Sold Date: July 11, 2017
Start Date: July 1, 2017
Final Price: $25.00 $20.00 (USD)
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***The following selection of records are in excellent to near mint condition. No scratches, nicks or chips. The album covers vary from very fine to extra fine. These records were part of the Peter R. Russo Jr. (aka; DJ Biffy) collection. Peter was a well-respected DJ and audio engineer from Miami, Florida. Pete spent more than 50 years in the business and has engineered a number of concerts in South Florida as well as made appearances on many radio shows. His passing has been a great loss. ***Quality code is as follows: LN = Like New or MINT. XF = Extra Fine. VF = Very Fine. Example: LN/XF means the record is like new and the album cover is extra fine. These were DJ records and were cared for as only a DJ would.***REWIND 1971-1984. Rolling Stones Records 90176-1. (1984). Mint/XF***IN CONCERT. Berkeley Records N4045. (Rare unofficial release) NO LABEL. Read about Pirate, Unauthorized, Unlicensed records below. Recorded live at The Coliseum Nov. 9th, 1969. Produced by Michael Manchester. Mint/VF+. ***PIRATE, COUNTERFEIT, BOOTLEGGED, UNAUTHORIZED & UNLICENSED RECORDS*** The best way to delineate the difference between bootlegged & Legitimate records is to describe what they are not. Limited, numbered, digitally remastered, compilation, and promotional records are not necessarily pirated records although some are. Most often, a pirated or bootlegged record is a counterfeit. It is an imitation copy usually with the intent to defraud. One of the most counterfeited records I've come across is the Beatles Vee Jay recordings. The originals are high-value albums and a great many were re-recorded from them. The audio quality is usually poor and the album pictures are dull & fuzzy, not sharp. Other bootlegged recordings are a performance that was not officially released by the artist or other legal authority. The process of making and distributing such recordings is known as bootlegging. Recordings may be copied and traded among fans of the artist without financial exchange, but some bootleggers have sold recordings for profit, sometimes by adding professional-quality sound engineering and packaging to the raw material. Bootlegs usually consist of either unreleased studio recordings or live performances, with an unpredictable level of quality. Bootlegs should not be confused with counterfeit or unlicensed recordings, which are merely unauthorized duplicates of officially released recordings, often attempting to resemble the official product as close as possible. Some record companies have considered that any record issued outside of their control, and for which they do not receive payment, to be counterfeit, which includes bootlegs. However, some bootleggers are keen to stress that the markets for bootleg and counterfeit recordings are different, and a typical consumer for a bootleg will have bought most or all of that artist's official releases anyway. The concept of releasing unauthorized performances had been established before the 20th century but reached new levels of popularity with Bob Dylan's Great White Wonder, a compilation of studio outtakes and demos released in 1969 using low-priority pressing plants. The following year, the Rolling Stones' Liver Than You'll Ever Be, an audience recording of a late 1969 show, received a positive review in Rolling Stone. (THIS IS THE RECORD LISTED IN THIS SALE) Changing technologies have affected the recording, distribution, and varying profitability of the underground industry. The copyrights for the song and the right to authorize recordings often reside with the artist, according to several international copyright treaties. The recording, trading, and sale of bootlegs continue to thrive, however, even as artists and record companies attempt to provide officially-released alternatives to satisfy the demand. The word "bootleg" originates from the practice of smuggling illicit items in the legs of tall boots, particularly the smuggling of alcohol during the American Prohibition era. The word, over time, has come to refer to any illegal or illicit product. This term has become an umbrella term for illicit, unofficial, or unlicensed recordings, including vinyl LPs, silver CDs, or any other commercially sold media or material. The alternate term ROIO (an acronym meaning "Recording of Indeterminate / Independent Origin) or VOI (Video....) arose among Pink Floyd collectors, to clarify the recording source and copyright status was hard to determine. Although unofficial and unlicensed recordings had existed before the 1960s, the very first rock bootlegs came in plain sleeves with the title rubber stamped on it. However, they quickly developed into more sophisticated packaging, in order to distinguish the manufacturer from inferior competitors. With today's packaging and desktop publishing technology, even the layman can create "official" looking CDs. With the advent of the cassette and CD-R, however, some bootlegs are traded privately with no attempt to be manufactured professionally. This is even more evident with the ability to share bootlegs via the Internet.