Bloggerhythms

Way back in 1970 I bought one of the many bootlegs of the soon-to-be-released final Beatles album, so I heard most of the songs from their joint movie and LP project before many people did. It seemed like there were dozens of different, illegal versions of the soundtrack sold in record stores everywhere. I bought my copy at Jerry's Records located in a long out-of-business discount mall named Bazaar of All Nations in Horsham, PA. Like other stores selling this coveted piece of contraband, I remember that Jerry's very prominent counter display advertised the LP as Get Back . I also remember paying more for it than it was probably worth. The packaging was odd even for a bootleg because it came in a plain, white, carboard jacket with no printing, photos, liner notes, cover art, or track listing - nothing! Inside, the white record label was also totally blank. As you can see here, I had to write on it myself. When I pulled the record out r...