Alan and Joel, no offense but I had to edit parts of your posts that referenced the online boot dealer. The fastest way to shut those guys down is to openly post them on messageboards. Keep that stuff in PMs to protect them. Hate to lose a good source.

But Joel, thanks a ton for the tip!  Didn't know about them. I used to order from a Singapore outlet called "The Music Specialists." They were excellent, but got shut down years ago. Wonder if these are the same folks. Will definately check them out, thanks!

Good thinking Chance.  I'd hate to blow it for them (and us.)

They're in Singapore, and looks like they're calling themselves [edited]  now.

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Very reliable; I've ordered numerous times without a problem.  They take Paypal.

Joel - thanks - not there but looks...rather interesting!

Yeah, it out of print so its not usually in stock, but occasionally a single copy turns up, usually for around $200.

And I see Sony are releasing a straight CD version of the Hammersmith 75 show, just something else for the collectors to have to get.

No i'm not. Well, maybe.

I'll buy it; I can't help myself.  I'm just waiting for Sony to do the Basement tapes right.  That should be the next Bootleg Series release, IMHO.

Things on my wishlist are the Elvis 50s, 60s, and 70s Masters boxes, the bootleg Dylan Don't Look Back Outtakes 2 dvd set, Complete In a Silent Way sessions box, Born to Run Anniversary edition with DVD, demos for the aborted Crowded House album before Woodface.

"A Tree With Roots" on original Scorpio factory-pressed silver discs,

I have this and it is probably the single coolest CD set I own.  The packaging is gorgeous, with a high gloss full color photo fold-out packaging.  Not much in the way of liner notes, but well worth seeking out.  Have you tried Silverdisc Records? They sometimes have them in stock.  I got mine from Midnight Records back in the day.

"Every Day I Write The Book" Elvis Costello featuring Ron Sexsmith

Live in Berlin, May 10, 1999.  Sourced from pre-FM master.

http://s55.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=0ILC4LGPYOUHA0BF6BE20SMRSX

Its completely unhip, but I love George Michael's voice.

Get it for Hard Times; especially if you don't usually like Blondie/Ricky material.

Thanks Alan.  Just went to Bobsboots.com, and it looks like I need to track down "Ring them Bells" and "Deeds of Mercy".

Jack Nitzsche - "I'll Bet She Knew it" demo

http://s6.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=2ZSGZBINXDIQH2LI96XBOHU82G

Oh Mercy hasn't left my car player for the last 2 weeks.  Something about driving around in all of this rain, with that music playing that just feels perfect.  To me, this album can stand right alongside anything else in the catalog.  Does anyone know if any of the outtakes from these sessions have been booted?  i've read that the masters for several of the songs contain multiple vocal tracks (some with completely different lyrics), and that Lanois just punched between them to create the final product.  If this is true (and it sounds dubious to me, as i cant imagine Dylan giving up so much lyrical control), I'd love to hear some of the complete vocal performances.

I just adjust the volume when I'm listening.  Adjusting the levels sends me into an agitated manic state after about three songs.

Can't stop listening to Dylan's "Oh Mercy" lately.

Ring Them Bells
http://s24.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=1PVTYRB01RUIK2KFS5WAI9X43J

When you're lost in the rain in Juarez and its Eastertime too . . .

The real deal. Genuine.  Stubbornly independent.   Defies categorization.  Waltzed in and out of CSN..didn't need em.  Prefers a waitress to a movie star.  Into old cars, not as a motorhead, but because of their personalities.  Can rock as good as anybody and write a beautiful ballad at the drop of a hat.

My favorite stuff after all these years?  Zuma.  Tonights the Night.  Freedom.  This Notes for You.

If you're  indecisive or have a hard time making choices, dont ever try to make a personal compilation mix of this guy.  It would drive you nuts!

This Notes For You and Freedom, but no Ragged Glory?

Oh Mercy - Bob Dylan
Everyone is Here - Finn Bros.

Memo From Turner - The Stones (or at least Mick Jagger)

I have to admit it took me a long time to accept the Stones' country excursions.  You have to love the sheer audacity of believing that they could pull it off.  I don't get the feeling that they're piss takes at all.  Certainly they ring truer than Mick's exhortations to the "common people" i.e. Salt of the Earth.

Have you actually *heard* the Chicks' version?  Don't disagree until you actually hear it.

No I've heard that one on the radio.  I just meant that I've never checked out any of their albums. 

Still prefer the original.

The one I've been listening to is from disc 2.  Don't recall the Disc One version, I'll have to pull the disc out.

Or if you want modern country, pure stuff, and I SHOULD have mentioned it earlier, Home by the Dixie Chicks.  Now THAT is a modern country album full of soul.  I always melt when I listen to A Home, and for my money they do Landslide better than the original.

Wow.  That surprises me.  I wrote the Dixie Chicks off after hearing them sing that irritating "Earl Has to Die" song, so I've never really heard much of their stuff.  Maybe I'll check it out.  Disagree about "Landslide" though.  Lindsey and Stevie cannot be topped.

Which version of E doing BOTW?  I only have the one from the "That's The Way it Is" 3 disc set.  Is there a studio version as well?

Edit: Matinee, looks like I posted at the same time you did.

Crowded House "Better Be Home Soon"

http://s22.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=22ZWVCMDT0TOC2NHF65GTY3M86

A few more:

Delia's Gone - Johnny Cash
Sugar baby - Dock Boggs
Return of the Grievous Angel - Gram Parson

Does the Burrito Bros' version of "Dark End of the Street" count?