At once time I was REALLY into Beatles bootlegs (or Beatlegs if you will). I was collecting them, burning copies and trading them faster than you would believe. I had them all organized, but I rarely listened to them. After about 2 solid years of collecting Beatles bootlegs, I realized that much of what was being released was re-hashing of old stuff. I am someone that struggles to hear the difference between mono and stereo records. I can't tell the difference between a speed-corrected needle and what I already had. I only listen to a dozen or so Beatlegs, so I stopped collecting them. I have a huge tub of burned Cds in my basement right now that are most likely deteriorating.
When I started collecting Beatles bootlegs, cassette tapes were the "in" thing. I completely missed out on the whole vinyl bootleg era, which is too bad because I would have enjoyed it. I stumbled upon a Beatleg vinyl title that I was not familiar with, "Snaps 'n' Tracks." This was put out on Geritol Records. I was surprised that I could not locate it in the Beatlegzone web site, but I did find it elsewhere online. One side is Beatles material and the other is Beatles solo materials (up to 1977, which must have been around the time this record was released). The songs are just (once again) repeats of other bootlegs that were popular at that time. But what caught my eye was the cover. Occasionally, you find that bootleggers like to use fan photos for their album covers. This actually makes logical sense. They are rare photos and like the music, they would not have gotten permission to use the photos. Most of the photos on the album have been seen on this blog, but there are two photos that weren't. I wish I had a large high-quality scan of this album so that I could get a better look. But here is what I see (starting in the left corner)
1. Paul and Mal at Cavendish 1969. Paul wearing his well-known blue and white striped shirt.
2. Paul (around early 1970's) in a car with a checked jacket (NEW)
3. Yoko and John with super-short hair. Has to be from 1970
4. John in Chicago 1971
5. Ringo handing back an autograph 1969 (Barb Fenrick's photo)
6. Ringo in a car holding something (NEW). I have other photos that must be from this same day because Ringo is wearing the same tie.
7. George at Kinfauns 1969 (Pat Kinzer's photo)
8. George playing "rocky" during the Dark Horse tour in1974
9 (Middle photo) Press conference in Memphis in 1966
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