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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_jones217d 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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sanchez.mia7d 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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