Are CD boots pressed or burned?

Murderers.
Murderers. Posts: 1,382
edited June 2008 in The Porch
Can we please get confirmation on this one, because several people have asked and I havn't seen an answer yet.

Thank you.
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  • Travelar
    Travelar Posts: 3,444
    Since it says that they are "manufactured to order", I have a hard time believing that they would be anything but pressed.
  • restlesssoul
    restlesssoul Posts: 6,952
    TrAvELAr wrote:
    Since it says that they are "manufactured to order", I have a hard time believing that they would be anything but pressed.
    me too, no way we would be paying for a burnt cd.
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  • tschav
    tschav Posts: 2,900
    my guess is that they have some nice screen-printed CD-Rs placed in decent packaging. has the quality look of the 2003 bootlegs, but burned via CD-R or similar.
  • anakin_pdx
    anakin_pdx Posts: 396
    I just got this reply to my question I sent this morning...

    >The Cds are CD-Rs, but lifetime guaranteed and will be made using recycled material.
    >
    >Best,
    >~10c

    So CD-Rs, but assuming the 10C is around for life if anything happens they will replace the actual disc even 20 years from now which is cool. I ordered the first two already.
  • Frank Gibson
    Frank Gibson Italy Posts: 107
    I can't believe it
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  • OmahaJammer
    OmahaJammer Posts: 261
    Frank Gibson wrote:
    I can't believe it


    What's the big deal? When a band has a cd mastered...the audio engineer puts the final product (the MASTER copy) on a high quality Cd-R. So, if the quality of the audio is not compromised, and the cd-r has a lifetime guarantee from the 10-club....who cares? 9 out of 10 people are just going to immediately rip it to their computer/iPod anyway, right?
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  • John Briggs 2008
    John Briggs 2008 Posts: 1,024
    OmahaJammer wrote:
    What's the big deal? When a band has a cd mastered...the audio engineer puts the final product (the MASTER copy) on a high quality Cd-R. So, if the quality of the audio is not compromised, and the cd-r has a lifetime guarantee from the 10-club....who cares? 9 out of 10 people are just going to immediately rip it to their computer/iPod anyway, right?


    Yeah, I see it the same way and many don't realize that. I think it's kind of cool and personal this way anyways. More heart goes into making them and they don't end up overkill past demand. Saves them money and ensures us more future bootlegs at future tours.
  • Frank Gibson
    Frank Gibson Italy Posts: 107
    i don't care to have the mp3
    i would like to have a boot with a beautiful art work and cd too
    i don't like that
    it's only my opinion cause for that reason i think price could be less than that
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  • Julien
    Julien Posts: 2,457
    Frank Gibson wrote:
    i don't care to have the mp3
    i would like to have a boot with a beautiful art work and cd too
    i don't like that
    it's only my opinion cause for that reason i think price could be less than that
    wait that you see the product before complaining.
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  • OmahaJammer
    OmahaJammer Posts: 261
    Frank Gibson wrote:
    it's only my opinion cause for that reason i think price could be less than that

    Good point...I'm a little surprised. Top of the line studio-used cd-rs (Taiyo Yuden for example) are about $.39 each. There's no doubt they'll make a killing on these.
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  • OmahaJammer
    OmahaJammer Posts: 261
    Julien wrote:
    wait that you see the product before complaining.

    Also a good point.
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  • John Briggs 2008
    John Briggs 2008 Posts: 1,024
    I have bought all available shows to date for this your in mp3. If I really enjoy certain shows then I am going to by them on CD-R from TenC just to have that personal touch. I wanna see what the CD artwork and stuff looks like first though.
  • moses562
    moses562 Posts: 1,382
    tschav wrote:
    my guess is that they have some nice screen-printed CD-Rs placed in decent packaging. has the quality look of the 2003 bootlegs, but burned via CD-R or similar.

    I agree.
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  • the wolf
    the wolf Posts: 7,027
    OmahaJammer wrote:
    Good point...I'm a little surprised. Top of the line studio-used cd-rs (Taiyo Yuden for example) are about $.39 each. There's no doubt they'll make a killing on these.

    not really. they only way for them to make a killing on these would be if they sold MILLIONS of each show. doing it this way cuts costs for them, when it will no doubt be such a small run for each show. making "high quality" cd's for what 11 shows would cost them waaaay to much and in the end they would not recoup the expense. its not like each show is a "major" release or anything here.

    c'mon people, what if they just say "fuck it, no more boots" they have to cut costs where they can.

    ease up.
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  • Mrs.Vedder78
    Mrs.Vedder78 Posts: 4,585
    People bitched when there were no more CD's and only digital bootlegs were made available, now they have both options and people are still complaining!! :rolleyes:

    I guess Tim was right yesterday, making everyone happy will never ever happen.
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  • Murderers.
    Murderers. Posts: 1,382
    tschav wrote:
    my guess is that they have some nice screen-printed CD-Rs placed in decent packaging. has the quality look of the 2003 bootlegs, but burned via CD-R or similar.
    Sounds good to me. :)
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  • Frank Gibson
    Frank Gibson Italy Posts: 107
    i dont complain
    i would like only to have good artwork and packaging
    do you know the old boots by tory amos?
    that was a particula artwork
    i only hope to have something like that

    i don't like only that stupid things about mobile phone ecc. ecc. but i understand that we are going into the future
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  • thunderDAN
    thunderDAN Posts: 2,094
    So the MP3 version and the CD versions are of the same quality?
  • Brisk.
    Brisk. Posts: 11,581
    can someone explain to me why it takes so much to make a bootleg?

    surely you just tape it? divide it up ? maybe alter levels? then just burn to a cd :S
  • Travelar
    Travelar Posts: 3,444
    thunderDAN wrote:
    So the MP3 version and the CD versions are of the same quality?

    Not really... since MP3 is compressed audio, it will never rival the quality of a CD.

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