NIK: '2001, A Space Rock Odyssey Live'

[Paul Mather]

On Fri, 7 Sep 2001, Colin Allen wrote:

=> A reply from Ozit:

=> "how  can a recording be bootleg when it is done with the bands permission
=> and the promoters permission and the recording is held by the band"
=>
=> Any comments?

Technically, he's correct.  The recording is not in fact a bootleg, only
(sub-)bootleg quality. :-)

(Also, I doubt a real bootlegger would have bothered to reply.)

If they lost a bundle on the gig, they're compounding it by releasing
such an apparently awful recording, complete with expensive returns,
damage to label reputation, and all.  That's not very smart, IMHO.

Cheers,

Paul.

e-mail: paul at gromit.dlib.vt.edu

"Without music to decorate it, time is just a bunch of boring production
 deadlines or dates by which bills must be paid."
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