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Ed Bangor’s Bootlegs
This page last update: 19 November 2007
FAQ / Rules
This Page last updated: 19 November 2007
Don't worry these are mostly
guidelines and exceptions can be made if I'm in the mood.
All trades will be judged on their own
merit.
The source codes
and Quality Ratings are explained at the bottom of
the page.
Main
Rules
(These will NEVER be broken)
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Firstly: Under NO CIRCUMSTANCES
will I copy or trade in officially released products (even if deleted).
If you want these, support the bands by buying them! Please
don't include these on your list. I will, and do, check, every show before I
trade.
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Secondly: I DO NOT SELL EVER
This
is a trading site only so don't even bother to ask. (It's mentioned on EVERY
page so don't say you weren't warned!)
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Thirdly: No
on-line trading other than in Bit Torrent trackers. My upload speed
simply isn't up to it.
Trading
Rules.
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Location: I live in the
South-East of England but will deal with the entire British mainland, Europe,
The USA and
possibly the rest of the world for the right reasons (please see my Wanted
list for those reasons!)
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CDr Media:
Please don't demand I use your favorite brand of CD-r cos it won't happen. On
the other hand, I don't really care what you use, as long as it works, although
I would obviously prefer something other than the cheapest discs you can
find.
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Disc Format: All disc should be recorded as
Disc-at-once (DAO) format without gaps between the tracks to maintain the
atmosphere of the original show. Please mention if they are not
as this will effect the trade.
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Time Scale: Whoever initiates the trade
sends their discs FIRST unless we've dealt before. In any case, please allow
time for the discs to be made, (i.e. don't expect discs the next day.) as I
do have a life outside of trading. (Honest!)
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Extras:
Trades do not include jewel cases or anything but the discs and packaging
(bubble wrap envelopes with cardboard for added protection)
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Artwork:
Trades do not have to included artwork, but if you have it, I would like
it. These can be
included with the trade (on 3.5"
floppy discs or cheep brand CDrs) or in email or via link/s to where I can find
them. Naturally I will do the same
(normally by uploading them to my web space so you can download them.)
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Show Details: Please give as much information
as you can when promoting a boot including the artist (obviously), the title
(if it has one or more), the full venue (name of the hall,
the town, country) and as near to the complete date as you can. (I will check
the details before I trade to avoid duplicating things I already have.) Plus anything
special about the show (unusual tracks, extended songs, different personal,
guest artists etc.) Basically anything that makes the boot stand out. And,
Even if it isn't soundboard I may still want it so please be honest about the
quality of the recording. That said....
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Ratings:
All ratings I give are my
opinion to which you may not agree (tough!) and I may change the them at
any time. They also depend on the source and format of the show. (i.e. a 8/10
audience show may not be the same quality as a 8/10 soundboard show.)
General
Site FAQ
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Information:
Everything on these pages
is correct as far as I know. If you think something is wrong let me know and
I'll look into it.
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Missing
Artwork: I'm always
looking for the covers I'm missing. If you have some, let me know and you could get a
trade out of it. Or, if you know of a good site that hosts them, let me
know so I can add them to my Links page.
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Links:
Sites listed on my Links are those I use to reference
boots only. I am not responsible for the accuracy, of anything you may find
there. However, if you know of a site that lists: Bootleg discographies, tour
date archives, line-ups, or similar for the bands I trade in please let me
know.
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My Rips: All boots I've made from either
original source audio tapes, video tape or even good old vinyl are marked in brown
on the listings pages. These may differ from other versions available and may
not line up exactly to the displayed cover art.
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MP3 Sourced Discs: There
are quite a few of these on the site - all are clearly marked in Red
on the listings pages and under 'Source' on the individual show
pages - if you don't want them. Don't ask for them!
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RM (Real Audio) Sourced
Discs: These are all clearly marked in Green
and may suffer from the limitations of the original Real Audio compression.
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Good Traders: All successful traders will be
added to the Good Traders and linked via their
website or e-mail address unless they don't want to be.
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Bad Traders: I've not
met any yet and would like to keep it that way if you don't mind!
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Source Codes
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Short For |
Explanation |
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Audio
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SB
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Soundboard
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Good clean stereo sound direct
from the mixing desk.
The purest of these won't
have any audience noise but most do.
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FM
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Radio Broadcast
(Stereo or Mono)
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Similar to SB rating but may contain
transmission errors
(flutter, hiss, static etc) overly talkative DJ's or Station
ID's
or edits / fades where those have
been removed
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AU
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Audience
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Recorded from out front by one,
or more, audience member/s.
Quality of these will depend on
when they were recorded,
the equipment used, and if they've
been remixed since.
However, some audience recordings
can be as good,
if not better, than FM or
SB
ones. |
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MP3
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Disc was made
from MP3 files.
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Titles
also marked in Red
I don't generally want to trade in MP3 sourced discs
as,
after all,
I could - and have - download them myself. |
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RM
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Disc was made
from Real Audio files
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Titles also marked in Green
I don't generally want to trade in
RM sourced discs as,
after all,
I could - and have - download them myself. |
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Video
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Pro
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Professional Video
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A
video that was filmed professionally, with multiple cameras
and
then edited to give the best angles, etc.
The
ultimate in video ratings. |
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TV
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Television
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Either sourced
from a broadcast somewhere in the
world.
Similar to a "Pro"
rating but may include
some editing so advert breaks
could be removed.
or on screen logos and/or other
visible wording.
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Cam
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Video Camera
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A video that was filmed by one,
or more
cameras operated by a
member or members of the audience
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AVI
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Video File
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Video is stored in a AVI file compressed
with either the DivX or Xvid codecs.
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MPG
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Video File
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Video is stored as either MPEG2 (DVD quaility) or
MPEG1 (VCD quality) file/s.
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WMV
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Video File
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Video is in the Windows native multimedia file.
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Quality Rating
This is a basic guide to my rating system.
The reasons for/or against these will be mentioned on the show's own page.
Ratings
are dependent on the source of the show.
A
9/10 audience show will not sound the same as a 9/10 soundboard one!!
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Rating
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Comments |
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10*/10
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Better than Perfect!!!!
Usually
a fully authored DVD whose picture quality matches its perfect audio
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10/10
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Perfect.
The dog's b*$£$*ks. Nothing short of
Perfect.
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9/10
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Brilliant.
Better
than average soundboard or outstanding audience.
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8/10
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Very
Good.
The standard for
Soundboard / FM show. Good for an audience disc.
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7/10
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Good
Either a SB / FM with some
interference. Standard
for an Audience show.
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6/10
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Okay
Usually audience with
interference, too much crowd noise or likewise but still bearable.
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5/10
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Poor
Poor
quality, not to be
touched unless you really, REALLY want it.
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4/10 |
Bad
to Very Bad.
You
won't want anything rated this low. Trust me! |
3/10
(or less) |
Waste of disc.
Anything rated this low was thrown away and not even listed. |
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