Paul Winley was behind the label Winley records which started out a doo wop label in the 50s. In the 70s it was influential in the hip hop scene of New York with it's Super Disco Breaks series, which were bootlegs of breaks for hip hop DJs. They're still going today, I think (with perhaps more legitimate releases). I'd presume the speech LPs you've got were for a similar purpose. I think they're still bootlegs, though their illustrious history has given them a veneer of respect.
Jonny. > >I came across a reference to a Label in NYC, > >This label released music and speeches of allegedly bootleg nature (i.e no > >payments to artists > ..so this go's back to > >the 70's at least and it's fair to say that the Chicago and Detroit DJ's > >(certainly Frankie knuckles) would of seen these sorts of DJ's at that > time. > > > > yeah i got a couple of those(Malcolm x - Grass roots & MLK - funral > service)don't know if they are bootlegs tho,and there's an addres > on the back(Paul Winley record sales po box 1214 NY 10027) > which i doubt a bootleger would put on
