Re: bootleg ratings

[Lev Polinsky <polinsky@husc.harvard.edu>]

On Tue, 2 Jan 1996, Thomas Narten wrote:
> The question of which bootlegs to get keeps resurfacing on this list.
> 
> It would be really nice (hint hint) if someone (or a group) of folks
> would make a push to update the "official" bootleg listing. At a
> minimum, the list needs the following:
> 
> 1) It's out of date and many boots are not listed (e.g., quad demos)
> 2) The info kept on each disk/lp is inconsistent. Many of entries
>    don't even say whether the recording is audience or soundboard.
> 3) It would be nice to corrolate all the tracks with recording
>    dates. This would be particularly nice for demo recordings and such.
> 4) Of course, a uniform rating system on quality/performance would be
>    nice.
> 5) Name of issuing label, issue number, etc.,
> 
> As a point of reference, take a look at the REM boot discography
> (http://www.halcyon.com/rem/others/discog.boot).  It's got loads of useful
> information and the cross referencing is really nice (e.g., "the same
> track listing in better quality is available as ...").
> 
> I'd volunteer to do it, but I'm so busy these days I'd never get it
> done. :-) We (this list) certainly has the info to update the bootleg
> list. What is needed is someone willing to organize the effort and
> solicit information from others.
> 
> Volunteers?
> 
I'd be willing to do part of this.  I think it would be interesting to 
the prospective purchaser to know what others think of a disc, so I'd be 
willing to compile other peoples' ratings of boots they have.  As far as 
a whole list, isn't there one on one of the Internet sites?