bootleg
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For decades, record labels reigned despite the occasional bootleg tape.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 14, 2026
Various deluxe editions also come with bootleg recordings from a 1975 concert, concert films on Blu-ray, a hardcover book with never-seen photographs, a comic-book tour poster and more.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 7, 2025
In between the tribute bands and memorabilia vendors, one of the big attractions was screenings of various rare or bootleg film footage, screened in cavernous hotel ballrooms.
From Salon • Nov. 25, 2025
One of those cassingles, or perhaps a subsequent bootleg, landed in the hands of novelty comedy radio host Dr. Demento who had Wilson on his show as a guest in January 1992.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2025
Bolo was friends with this white kid and fellow pirate named Daniel, who traded in bootleg CDs.
From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah
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