as i just reported, i was fooled sometimes during 35 years of collecting records. i wonder whether we (collectors) should do a black list which can protect us from buying stuff which is not what it pretends (e.g. rtr-029 "el mocambo +") or when people counterfeit quality brands (e.g. TSP-cd-224 and following). we have wonderful books from our gurus (e.g. Hoffie and Nico) and we have our experiences.

my idea (possibly not new) is a data base of record titles, numbers and the mistakes/foolings.

please give a hint of former discussions and/or opinions



Edited 4 time(s). Last edit at 2019-04-18 03:20 by DoctorStone.

That would be quite a long and tedious undertaking. Of course it would be a welcome database to have but alas, it would require an enormous amount of study. Even the famous boot sites have many entries with erroneous info. Just Brussels '73 for example---booted how many times on vinyl and CD with fake dates and locations! I for one would like to help you or contribute in some way if I can. I have an extensive boot collection--well over 1,200 vinyl and CD. A daunting task to say the least. An interesting topic indeed.

Meanwhile, there are at least 1.500 different factory pressed bootleg CD releases out there. Maybe 95 % are unnecessary, if not total trash, not to speak of the CDR-releases. Even most TSP releases and also many VGP numbers are not the best release of the particular stuff anymore. A black list is impossible to make. But maybe a "white list"?

good idea---listing the best instead of the worst.