doesnt it.

Kind Regards
ATN

[Kwai Chang]

About a year or two later, another friend found the address for Rock and Roll University, in North Carolina, run by a fellow named Wayne, who would deliver boots by mail if you mailed him a list and a check.

AdLibitum Records was a reliable source of mid-70s mail-order boots.
I can't remember his location. Every title I ever ordered had white plain jacket w/ 8.5 X 11 sheet of pastel colored paper photo copied in black.
Sub standard shrink wrap...white inner sleeves...white or black unprinted labels. Service was great. His Beatles selections were just ho-hum like Shea Stadium, Spicy Beatles Songs, Five Nights In Judo Arena, Kum Back, Hollywood Bowl, Atlanta Whiskey-Flats, Renaissance Minstrels, A double disc Beatles And Stones affair that featured Too Many Cooks And We Love You And The End single (Shapes Of Orange, Loving Sacred Loving). I bought a bunch of Queen Boots, instead.
KC

[thewarpedvinyljunkie]

My She stadiom was in the shape of two EPs in green vinyl.

Oh, that sounds like a treasure. I hope you still have it!

[AllTogetherNow]

My She stadiom was in the shape of two EPs in green vinyl.

Oh, that sounds like a treasure. I hope you still have it!

I Only played it once IMAGINE flopping the discs to be able to hear the full concert e.g 4 sides.
First side ended while i was pouring my bear. Second side ending when I finally sat down....

Guess I have it..Interested?

Regards
ATN

[yymca6]

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Yves
What can I say Thoose where my first two bootlegs too.

But the package was diffrent. The Toronto was in a blue cover with the peace symbol on the front.
My She stadiom was in the shape of two EPs in green vinyl.

In addition I bought a LP in white cover with LET IT WAS printed on the front. All bought in London sep 1970 not far from Savile Row.
time flies doesnt it.

Kind Regards
ATN

Wow what a coincidence. The good old days.