What was your first Pearl Jam bootleg purchase?

JojoRice

With hundreds of bootlegs and countless shows, I was just wondering what was the first bootleg you ever purchased?

For me it was in 2001. I made my first bootleg purchase at the Media Play in Kennesaw, Georgia. I purchased the Atlanta 2000 show. I remember them having other shows for sale at the store but went with Atlanta because I wasn't able to go to the show. I listened to that bootleg non stop for weeks! 16 years later, it's still one of my favorite boots.

lolobugg

Unauthorized bootleg circa 1993/94 called "New Songs"
cost $75 on CD and had almost every live version of the Vitalogy songs from the Vs. tour.
pretty much ruined Vitalogy for me as "Nothingman" was the only "new" song on it when I got it.

HesCalledDyer

My first show... Pittsburgh 2000.

Jbarker

First legit PJ bootleg was Katowice 2, 2000.
and a bunch of import "bootlegs" prior to that.

2-feign-reluctance

1998 Melbourne Triple J show. $50 for 2 gold CDrs. Before that I taped shows off the radio.

2-feign-reluctance

Oh, legit bootleg series? I ordered like 10 as soon as you could order them. Ah, college days....

cp3iverson

Legit boots i think would be Katowice and Milan in fall 2000.

I was a big tape trader tho from 96-99. Maxell xl-ii's only please and the other five ridiculous rules

bflynn1

Seattle 2000

lolobugg

cp3iverson said:

Legit boots i think would be Katowice and Milan in fall 2000.

I was a big tape trader tho from 96-99. Maxell xl-ii's only please and the other five ridiculous rules

still have my Maxwell recording of the Knoxville 1998 show that I did on my Sony Walkman stereo mics.
I wonder what it sounds like in comparison to the version circulating?

HesCalledDyer

HesCalledDyer said:

My first show... Pittsburgh 2000.

Jbarker said:

First legit PJ bootleg was Katowice 2, 2000.

Actually I stand corrected of my very own self... Katowice II was mine as well. Totally brain-farted on the Euro leg being released before the US legs.

RP112579

Chicago 2000

DarthMaeglin

Both Katowices and the Toronto show when they were released. Prior to that I'd ascribed to Jimmy Page's philosophy that there was a reason bootlegs weren't released officially (other that trading Grateful Dead shows, lol). Pearl Jam helped me get over that idea though, lol.

lolobugg

DarthMaeglin said:

Both Katowices and the Toronto show when they were released. Prior to that I'd ascribed to Jimmy Page's philosophy that there was a reason bootlegs weren't released officially (other that trading Grateful Dead shows, lol). Pearl Jam helped me get over that idea though, lol.

says the man who has his own "autograph stamp".

mcgruff10

Probably live in Atlanta, mtv unplugged or no fucking messiah.

Zod

Bootleg or a Pearl Jam "Bootleg"? Ie pearl jam calls their live albums bootlegs, but they're not really bootlegs, they're live albums, because they're legal and authorized.

My first bootleg: Delta Tapes and Steppin' Stones

My first Pearl Jam Live Album: the 3 disc dissident set. My first of the bootleg series: Boise, Portland, and Seattle x2 (saw the last four shows of that tour).

AmherstJammer

London 1 2000

DarthMaeglin

lolobugg said:

DarthMaeglin said:

Both Katowices and the Toronto show when they were released. Prior to that I'd ascribed to Jimmy Page's philosophy that there was a reason bootlegs weren't released officially (other that trading Grateful Dead shows, lol). Pearl Jam helped me get over that idea though, lol.

says the man who has his own "autograph stamp".

Sorry, but huh?

nostackedvinyl

The Dissident set was my first official. Had other random live recordings before that. Pretty sure my next one was a 2003 bootleg. State College I think

tbergs

My first purchase was in Munich, Germany in 1997; even flow live in the USA. Probably the one remaining souvenir I have from my exchange trip. Saw it in a record store and probably over paid for it. First live recording I had heard at that point.

LO2L was next and then Chicago 2000 from the official releases.

demetrios

It was either Black & White (with included cardboard cover), All Night Thing or Rockin' In The Free World (Zurich). The Zurich bootleg was the most expensive single CD bootleg on the market. $40 CDN. Bought @ Taz Records. Good times!

The Dissident set was my first official too.

lolobugg said:

Unauthorized bootleg circa 1993/94 called "New Songs"
cost $75 on CD and had almost every live version of the Vitalogy songs from the Vs. tour.
pretty much ruined Vitalogy for me as "Nothingman" was the only "new" song on it when I got it.

I got that one. $75 bucks? WHOA!!! Usually the 2 CD sets were that much. I tried to avoid bootlegs that were not full shows. These compilations were a hit or miss if there was more then 2 or 3 songs that I have never heard or were in my collection.

RS151862

No Fuckin Messiah 2, and a record store near me was selling copies of Pittsburgh 98 on tape so I bought that. First official, one of the Jones Beach 2000 shows. I can't remember which one.

manitouman

Soldier Field 95...Think it was somewhere around $50 for the 3 CD set.

Pap

A gift from my brother: Landgraaf 12/06/00 (official CD bootleg) from the now-defunct Metropolis in Athens, Greece!

go pre

I think I bought Hamburg and Berlin 2000 when they came out. Hamburg was the first full PJ show I listened to.

Spiritual_Chaos

State College or the Stockholm 2000 one.

Spiritual_Chaos

DarthMaeglin said:

lolobugg said:

DarthMaeglin said:

Both Katowices and the Toronto show when they were released. Prior to that I'd ascribed to Jimmy Page's philosophy that there was a reason bootlegs weren't released officially (other that trading Grateful Dead shows, lol). Pearl Jam helped me get over that idea though, lol.

says the man who has his own "autograph stamp".

Sorry, but huh?

CantKeepmedown

manitouman said:

Soldier Field 95...Think it was somewhere around $50 for the 3 CD set.

Yup, same for me. I think it had a few tracks from the Milwaukee summerfest show as well. I wore those CD's out in college

steved

Zurich 92, Den Haag 92

lolobugg

Spiritual_Chaos said:

DarthMaeglin said:

lolobugg said:

DarthMaeglin said:

Both Katowices and the Toronto show when they were released. Prior to that I'd ascribed to Jimmy Page's philosophy that there was a reason bootlegs weren't released officially (other that trading Grateful Dead shows, lol). Pearl Jam helped me get over that idea though, lol.

says the man who has his own "autograph stamp".

Sorry, but huh?

thanks, I was trying to find that picture!!!!

demetrios said:

It was either Black & White (with included cardboard cover), All Night Thing or Rockin' In The Free World (Zurich). The Zurich bootleg was the most expensive single CD bootleg on the market. $40 CDN. Bought @ Taz Records. Good times!

The Dissident set was my first official too.

lolobugg said:

Unauthorized bootleg circa 1993/94 called "New Songs"
cost $75 on CD and had almost every live version of the Vitalogy songs from the Vs. tour.
pretty much ruined Vitalogy for me as "Nothingman" was the only "new" song on it when I got it.

I got that one. $75 bucks? WHOA!!! Usually the 2 CD sets were that much. I tried to avoid bootlegs that were not full shows. These compilations were a hit or miss if there was more then 2 or 3 songs that I have never heard or were in my collection.

maybe got it mixed up with another one but I know those were outrageously priced for the sound quality. we were starving for anything live during that time period.

lolobugg

steved said:

Zurich 92, Den Haag 92

Zurich 92 is/was one of my all time favorite PJ bootlegs. amazing set and jams

rummy

Didn't start buying until relatively recently. Toronto 2011-09-11 and -12 were my first official purchases. The first one is still wrapped since Google play was giving away the mp3 of that one for free!