Official 'Melkweg 1984' LP on orange vinyl?

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Sorry if mentioned before (searched for it, couldn't find it, but my search skills on the forum are as good as Vons recording skills these days),

http://www.sounds.nl/detail/3414431/lp/ ... erdam_june__

This is available throughout the Netherlands since may 2015. Has official bar code 9992206087378 and label is EAST/WEST.

Official album title is:
Melkweg, Amsterdam, June 2nd, 1984.

what's the story...?
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It is yet another bootleg.......
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Exactly.
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But as @dinkydaisy points out in the OP, one which has been sold openly by reputable record stores who would never normally stock bootlegs. Very curious.
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Exactly, i knew it's a (oops!) bootleg, but this bootleg can be purchased through the official music stores, sites, etC
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It's an East West album, owned by Warner, no?
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dinky daisy wrote:It's an East West album, owned by Warner, no?
No, this is a bootleg of Chinese origin, apparently. Note the slash between East and West, not the same as the Warner company, but close enough to fool some people.
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A fool like me.
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How does it sound?
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Probably Chinese. Awaiting delivery. You'll hear from me soon.
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It's now on Rough Trade's catalog online but not in stock.

https://www.roughtrade.com/gb/the-siste ... e-2nd-1984
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godgirl wrote: ↑21 Jul 2021, 15:26 It's now on Rough Trade's catalog online but not in stock.

https://www.roughtrade.com/gb/the-siste ... e-2nd-1984
Somewhat, but these are different releases. This thread is on the first one, basically ...
https://www.discogs.com/The-Sisters-Of- ... se/7057426
https://www.discogs.com/The-Sisters-Of- ... e/13951042

Anyway, it surely is the very same recording as on the other Melkweg 1984 bootlegs ...
https://sisterswiki.org/Live_In_Amsterdam_1984_(LP)
https://sisterswiki.org/The_Unmarked_Door
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godgirl wrote: ↑21 Jul 2021, 15:26 It's now on Rough Trade's catalog online but not in stock.

https://www.roughtrade.com/gb/the-siste ... e-2nd-1984
I bought my copy at Amoeba in Los Angeles, also a reputable store. Wonder if this release benefits from the same loophole as some Italian CD boots in the 90s which were legal based on Italian copyright law as long as the producers would pay publishing rights to the collection agency...

As for the Chinese origin of this bootleg, I doubt it. Probably a way to mislead the RIAA.
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