Re: Marley Bootlegging - why its the right thing
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Re: Marley Bootlegging - why its the right thing         

Group: rec.music.reggae · Group Profile
Author: Papa Andy
Date: May 30, 2007 12:59

Some of the Japanese releases are not bootlegs, you can tell by the
Rita Marley Music insignia
Japan was left out of some of Bob's dealing w/ Island
The Lee Perry tracks have such a convoluted history that it is not
really clear who owns them hence the 100s of releases w/ the same
basic tracks (not a cent gets back to anyone connected to creating the
music)
Live recordings (tons have been released and now many legal download
sites feature them) may be semi-legit

vinyl only material is what needs to be released legitimately,
although I don't think there is much at this point, some is really
really good

I'll play any Bob track I feel like playing on my show without worying
about the provenance

A

On May 30, 10:01 am, "Don" yahoo.com> wrote:
> Some people get really upset when the Japanese or just individuals make
> available to those who want it - unreleased Bob. I have lost friendships
> that I highly valued over this. However, when the people who claim to own
> this music, cannot overcome their greed and not get enough money for what
> they stole from Bob, don't release what was his, what role should we play?
> Based on my personal experience with Bob and the Wailers who GAVE me a ton
> of music and never charged me one penny, what right does someone else have?
> I have no doubt that Bob would want his music available. Here we are
> decades later and there is so much music he made that is CD quality that has
> not been and maybe never will be released. I think we can help each other
> by making available on broadcast or through the web, what we have so that
> everyone can enjoy it and be inspired by it. I would be interested in how
> others feel.
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