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Bootleg: The Strange Story of the Forbidden Record at British Library

The illicit but compelling story of bootleg recordings at British Library

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Now rendered virtually obsolete in the age of the internet, illegal records occupy a fascinating niche in audio history.

Stephen Coates, musician and co-curator of the X-Ray Audio project, relates a whirlwind history of bootleg, pirate and counterfeit audio drawn from research into the Soviet Cold war x-ray records, Eastern bloc samizdat recordings and a surprising trove in the British Library itself.

Earlier Event: February 9
X- RAY AUDIO at THE BRITISH LIBRARY
Later Event: November 12
X-RAY AUDIO AT SOHO RADIO