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   OldbieOne to Bice   
   Re: Dark Side of the Moon bootlegs on st   
   25 Jan 23 15:15:46   
   
   From: me@here.com   
      
   "Bice"  wrote in message   
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   >   
   > Since there's been some activity in this group recently, I figured I'd   
   > mention that Pink Floyd recently released a bunch of bootleg   
   > recordings from the 1972 Dark Side of the Moon tour to streaming   
   > services.  I checked Spotify and as of today (Dec 19, 2022) they have   
   > 18 concerts and a small collection of studio "alternate tracks" up.   
   >   
   > Keep in mind that these are bootleg recordings.  I listened to a   
   > couple of them and sound quality varies from fairly decent to pretty   
   > bad.  If you're expecting professionally recorded concerts, you'll be   
   > disappointed.  But if you can deal with bootleg level sound quality,   
   > there's some interesting stuff there.   
   >   
   > Apparently the band did something similar back in 2021, but the   
   > content didn't stay up long.  From what I've read, it has something to   
   > do with avoiding losing copyright on the material if it hasn't been   
   > officially released after 50 years.  Putting it up on a streaming   
   > service for a couple weeks counts as an official release, so they   
   > retain copyright.   
      
   Thanks Bob! Great to hear :)   
      
      
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