{"product_id":"the-bootleg-guide-9780810845824","title":"The Bootleg Guide","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Bootleg Guide is the ultimate in reference works for the 1960s and the 1970s bootleg recordings. Within these pages lies a history of rock at its best, as performed on stage or in the studio. Each entry is catalogued by title, date, featured tracks, and contains a quality rating and comments on the nature and origin of the recording. Cross-references are provided to other titles and extensive information is available on alternate titles of bootlegs. In many cases, quirky facts about a particular title are given-something that in itself may make a title a highly desirable and sought-after ''rarity'' amongst collectors. Limited editions are listed to help the reader and collector develop a clearer picture of just how obtainable a bootleg may be.   Bootlegs are unofficial ''live'' and studio recordings of artists and bands that are released onto vinyl, tape or CD. By definition, most are so rare that they change hands only for vastly inflated sums or are traded by networks of dedicate\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis guide is an impressive bit of offbeat scholarship and can be recommended for popular music collections. * American Reference Books Annual *\u003cbr\u003e...a massive undertaking. The level of detail and quality of the information are impressive. Even more impressive is the dedication—or is that obsession—required to put such a project together. For the dedicated or curious collector, The Bootleg Guide is an indispensable reference. Quite an accomplishment! * Green Man Review *\u003cbr\u003eThis useful guide to two decades' worth of bootleg recordings is the first of its kind. The slapdash, informal nature of the bootleg marketplace poses certain challenges to the creation of a comprehensive discography, and Garry Freeman has taken on those challenges with impressive courage and tenacity....The Bootleg Guide will be a unique and valuable resource for serious collectors....academic researchers in popular music may find this book very useful indeed...Hopefully the author, after a well-deserved rest, will produce a similar volume to cover the 1980s and 1990s. * Music Reference Services Quarterly *\u003cbr\u003eRecommended. * CHOICE *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePart 1 Acknowledgments Part 2 Introduction Part 3 THE GUIDE Chapter 4 10CC to 801 Chapter 5 AC\/DC to Kevin Ayers Chapter 6 B-52s to The Byrds Chapter 7 J.J. Cale to Curved Air Chapter 8 Rick Danko to Bob Dylan Chapter 9 The Eagles to David Essex Chapter 10 The Faces to Robert Fripp Chapter 11 Rory Gallagher to Gryphon Chapter 12 Steve Hackett to Hunter Ronson Chapter 13 Incredible String Band to It's a Beautiful Day Chapter 14 The Jam to Judas Priest Chapter 15 Kansas to Kris Kristofferson Chapter 16 Cleo Laine to Lynyrd Skynyrd Chapter 17 Mahavishnu Orchestra to The Move Chapter 18 National Health to The Nice Chapter 19 Old and in the Way to The Ozark Mountain Daredevils Chapter 20 Jimmy Page to Procal Harum Chapter 21 Queen Chapter 22 Rainbow to Leon Russell Chapter 23 The Sadistic Mika Band to Supertramp Chapter 24 Phillip Goodhand Tait to Robin Trower Chapter 25 U.K. to Uriah Heep Chapter 26 Van Der Graaf Generator to Velvet Underground Chapter 27 Rick Wakeman to Robert Wyatt Chapter 28 The Yardbirds to The Youngbloods Chapter 29 Frank Zappa to ZZ Top Part 30 About the Author","brand":"Rlpg\/Galleys","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51038309155159,"sku":"9780810845824","price":121.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780810845824.jpg?v=1750939867","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-bootleg-guide-9780810845824","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}