Post by Owen Y on Apr 2, 2019 15:38:07 GMT 12
A worthwhile read, on RareRecords.net" Counterfeit records, pirate pressings and bootlegs have been sold to unwitting collectors for decades, though the practice of making counterfeit records seems to have peaked in the late 1970s. In this article, we’ll cover the history of counterfeit records, show a few examples of some frequently seen titles, and offer some general advice as to how to avoid inadvertently paying a lot of money for a record that may be a forgery. "
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Post by michaelw on Apr 2, 2019 15:57:35 GMT 12
and let's not forget a fourth category of dodgy vinyl, the public domain release,
albums that have fallen out of copyright, usually famous jazz from the 50's (eg. kind of blue, time out etc.),
re-issued on no-name european labels, at inflated prices.
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