All those years ago when we was young Beatle Freaks, getting access to a Beatles bootleg was a long arduous magically mysterious process.
Beatle bootlegs were pressed on cheap vinyl with intentionally misleading titles on the label and (if you were lucky) maybe a mimeographed piece of paper describing the contents attached to a blank white cardboard jacket.
Where could you find a Beatles bootleg? You had to know a guy. Or if you didn't know a guy you had dig deep at a flea market with a basic knowledge of what you were looking for.
No matter the sonic quality, we longed to hear unreleased songs with intriguing titles like "Not Guilty," or "Child of Nature." It was an obsession. If and when you finally found one you'd call the friends over to marvel at your incredible find. The word "wow" was tossed around endlessly at a Beatles bootleg listening party. These recordings were not meant for mere mortals, yet here we all were. Listening. Wow.
Now you just search and click.
You kids don't know how good ya got it.
---- Ed Kaz
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