thread for posting pictures of bootlegs with silly artwork/titles/both

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Following on from the Pink Floyd thread in which this pair were posted...

https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/62/2e/02/622e026166833cca1ed2a6fd37a1018f.jpg

http://i67.tinypic.com/2mfgrnp.jpg

...and also following on from a poll thread to decide the best Aerosmith live bootleg title, I thought it'd be nice to have an all-purpose thread for misc. bootleg stuff...

So: boots with silly/inappropriate/naff artwork, weird/funny titles, badly translated titles, photos of the wrong artist entirely, dump 'em all here!

There seems to be a zillion threads on bootlegs, but they all seem to deal with finding the best boots/sound quality etc. Here I'm more interested in the artwork/naffness of the packaging.

Working night & day, I tried to stay awake... (Turrican), Monday, 16 January 2017 21:04 (seven years ago) link

many years ago, when usenet was a thing, there was a guy who posted to the pink floyd newsgroup every week a message saying "WTD: GIANT BARN DANCE", which was apparently the title of an unremarkable vinyl boot from the '77 tour. after several months i got sick enough of this to title every single post i made, no matter what the topic, "WTD: GIANT BARN DANCE".

yeah i was _real popular_ over there.

increasingly bonkers (rushomancy), Friday, 20 January 2017 00:52 (seven years ago) link

lol at "an oasis"

new noise, Friday, 20 January 2017 01:25 (seven years ago) link

many years ago, when usenet was a thing, there was a guy who posted to the pink floyd newsgroup every week a message saying "WTD: GIANT BARN DANCE", which was apparently the title of an unremarkable vinyl boot from the '77 tour. after several months i got sick enough of this to title every single post i made, no matter what the topic, "WTD: GIANT BARN DANCE".

yeah i was _real popular_ over there.

AHAHAHA! I remember that...

Elvis Telecom, Friday, 20 January 2017 05:09 (seven years ago) link

I have a Patti Smith boot with funny liner notes, but pretty sure I couldn't find a pic on the net.

And I remember those Xerox on colored paper boot covers.

nickn, Saturday, 21 January 2017 07:34 (seven years ago) link

wtf, I think this is it. Not very legible notes by "Jiz Wenner."

https://theamazingkornyfonelabel.files.wordpress.com/2012/11/patti-smith-turn-it-up.jpg

nickn, Saturday, 21 January 2017 07:40 (seven years ago) link

In stitches at that Roxy Music boot, she's no Kari-Ann Muller for sure.

Dan Worsley, Saturday, 21 January 2017 07:49 (seven years ago) link

http://www.popsike.com/pix/20061214/140064973651.jpg

Elvis Telecom, Monday, 23 January 2017 01:09 (seven years ago) link

lol @ Absinthe Makes The Heart Grow Fondle

Working night & day, I tried to stay awake... (Turrican), Monday, 23 January 2017 18:18 (seven years ago) link

two years pass...

love bad illustrations

https://i.imgur.com/Hscj3hu.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/WTqLgHK.jpg

brimstead, Tuesday, 16 July 2019 21:50 (four years ago) link

four years pass...

massive lols at "an oasis" upthread.

visiting, Thursday, 26 October 2023 00:55 (six months ago) link

"Bingo Hand Job" is (obv) a classic one. I can't find image(s) of the two tapes that I owned, which used the iconic neon-orange inserts, but here's a variation:

https://i.discogs.com/NoaugfAhd2J0RNeogfzJfoRlaouriLfTX2satT7JY1s/rs:fit/g:sm/q:90/h:600/w:451/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWRhdGFiYXNlLWlt/YWdlcy9SLTIwNjk4/NzYyLTE2MzQ5ODc2/NDgtODY2Mi5qcGVn.jpeg

Girl (1956) (morrisp), Thursday, 26 October 2023 01:10 (six months ago) link


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