Fact #101016
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Short story:
One of the first widely-available bootleg recordings, a double LP set called The Great White Wonder by Bob Dylan, goes on sale in Los Angeles, California, USA, and is soon being played on radio stations up and down the West Coast.
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Patrick (bootlegger) : Bob Dylan is a heavy talent and he's got all those songs nobody's ever heard. We thought we'd take it upon ourselves to make this music available. (Source : feature by Jerry Hopkins, Rolling Stone, September 20, 1969)
Dub (bootlegger) : All of a sudden we just started having fistfuls of money. We didn't realise what we had gotten into.
Statement from Columbia Secords : We consider the release of this record as an abuse of the integrity of a great artist. By releasing material without the knowledge or approval of Bob Dylan or Columbia Records, the sellers of this record are crassly depriving a great artist of the opportunity to perfect his performance to the point where he believes in their integrity and validity. They are at one time defaming the artist and defrauding his admirers. For these reasons, Columbia Records in cooperation with Bob Dylan's attorneys intends to take all legal steps to stop the distribution and sale of this album.
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Dub (bootlegger) : All of a sudden we just started having fistfuls of money. We didn't realise what we had gotten into.
Statement from Columbia Secords : We consider the release of this record as an abuse of the integrity of a great artist. By releasing material without the knowledge or approval of Bob Dylan or Columbia Records, the sellers of this record are crassly depriving a great artist of the opportunity to perfect his performance to the point where he believes in their integrity and validity. They are at one time defaming the artist and defrauding his admirers. For these reasons, Columbia Records in cooperation with Bob Dylan's attorneys intends to take all legal steps to stop the distribution and sale of this album.