bootlegs
Unauthorized concert albums
Bootlegs are unauthorized copies or recordings, especially of music, film, or other media.
The term comes from the practice of hiding contraband in tall boots.
A bootleg concert recording captures a live performance without official permission, while bootleg merchandise copies trademarked designs.
As a verb, to bootleg means to produce or distribute such unauthorized goods.
I found some rare bootlegs from their 1975 tour.
The word also appears in American football, where a bootleg play involves the quarterback faking a handoff and running with the ball hidden against his hip.
Illegally distilled spirits
- whiskeyOak-aged grain spirit
- rum-runningIllicit alcohol trafficking
- speakeasyIllicit liquor establishment
- smugglingIllegal covert transport
gangsters · Al Capone · bathtub gin · hooch · still · distillery · Prohibition-era · secret
Not the real thing
- knockoffUnauthorized replica product
- imitationCopy of the original
- replicaFaithful scaled reproduction
- unauthorizedNot officially permitted
forgery · fraudulent · bogus · sham · phony · spurious · ersatz · copycat
To exist or dwell
- unreleasedNot yet distributed
- demosPromotional trial versions
- outtakesUnused recorded material
- raritiesUncommon or scarce items
concerts · vinyl · mixtapes · B-sides · sessions · acoustic · covers · rehearsals
Violent, rushing streams
- filesharingDistributing digital content online
- peer-to-peerServerless network architecture
- P2PDirect participant-to-participant networking
- rippingTearing with force
infringement · copyright · DRM · seeders · leechers · cyberlocker · warez · downloading
moonshine
Illegally distilled spirits
- whiskeyOak-aged grain spirit
- rum-runningIllicit alcohol trafficking
- speakeasyIllicit liquor establishment
smuggling · gangsters · Al Capone · bathtub gin · hooch · still · distillery · Prohibition-era · secret · clandestine
fake
Not the real thing
- knockoffUnauthorized replica product
- imitationCopy of the original
- replicaFaithful scaled reproduction
unauthorized · forgery · fraudulent · bogus · sham · phony · spurious · ersatz · copycat · duplicate
live
To exist or dwell
- unreleasedNot yet distributed
- demosPromotional trial versions
- outtakesUnused recorded material
rarities · concerts · vinyl · mixtapes · B-sides · sessions · acoustic · covers · rehearsals · imports
torrents
Violent, rushing streams
- filesharingDistributing digital content online
- peer-to-peerServerless network architecture
- P2PDirect participant-to-participant networking
ripping · infringement · copyright · DRM · seeders · leechers · cyberlocker · warez · downloading · streaming
- music memorabiliaconcert tickets, ticket stubs, tour posters, autographs, band posters
- recordingsaudio recording, albums, studio albums, video recording, live albums
- piracysoftware piracy, pirates, torrents, book piracy, buccaneers
- obscure medialost media, deleted scenes, pilot episodes, hidden tracks, unreleased tracks
- Rock Fandomfan art, fan clubs, fan forums, band tees, memorabilia
- scamsscam, scams, fraud, frauds, swindle
- bootleg liquorIllegally produced alcohol
- bootleg copiesIllegally reproduced recordings
- bootleg albumUnauthorized music release
- bootleg whiskeyIllegally produced hard alcohol
- bootleg tapeIllegally copied audio cassette
- bootleg DVDsIllicit movie copies