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showing off my vinyl boot Ronnie James Dio collection
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Author:  magate [ Tue May 21, 2024 5:22 pm ]
Post subject:  showing off my vinyl boot Ronnie James Dio collection
From the Prophets (7'', covers not shown to avoid problems - it's typical 1960s pinups) to Elf, Rainbow, Black Sabbath, Dio, Heaven and Hell. That's 236 records so far, many fairly common, some extremely hard to find. Most of the records that look the same have differences, small or big, in the cover, label, or vinyl itself (in some cases just the run-off markings differ).

I have at least one copy of each pressed boot. By mistake I have some very few repeats. I do not have a copy of the two old cut boots. I am not interested in modern day commercial cut vinyl, but I do like non-commercial ones made for love. And I'm really happy with the resurgence of new pressed (legal) ones that take advantage of the legal loophole on radio shows.

A lot more information in the amazing site dio.net - I learned so much there!

Nothing is for sale or trade, I'm just showing off!

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Author:  HighwayCorsair [ Tue May 21, 2024 5:55 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: showing off my vinyl boot Ronnie James Dio collection
Killer collection!!! I am sure it's the work of many years!
Author:  hells_unicorn [ Tue May 21, 2024 6:14 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: showing off my vinyl boot Ronnie James Dio collection
I completely understand, if I was able to procure all of the old doo-wop and classic rock era Dio vinyl albums, there would be no way on earth that I'd ever part with them. I have most of the stuff from his Rainbow days up until the present on either cassette or CD, and I have the first 5 Dio solo albums on vinyl, but you've truly procured the gold of El Dorado there. I salute you. :bow:
Author:  magate [ Wed May 22, 2024 3:51 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: showing off my vinyl boot Ronnie James Dio collection
HighwayCorsair wrote:
Killer collection!!! I am sure it's the work of many years!


First one I bought in 1986... Roughly (Last in Line tour), which is likely the most common Dio boot ever, about 2500 made or more. but the internet really made things easier - ebay was a revolution, suddenly there was easier access to really rare stuff. Nowadays most of these are blocked in discogs, which is a shame as I don't see the issue with 30 or 40 year old records being a commercial threat to anyone.
Author:  HighwayCorsair [ Wed May 22, 2024 4:59 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: showing off my vinyl boot Ronnie James Dio collection
Yeah, it's a shame- I get why you'd ban sales of bootleg studio albums entirely but live bootlegs feel pretty different. I'm a big fan of live boots myself and it's always frustrating how much harder that makes it.
Author:  democracyiscringe [ Wed May 22, 2024 10:44 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: showing off my vinyl boot Ronnie James Dio collection
magate wrote:
HighwayCorsair wrote:
Killer collection!!! I am sure it's the work of many years!


First one I bought in 1986... Roughly (Last in Line tour), which is likely the most common Dio boot ever, about 2500 made or more. but the internet really made things easier - ebay was a revolution, suddenly there was easier access to really rare stuff. Nowadays most of these are blocked in discogs, which is a shame as I don't see the issue with 30 or 40 year old records being a commercial threat to anyone.


It's a bit like how ebay and discogs ban NS material to "stop the spread of hate" or whatever, even though it literally does the opposite of that, since banning second hand sales redirects anybody wanting to buy those albums directly to the labels and distros specifically specializing in that stuff lol. Logic doesn't really factor into it. It all goes back to some middle-management muppets justifying their own useless jobs.

Anyway, cool collection
Author:  HighwayCorsair [ Wed May 22, 2024 11:14 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: showing off my vinyl boot Ronnie James Dio collection
That's a stupid comparison because discogs and Ebay have more dedicated record stores and distros selling than random people getting rid of records. It definitely drives demand and those stores restock stuff that sells. Bringing it up randomly says more about you and your priorities than about those sites.
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