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From: REWOICC@ERENJ.BITNET (the pragmatic romantic)
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Subject: booTleg cds
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Date: 29 Apr 91 14:28:24 GMT
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john vosten informs us that _backsides_ (which had originally been released
as a bootleg lp) is now out as a cd as well. most interesting sez woj...

he also asks what other bootleg cd of KaTe's exists in the world. i know of
the following:

_burning desires_ - a rather poor transfer of the audio track of the hammer-
smith film to compact disc. as the sound is quite poor, the best thing about
this is the picture of KaTe on the backside of the jewel case insert - she
looks much like an english school girl.

_KaTe bush live_ - a rather excellent transfer of the audio track of the
hammersmith laserdisc to cd. sound is crystal clear and quite wonderful. also
worthwhile for the inclusion of the performance of "hounds of love" from the
secret policeman's third ball, the performance of "breathing" from the comic
relief shows (although, unfortunately, the duet with rowan atkinson, "do bears
... in the woods?" is not) and the soundtrack mix of "this woman's work".

_if you could see me fly_ and _passing through air_ - two cds that contain
the cathy demos and the _the kick inside_ demos. sound quality is so-so, but
that is a function of the original recordings made by KaTe. the two discs
were released by chapter one records in, i believe, germany. _if you could
see me fly_ has the two demos of "babooshka" and _passing through air_ has
"another day" from the bbc special, _KaTe_.

_practice makes perfect_ - the newest cd that i know of. conatins all of the
cathy demos and the _the kick inside_ demos on one cd (excepting "organic
acid"). has a beautiful drawing of Kate on the jewel insert. no additional
tracks though.

prices will vary from place to place. for instancee, _passing through air_
has been spotted for $15 in germany, $25 on the east coast of the states and
$80 on the west coast. depends primarily on the legal pressure in the area,
the location relative to where it was imported from and the greed of the shop
owner.

andy gough asks about the label who released _practice makes perfect_. as i
recall (i haven't bought this yet), it is a french label called berklee. i
think though that this is a cover-up as that label is, from what i under-
stand, a "legal" one. i will check on this if you wish...

as for andy's questions regarding bootlegging cds, i'd like to point out that
it is much cheaper to make cds now than lps and that many production houses
do not care what is on the cd as long as they get paid. even the cost of run-
ning your own production plant is not that astronomical either. i have heard
of a small place in philadelphia that will press a short run (say 1000) of cds
for very little money. the problem with bootlegging lies not in pressing the
music, but obtaining it (unless it is concert footage which is easy to come
by).
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