Sadly not as good as I wanted. Confusing characters, jumps around too much, probably too long... Admittedly, I probably am looking for some sort of bootleg guide, but he moves too quickly past the historic first era of vinyl bootlegs and gets too deep into the legal aspects. ( )

Since the beginning of time, music fanatics have attempted to collect, preserve and share (and sometimes profit from) 'rare' music,. This book documents the early attempts to make available these live recordings, alternate studio takes, and edited 'throwaways' of popular as well as as classical music. 'Bootleg' also discusses the legal history, and 'pirate' ethics of the characters involved in these somewhat 'illicit' activities. A fascinating history of this significant, yet misunderstood piece of the recording history...that continues into the 21'st century. ( )

A great read if you enjoy bootlegs. Traces their history and highlights the "famous" ones. ( )