where can i find john hartford bootlegs?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rN0iOkMNZqQ

What's the general consensus re: early RCA albums vs. later indie records?

my faves are the sort of mid-period.. Aereoplain, Morning Bugle. The earlier stuff I find a bit overproduced and the later stuff sometimes a bit silly, but I DO love records like Mark Twang and Nobody Knows What You Do..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fvuyBSG1ZZE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iWBkWsRfXs0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iWBkWsRfXs0

to answer the threadstarter's question:

http://thespps.org/music/

scroll down to "hartford" and you can download dozens of John Hartford live sets

oh, also:

http://realgonemusic.enstore.com/item/john-hartford-2cd-set

John Hartford: Aereo-Plain / Morning Bugle–The Complete Warner Bros. Recordings (2-CD Set)

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Real Gone Music is proud to announce the release of Aereo-Plain/Morning Bugle—the Complete Warner Bros. Recordings, a two-CD, 35-track set that devotes a CD to each of these landmark albums and tacks on four unreleased tracks from each album session for a total of eight unreleased tracks! Liner notes are by Hartford scholar Andrew Vaughan, and the Hartford family has generously contributed photos from John’s private collection. This collection is destined to be one of this year’s most talked-about country/bluegrass releases—it’s an essential addition to any library of modern American music.

john hartford, national treasure

john hartford, national treasure

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UbWWT9q7PYA

^"This video is age-restricted"...and why!?

fwiw: John Hartford - 1970.08.29 - Smoke Shit And Fuck (apparently he performed this during a "bawdy song workshop" at the 1970 Philadelphia Folk Festival)