The Beatles' bootleg recordings are recordings of performances by the Beatles that have attained some level of public circulation without being available as a legal release. The term most often refers to audio recordings, but also includes video performances. Starting with vinyl releases in the 1970s, through CD issues in the late 1980s, and continuing with digital downloads starting in the mid 1990s, the Beatles have been, and continue to be, among the most bootlegged artists.
Robert Steven Moore is an American multi-instrumentalist, singer, and songwriter who pioneered lo-fi music. Often called the "godfather of home recording", he is one of the most recognized artists of the cassette underground, and his influence is particularly felt in the bedroom and hypnagogic pop artists of the post-millennium. Since 1968, he has self-released approximately 400 albums, while about three dozen "official" albums have been issued on various labels.
Lo-fi is a music or production quality in which elements usually regarded as imperfections in the context of a recording or performance are present, sometimes as a deliberate choice. The standards of sound quality (fidelity) and music production have evolved throughout the decades, meaning that some older examples of lo-fi may not have been originally recognized as such. Lo-fi began to be recognized as a style of popular music in the 1990s, when it became alternately referred to as DIY music.
The Doldrums is the second album by American recording artist Ariel Pink, self-released in 2000. It is the second album credited to his solo music project, "Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti", and the second installment in his Haunted Graffiti series. On October 11, 2004, the album was released on the independent label Paw Tracks, owned by the music group Animal Collective. It received critical praise and has since been recognized for its influence on subsequent lo-fi acts. In 2020, a remastered edition of the album was released by Mexican Summer.
Lover Boy is the sixth studio album by the American recording artist Ariel Pink, under the artist's "Haunted Graffiti" musical project. It is the sixth release in the eponymous series of works.
Delicate Tension is the second official album by American musician R. Stevie Moore, issued in a small pressing by his uncle Harry Palmer's H.P. Music in November 1978. The album is the follow-up to the compilation Phonography (1976). It mainly contains Moore's new songs and sound experiments captured since his recent move north from Nashville to New Jersey, all recorded on 1/4 track 7½ ips reel-to-reel stereo tape decks. The album cover was designed by Moore himself.
Stance is a 12" 45rpm e.p. vinyl record by DIY home recording pioneer and one-man band R. Stevie Moore. The 3-track disc was issued by Moore's uncle Harry Palmer's H.P. Music of Verona NJ in September 1978. It contains Moore's songs and sound experiments from Nashville TN sessions, all originally recorded on 1/4 track 71⁄2 ips reel-to-reel stereo tape decks.
Phonography is the first official album by American multi-instrumentalist R. Stevie Moore, released in 1976 on the artist's private Vital Records "label". Its initial vinyl pressing was limited to 100 copies. The album mostly consists of selections from his self-released albums Stevie Moore Often (1975) and Stevie Moore Returns (1976), all recorded on 1/4 track 7½ ips reel-to-reel stereo tape decks. A 7-inch EP was issued in 1977 called Four from Phonography, which was the debut release by Moore's uncle Harry Palmer's H.P. Music label.
What's the Point?!! is the fourth studio album by DIY home recording pioneer and one-man band R. Stevie Moore. It was the first album released by Steve Feigenbaum's Cuneiform Records label in Silver Spring MD. The vinyl record was pressed in the Netherlands. Never officially reissued on compact disc, the expanded & remastered CD-R version is available by mail from the artist.
Verve is the fifth 12" vinyl record album by DIY home recording pioneer and one-man band R. Stevie Moore. It was released by Terry Burrows' Hamster label in the UK late 1985. Never officially reissued on compact disc, the CD-R version is available by mail from the artist.
Glad Music is the sixth vinyl record album by American multi-instrumentalist R. Stevie Moore (RSM). It was the second of four RSM albums released by New Rose Records in Paris. Glad Music differed from most Moore record albums by being almost exclusively recorded in a professional 8- and 16-track studio. The record sleeve's art design mimics the UK version of the Beatles' 1964 soundtrack album A Hard Day's Night. The title "Glad Music" was a nod to the music publishing company of the same name.
Teenage Spectacular is a 12" vinyl record album by DIY home recording pioneer and one-man band R. Stevie Moore, released in 1987. It was the third of four RSM albums released by New Rose Records in Paris, France. Like 1986's Glad Music, Teenage Spectacular differed from most Moore record albums by being almost exclusively recorded in a professional 8 & 16 track studio. Never officially reissued on compact disc, the expanded CD-R version is available by mail from the artist.
...warning: r. stevie moore... is the ninth 12" vinyl record album by DIY home recording pioneer and one-man band R. Stevie Moore. It was the last of four RSM albums released by New Rose Records in Paris, France. Most of the disc's material resulted from studio sessions for the previous album, Teenage Spectacular. Never officially reissued on compact disc, the expanded CD-R version is available by mail from the artist.
Has-Beens and Never-Weres is the tenth 12" vinyl record album by DIY home recording pioneer and one-man band R. Stevie Moore.
Greatesttits is the eleventh album released by DIY home recording pioneer and one-man band R. Stevie Moore. It was the first official compact disc issued by Moore. The album is a compilation of previously released tracks from Moore's four vinyl issues on New Rose Records, Paris.
Ariel Pink is a Los Angeles-based indie artist and musician. Pink boasts a cult following and endorsements from more widely known artists such as fellow founding Paw Tracks group Animal Collective.
Ariel Marcus Rosenberg, professionally known as Ariel Pink, is an American musician, singer, and songwriter whose work draws heavily from the popular music of the 1960s–1980s. His lo-fi aesthetic and home-recorded albums proved influential to many indie musicians starting in the late 2000s. He is frequently cited as "godfather" of the hypnagogic pop and chillwave movements, and he is credited with galvanizing a larger trend involving the evocation of the media, sounds, and outmoded technologies of prior decades, as well as an equal appreciation for high and low art in independent music.
Hypnagogic pop is pop or psychedelic music that evokes cultural memory and nostalgia for the popular entertainment of the past. It emerged in the mid to late 2000s as American lo-fi and noise musicians began adopting retro aesthetics remembered from their childhood, such as radio rock, new wave pop, light rock, video game music, synth-pop, and R&B. Recordings circulated on cassette or Internet blogs and were typically marked by the use of outmoded analog equipment and DIY experimentation.
Ariel Pink's Picks Vol. 1 is a compilation album of American recording artist R. Stevie Moore. Originally compiled by Ariel Pink in 2006, the album was officially released on cassette by Laughable Recordings in 2011. A double-vinyl release on Light in the Attic followed in 2015.
Ku Klux Glam is the first collaborative album by American musicians Ariel Pink and R. Stevie Moore, self-released on Bandcamp on February 12, 2012. Some of it was recorded with Jason Falkner, who engineered and performed on several tracks. On April 30, the album was officially issued by Stroll On Records as a limited edition cassette that condensed its original 60-track running order to 20. In June 2016, the album was given its first vinyl pressing.
[1] 