Bootleg: The Secret History of the Other Recording Industry Book

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.

The inside story of the $250 million underground recording industry, its players, methods and offspring, Heylin's history of this covert culture digs into previously uncovered areas. Such as the reason for creating bootleg records; how it's done; how to find them; why some artists are hot and others are not; and much more. Illustrations.