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  1. i was wondering what the position of the band themselves was on bootlegs?i realise they wouldnt like straight forward pirate copies of their legit albums obviously but im thinking of concerts,and fan put together packages of remixes etc that people trade not sell?ie what you can get here on this site.has anyone ever got a bootleg signed by any of the guys?


    thanks very much
  2. Originally posted by u2faqs.com
    How does U2 feel about bootlegs?

    In 1991, when a bootleg of U2's studio sessions called The New U2 (the first version of what would eventually become the SalomŽ bootleg) was being distributed, Island Records took out a full-page ad in the British publication Music Week warning record stores that the label would "take legal proceedings" against anyone selling the bootlegs. U2 manager Paul McGuinness issued a press statement saying the bootleggers were cheating fans by distributing inferior material.

    In a later interview about the incident, Bono said: "The only thing that can piss you off is if people are charging a lot of money for something that isn't very good. It [the Achtung Baby working tapes] got bootlegged in Berlin and it was just like having your notebook read out. That's the bit I didn't like about it. There were no undiscovered works of genius, unfortunately, it was more just gobbledy-gook."

    During 2001, several other comments were made by the band regarding the recording of their shows. They made it clear that they were fine with people recording their performances and trading them. They did make it clear that they were opposed to people making money from those recordings. As Bono says, "We invite people to bootleg our shows. We invite people to make copies, we've no problems with that, but if some guy is gonna make money off the back of this, we're gonna find out where he parks his car." Even with those comments being made, those recording cannot openly do so at a show, as security does still take steps to prevent that.




  3. that's the best answer your gonna get

    they even provided cut outs for cassettes during the Dublin Lovetown gigs didn't they?
  4. Originally posted by thefly07:[..]

    that's the best answer your gonna get

    they even provided cut outs for cassettes during the Dublin Lovetown gigs didn't they?


    31/12/1989 yes...not sure about the previous 3 shows though or whether the band specifically knew about it.
  5. live stuff is a huge promotion for the band...when people hear stuff theyve never heard (the casual fan, perhaps), and they like it, they'll want to get it. its released material that shoudlnt be shared, which is why i dont blame paul mcguinness for being a bitch about the subject
  6. Originally posted by stj0691:live stuff is a huge promotion for the band...when people hear stuff theyve never heard (the casual fan, perhaps), and they like it, they'll want to get it. its released material that shoudlnt be shared, which is why i dont blame paul mcguinness for being a bitch about the subject


    yeah casual fans are always shocked when hearing live U2 then go out and get into the albums


  7. They knew about it because Propaganda Magazine was the official U2 magazine.
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