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TIL my hunt for a rare vinyl cost me $75 for a bootleg
I was trying to find a copy of 'The Moon and the Melodies' by Harold Budd and the Cocteau Twins. It's from 1986 and never got a proper reissue. I saw one listed online for $75, which seemed high but possible. When it arrived, the sound quality was awful and the sleeve felt wrong. I checked the matrix numbers and realized it was a fake pressing from the early 2000s. The seller ghosted me, so I'm out the cash. Has anyone else been burned on a bootleg they thought was an original?
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lisa_jones217mo ago
Ugh, that's the worst. I once paid way too much for a bootleg of a live show that turned out to be a terrible audience recording.
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amyc226mo ago
Oh man, that's the classic bootleg gamble. You're basically paying for the chance to hear someone cough through your favorite song. The real crime is when they describe it as "excellent quality" and you can't even tell what instrument is playing. I hope you at least got a cool looking CD-R with sharpie scribbles on it.
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sanchez.mia7mo ago
What show was it even for? I'd be so mad if I spent real money on something that sounded like it was recorded in a tin can. Did the seller at least try to hide how bad the quality was, or was it just a total scam?
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