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Bootleg concert recordings began with unauthorized fans
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The entire subculture of live music trading exists because some people simply refused to stop bringing bulky tape recorders into venues. In the late 1960s, passionate fans began sneaking reel-to-reel and cassette recorders into shows to capture unreleased jams and extended solos. These unauthorized recordings were pressed into unofficial vinyls, birthing a massive underground economy of 'bootleg' concert audio.
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