Wednesday, 12 June 2013
GREATEST BOOTLEG DVD's part one
Sunday, 14 April 2013
#23 BOB MARLEY & THE WAILERS - Kingston Dub (Flac)
The source used was mainly Kazo's black vinyl series 3-01 to 4-01, thanks to him for making and sharing the efforts of his work to the public.
Originally compiled and uploaded in February 2011, this revision includes a few upgrades such as I Know version and Dub In Trenchtown. Revision B also has new artwork.
Side A
01. Rock It (version) 3:17 1972
02. Ravers 3:20 1972
03. Belly Full (version) 3:07 1974
04. Knotty Dread (version) 2:53 1974
05. Rebel Music 3:34 1974
06. Talking Blues (DJ version) 3:00 1974
07. Rebel Music Dub (Fams bongo mix) 3:37 1974
08. Concrete (JA. mix) 3:37 1975
09. Rat Race (part 2) 3:13 1976
10. Smile Jamaica (part 2, slow) 2:56 1976
11. Smile Jamaica (part 2, fast) 2:54 1976
12. Rat Race (Fams horn mix) 3:38 1976
13. Exodus (Instrumental) 3:09 1977
14. Punky Reggae Party (version) 8:00 1977
15. Waiting In Vain dub (alternate) 3:39 1977
Side B
01. Blackman Redemption (version) 4:06 1979
02. Don't Give Up 4:22 1979
03. Ambush In Dub 3:20 1979
04. One Dub 3:22 1979
05. Ride Dis Ya Dub 5:39 1979
06. Rub A Dub Style 2:58 1980
07. Dubbin' In 3:28 1980
08. Zion Express 3:39 1980
09. I Know (version) 3:36 1981
10. I Know (version with I-Threes) 3:28 1981
11. Dub In Trenchtown 4:01 1982
12. Buffalo Soldier (version) 4:03 1983
13. Buffalo Dub 4:26 1983
Tuesday, 9 April 2013
#22 ELVIS COSTELLO & THE ATTRACTIONS - Berkeley, California 1978 (Flac)
Elvis Costello & the Attractions
February 7, 1978
Zellerbach Auditorium,
Berkeley, California
This show was first posted in May 2005 by musigny23 and snatched some 500+ times.
Reposted in January 2006 by craig62 and with almost 300 snatches before falling off the tracker in August 2006.
Here it again for anyone who wasn't around in 2005-2006. These are the original flac files except I've split off two long-ish encore breaks (1:24 and 2:36) into separate tracks.
source: pre-FM
sound: excellent
lineage: Transfer of KSAN reels: #594A, #594B 15 ips 1/2 track Engineered by Ed Ely, reels labeled "for Bonnie" Plybck-Revox A-77>Panasonic SV-250DAT(internal A/D) DAT plybck Panasonic 3800>Apple G4(Peak editing, sample rate conversion)> Xact from files>upload
2009 edits by john234:
- split off the encore breaks into separate tracks
- added flac tags
Editing lineage: Audacity (track splits) > TLH > FLAC 6 (align SB) > Foobar2000 (flac tags).
01. intro by Bonnie Simmons
02. Mystery Dance
03. (The Angels Wanna Wear My) Red Shoes
04. Hand In Hand
05. Waiting For The End Of The World
06. No Action
07. Less Than Zero
08. The Beat
09. (I Don't Want To Go To) Chelsea
10. Little Triggers
11. Radio, Radio
12. You Belong To Me
13. Lipstick Vogue
14. Watching The Detectives
15. Pump It Up
16. encore break
17. I'm Not Angry
18. encore break
19. This Year's Girl
20. outro by Bonnie Simmons
Duration : 62:26
Notes -
- commentary by Bonnie Simmons during the encore breaks
- the "Crawling Through The USA" bootleg torrented in 2007 included eight tracks from this concert.
Friday, 7 September 2012
#21 NIRVANA - Live at U4, Vienna 1989 (Flac)
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NIRVANA
November 22, 1989
U4
Vienna, Austria
(JWB REMASTER)
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01 (Intro)
02 School
03 Scoff
04 Love Buzz
05 Floyd The Barber
06 Dive
07 (Crowd Banter)
08 About A Girl
09 Spank Thru
10 Big Cheese
11 Sappy
12 Breed
13 (More Crowd Banter)
14 Been A Son
15 Negative Creep
16 Blew
17 (Encore Break)
18 Help Me I'm Hungry
SOURCE: A+ Stereo Soundboard
TOTAL TIME: 61:47
ORIGINAL LINEAGES:
Track 01 (beginning): FM>CDR2>WAV
Track 01-02: DAT>CDR2>WAV (possibly FM)
Tracks 03-18: "Play The Fucking Guitar Man" CD>EAC>WAV (Pre-FM)
REMASTER LINEAGE:
WAV>COOLEDIT>CDWAVE>FLAC
REMASTERING NOTES:
Sources combined to form a complete show
Re-equalizing
Volume fluctuations smoothed over
A few clicks removed
There was no noise reduction, compression, or any other funny business
REMASTERED BY JWB.
Saturday, 1 September 2012
#20 CAT POWER - Peel Sessions (Flac)
Peel Sessions
Broadcast July 20, & August 2000*
02 Hard Times In New York City
03 Wonderwall
04 He Was A Friend Of Mine
05 Deep Inside / Come Up In My Kitchen
06 Werewolf
07 Up & Gone
08 Sister / Knocking On Heaven's Door
09 Freebird
Maida Vale Studio
Broadcast February 12, 2003*
11 Funny Things
12 Evolution
13 I Don't Blame You
*BBC recording dates for sessions given in main text.
An updated version of this is now available see here:
complete peel sessions
Tuesday, 21 August 2012
#19 LITTLE FEAT - Electrif Lycanthrope - Ultrasonic Studios [WLIR], Hempstead, NY. 1974 (Flac)
Ultrasonic Studios [WLIR], Hempstead, NY
September 19, 1974
In the previous post, the guest writer mentioned this classic bootleg which has long been available on vinyl. Still unreleased and one of the best ever radio live performances. If you are wondering about the original bootleg title, my assumption is it means electric werewolf or shapeshifter hence the unusual artwork. (sic)
(see correct and detailed expanation below)
01 Rock and Roll Doctor
02 Two Trains
03 The Fan
04 On Your Way Down
05 Spanish Moon >
06 Skin It Back >
07 Fat Man In The Bath Tub
08 Oh Atlanta
09 Willin'
10 Cold Cold Cold >
11 Dixie Chicken >
12 Tripe Face Boogie
Tracks 1-9 Source: PRE-FM (Master 1/2 Track Broadcast RR) >
Mastering (Custom Analog & Digital 10/04) > WAV
Tracks 10-12 Source: FM rebroadcast on WLIR > reel > reel >
m-audio transit > cool edit > cd wave editor
LINK HERE
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Fri, 28 Aug 2015
Yesterday I received this e-mail from someone who wishes to remain anonymous. They used a temporary email address to protect their privacy but had difficulty posting it in the comments section. I reproduce it below:
Greetings thebasement67 and all:
To begin with, it is very, very kind of you to list 'Electrif Lycanthrope' as one of The 100 Greatest Bootlegs. This is especially delightful considering it began its Fifth Decade Of Providing Listening Joy a few years ago.
And anyone who has not followed your suggestion to get the broadcast is missing an extraordinary opportunity to get a pristine transfer of this performance.
At the time of 'Electrif Lycanthrope''s release, LITTLE FEAT were the definition of A Cult Band. Radio, even FM Radio, rarely played them. Probably more people saw them performing live during those years than ever had ever purchased 'Salin' Shoes' or 'Dixie Chicken". This would, happily, change over the next few years with the next few releases but when 'Electrif Lycanthrope' was originated and released they were far closer to A Well Treasured Secret than Indispensable To Any Record Collection.
Over the years, I have read many interpretations about the packaging. Especially the title. As you have been so very kind in your words about this work, I thought, if you do not mind, I would use this ability to comment here to answer some questions about it.
'Electrif Lycanthrope' contains no misspelled words. It appears exactly as intended. The title was inspired by a motion picture that was been broadcast as the cover was being assembled. Way back when, the US television network ABC ran movies and other odd programming late at night. This night there was a movie about a teenage werewolf that was created by Dick Clark Productions. It was a silly movie but the word "lycanthropy" was repeatedly used throughout it. I liked the overall sound of that word very much. For the cover it was changed to be a singular noun. It was used to represent the transformation we hoped would soon take place to change those who never listened to LITTLE FEAT into those who always listened to LITTLE FEAT. The word 'Electrif' was a portmanteau of two words: 'Electric", for the guitars being played, and 'Terrific', for the way LITTLE FEAT music made us all feel.
The subtitle '(Be-Bop Deluxe)' was not an error and was not listed as a reference to the English band of the same name. It was included as a reference to a genre of music, bebop, with a superlative added and was a phrase used by someone at the Anytown Office to reference any music she thought was "irresistibly cool". Its inclusion as a subtitle was the first of three clues to appear on three different LITTLE FEAT titles on Kornyfone.
The artwork on the cover of 'Electrif Lycanthrope' was from a calendar made, printed and given away by A Local Record Store. It was used because, first and foremost, it was by Neon Park and, just as importantly, the original calendar could be trimmed so that the art would fit the available space on the cover. That the art contained a Rin Tin Tin with antlers and an El Camino Real bell with a quizzical face, both entities seemingly also having transformed, just made it all the better.
It took about two hours to assemble the cover and get it camera ready. Letraset for the titles. A bottle of ink and a drafting pen, as always, for the handwritten text. The final printed piece does not have the Neon Park art in its intended position as the printer changed it after the final camera ready art was delivered. But other than that, it was printed as intended.
By the way, the seemingly nonsensical notes under the song titles, written in and around The Amazing Kornyfone Record Label ongoing mythology, do reference real places and real people. And do tell a little more about the album's creation. For example, the source for "Willin'" was supplied by someone who was, at the time, a Railroad Engineer. And the reference to Second Street was a reference to an actual Second Street and to actual people who gathered in various establishments along it to listen and, particularly, to dance to LITTLE FEAT. Girls dancing are, by definition, A Natural Wonder. And Girls dancing to LITTLE FEAT are far, far closer to Answered Prayers.
I hope this brings a little enlightenment about a few things. And, if nothing else, will answer the questions about the origin of the title once and for all. Thanks again for all of your kind words.
If It's Too Loud, You're Too Old.
Cheers,
THF
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It doesn’t take much reading above to realize that THF or a close friend was involved in the production of this most famous bootleg. Many thanks to him for sharing this invaluable information.





























