Bootleg and vinyl junkies will love this:

In the depths of the The British Library Sound Archive lies a wonderful treasure trove of illicit audio recordings... This is the British Phonographic Institute donation of over 4000 bootleg vinyl records, CDs and cassettes given to the library in 2002.

In the latest instalment of Irregulars Online for FOUR CORNERS BOOKS I dig deep into this unique archive, to take a closer look at the strange and striking artworks created for vinyl bootleg album covers — rock’n’roll relics from a pre-Internet age.

Featuring bootleg covers from an all-star cast, including The Beatles, Cat Stevens, Genesis and The Sex Pistols.

Read the article HERE

Radio documentary to come

Thanks to Kevin Foakes / DJ Food for photography