COLLECTED STORIES

This space is dedicated to those who wish to contribute personal stories and tales of experiences with the world of bootlegs, Basement Tapes and whatever else.

1. The End Of The Innocence Andrea Brillo
It was the winter of 1975 and Dylan had long been at the top of my musical interests.
I had long since consumed the official discography and my hunger for new 'Dylan' stuff was insatiable...

2. Taping the Unconscious of the American Song Alessandro Carrera
Space and democracy are the essential components of jazz, and perhaps of every kind of music (I heard Wynton Marsalis say that).
If the soloists take the theme in a direction the rest of the group is not happy about, the other players must give the soloists credit, as you cannot stop the piece while you are playing it...

3. Dylan Still Down in the Basement, But Finally Out of the Vault Peter Stone Brown
It’s late in 1968. Winter. I’m standing outside freezing on the steps of someone’s apartment in Southwest Philadelphia
I just gave the guy in the apartment 25 bucks (a lot of money back then) to have him shut the door, leaving me hoping he’ll comes back with a reel of recording tape I’d spent months searching for...

4. Some Of These Bootleggers, They Make Pretty Good Stuff Derek Barker
I have had a huge passion for vinyl boots, especially original Trade Mark of Quality releases, since I first began collecting records in the early 1970s. It was a pleasure therefore to be able to write something about those heady “innocent” times, even though they have long since been consigned to the annals of history...