> I am against buying bootlegged (which in my mind means pirated) vinyl.
technically Bootlegs are recordings of unreleased recordings (live shows, stuff off radio, unplanned songs, etc.) Pirated recordings are unofficial copies of real releases or planned recordings that are yet unreleased. A pirated recording doesn't have to try and mimic an official release Counterfeits are pirated recordings that do mimic official releases so this note in discogs: ------------------------- In 2006 a bootleg (counterfeit) of this album was re-issued in a gatefold cover with the first disc in yellow vinyl and the second disc in blue vinyl. There is also an edition of the re-release with the first disc in blue and the second in red vinyl. ------------------------- is inaccurate - it is a pirated counterfeit not a bootleg MEK
