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Do I have the best girlfriend?

She pre ordered me Made In California and got me the adult/child vinyl bootleg.

I guess all my rambling to her about the boys is paying off! :)

That sounds awesome. Does she like the band as well or bought those for you only?

Anyways, have a happy birthday and enjoy the listens.

Happy Birthday, Mark!

Damn! Happy Birthday!

She's not really a fan but likes the band, came to the 50th show. Just for me though. :)

Thanks for the birthday wishes!

Bless her! Many happy returns  :)

Which vinyl is it, the one with the drawn cover or the fire hat cover? The latter has some sweet bonus cuts.

Just outta curiosity, why do you want the Adult Child bootleg on vinyl? I know it was the first bootleg release in the mid-80's (after cassette tapes were circulating) but you know those tracks have come out in better quality on CD's and Flac downloads since then, right? Do you just like the album artwork or do you think the vinyl will sound better or you just like vinyl? Just curious.

Happy Birthday.  All you have to do now is get Lei'd in Hawaii.  ;D

HAPPY B-DAY!! - and yes, that's a damn fine girlfriend.


Maybe just to own the record as an 'object', if he's a collector?

I think an LP of Adult Child is super cool because it can stand as a 1977 "what if?" type of deal.

It's the fire hat vinyl. Looks amazing too!

I have a good quality cd version.. Who doesn't love vinyl though? It's just another bit of history and one for my collection :)

I'm pretty sure the CDs are sourced from this vinyl ! (at least the fire hat vinyl ... haven't heard the other one)

AMEN
It sounds pretty good, if not perfect. Plus a lot of the boot CD's were sourced from this or the tapes it was made from.

Very good chance the CD's that came out after the vinyl were sourced from the original vinyl release (or a cassette before that). If you hear a click or a pop you can be sure it was the vinyl. I've never A-B'd them, but I'm sure of one thing - I've heard better quality versions of those songs since then. Maybe Long Lost Surf Songs, Journals, Dumb Angel, or wherever, but there are better sounding tracks out there, at least to these ears.

And how could you do without back cover artwork of "Brian's back"?

And if you're going to collect the original vinyl boots, you gotta pick up the 4 or 5 Smile releases, Landlocked, California Feeling, Made In USA, Christmas album, New Album, the Honeys box set, Bamboo, Brian Loves You, Hawthorne Hot Shots.......etc.

my guess is the 'Adult Child' vinyl boot was sourced from a 1/4" 2-track 7.5 ips tape (perhaps a copy of a copy) ... I don't think any of the subsequent CDs had access to anything better than this tape.

it's fully sequenced w/ proper fades, etc ... which means that there was a full studio master prepared for the album ... I think the boot was sourced from a record company exec, studio employee or band member, etc. take-home dub.

Love the back cover "Brian's Back"

What's the story with the "Brother Records" that released this boot then?

"Brother Records" is not the source for the bootleg, trust me. It's just part of the artwork.

Brad Elliott knows the tape source(s) for those 80's bootlegs.  And P.R. too, who ran Jackalope Records there for awhile.

Nothing beats a perfect birthday than falling asleep to the sound of A/C 'Hey Little Tomboy' on vinyl!
Congrats  :)

I'd be scared to do that, would have dreams about shaving legs etc..

Yeah I know it's not the real "Brother Records" just wondered who put it out, guessed a record exec or someone. I know bands used to deliberately release bootlegs. I wish they would put it out properly.

Got most of the original albums on vinyl from my dad but not a lot of bootlegs. My dad has a great collection of vinyl and Beatles bootlegs. Some really great stuff!

yeah, but did she make you this?  ;)
(http://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn1/734131_10151345673703928_1317377732_n.jpg)

just kiddin'... if you're smart you'll tease her, please her tonight  :smokin

Happy Birthday! i just celebrated my 40th.

A bit late, but happy birthday! Awesome gifts :)

I just noticed something from a couple of the posts above.

What do you mean "fire hat vinyl". Does the vinyl depict a fire hat or is it fire hat red?

If I remember right, my original Adult Child boot is black vinyl.  Is there a colored one too?

Happy birthday!  ;D

It's a picture of Brian wearing a fire hat and no shirt. Looks like the picture is from the right period...

The actual vinyl album has that artwork or the cover has that?

Unless I'm mistaken, if the vinyl itself has that artwork, I think it's a reproduction of the original boot. Unless there was a limited edition run. Been awhile since I looked at mine, it's in storage, but I don't think it has the firehat artwork on the vinyl. I bought mine when it first came out in the 80's, and it's just black vinyl. Now if you're talking about the record label...........

Maybe someone else can chime in here with their input on this.

(http://ts3.mm.bing.net/th?id=H.4571809095811626&pid=15.1&H=160&W=158)

And that's a picture from the Smile period, not 1977.

The greatest thing my girlfriend ever did for me was sit through Brian doing 40 minutes of Gershwin and not complain.

What an angel.

The black vinyl labels are lime green with the Brother Records logo and Adult Child written as per the style appearing on the cover.

Interestingly, The New Album from Making Waves Ltd. was issued on both black and orange vinyl. The series also included Adult Child, although whether it too has a coloured vinyl version is unknown.