| Bootleg: The Secret History of the Other Recording Industry Contributor(s): Heylin, Clinton (Author) |
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ISBN: 0312142897 ISBN-13: 9780312142896 Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin OUR PRICE: $25.19 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 1996 Annotation: Heylin's secret history of the covert culture of "bootlegging" digs into many previously uncovered areas of this complex and completely underground music industry. "(An) unholy mix of consumerism, conspiracy, fetishism and felony" (David Dalton) that "methodically punctures each and every record industry argument against bootlegging, while acknowledging that bootleggers themselves are often without the purest motives". (Los Angeles Reader). Illustrations. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Music | Business Aspects - Music | Discography & Buyer's Guides |
| Dewey: 338.477 |
| LCCN: 96006070 |
| Physical Information: 0.97" H x 7.4" W x 9.29" (1.68 lbs) 448 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In Bootleg: The Secret History of the Other Recording Industry, Clinton Heylin examines the entire modern history of this underground culture: from what defines a bootleg and its complex and protean legal status, to a full history of bootlegs' production and distribution, to what's contained on some of the most notorious bootlegs and how to find them. Along with many illustrations of the creative packages, this is the whole story of the $250 million industry that sustains itself on the great figures of rock music and their biggest admirers. |
Contributor Bio(s): Heylin, Clinton: - Clinton Heylin is the cofounder of Wanted Man, the British information office dedicated to studying Dylan's life and work. He is the author of "Bob Dylan: Behind the Shades,"" From the Velvets to the Voidoids,"" "and "Bob Dylan: The Recording Sessions 1960-1964." |