Retitle - Bootlegs and Tour News

[Ted Jackson jr. EL84]

> From:          Jon Browne <jon at COMICS.DEMON.CO.UK>

> In message <3.0.1.32.19970318173600.0068ba00 at mail.io.com>, Star Rats
> <Star_Rats at HAWKWIND.COM> writes
> >Oh bugger this, this will be my final post.
>
> Why? What's the matter?
> > I was just making a point that
> >I have found it to be true in many cases during my experience with the
> >music industry and bands in general. I bow to the fact that there will be
> >some bands that do whatever they want when it comes to new material, boots
> >or no boots.
>
> Counterfeiting studio releases is fully theft of the worst kind.
>
> However, you will have a job convincing me that taping shows hurts bands
> in any way whatsoever. It's not something I've done and I don't have
> more than a handful of *any* band. I've a couple of Julian Cope. Someone
> who I've bought all 20+ legit releases. I do have a couple of HW, again
> after buying nearly 70+ legit CD's and vinyl's. One example, Space
> Ritual, I've paid for 5 times in my life.
> People only buy or trade these things if they've already got all
> official releases.
>
> Can you really see some Pink Floyd fan not buying the new studio set
> because he's got something off a Walkman or even a nice clear off the
> desk copy? It's not going to happen. What will happen is, he plays the
> thing to his mates, they all get excited about the release and the band
> sell more than they would. It primes the pump, as it were. And if that's
> what the point boils down to, maximising revenue for the band, then I
> wouldn't have the slightest concern. All it does is advertise the pukka
> releases.
> My brother was bootleged when he did the Reading Festival a couple of
> years back. He was just pleased that they put *him* on the cover! (He
> was a drummer at the time.)
>
> >I just think it's a shame that some bands are put off from performing
> new
> >material due to the impossibility of it being unheard at the time of
> >release. . .that's all.
>
>
> That's life, eh? You can't play your music in public without someone
> hearing it!
> >
> >Star Rats
>
> Jonny "Bingo" Karma

Somebody asked Al about this a while back, and he said that he
doesn't have a problem with people taping tBS shows, as long as they
don't make copies for comercial sale.  His only gripe was with folks
taping stuff that could be bought commercially.  Say Al, if you're
here, was bootlegging a problem when you were with BOC?  Do you
figure it hurt the band or helped expose people to the music.  What's
your take on this thread?  And how are preparations coming for the
Syracuse gig?  Any surprises you're going to spring on us tundra
dwellers?

theo