Johnny Clegg is not subscribed to the list, if that's what you were wondering. :-) The list is an unofficial labor of love, started by Sheila Millage in the spring of 1996. We are fortunate to have several music-industry people and journalists subscribed to the list.

No. Promotion, sale, and advertising of bootlegs is absolutely banned. There is nothing more inclined to drive away the goodwill and involvement of promoters, record companies and band management than the promotion, sale, or exchange of bootlegged versions of concerts, disks or tapes. Individuals may choose to e-mail other members privately - that is their right. But as far as the list goes, any discussion of trading of tapes or borrowing or buying must be done privately. Thanks. (And thanks to an early list post by Peter Levy for this clear yet polite wording. :-)

As of early December 1996, about 120.

Online photos can be viewed at:

Some other web sites of potential interest that have been recommended by list members follow. The last I checked these URLs, they were all more or less functional, but if when you try them things have moved, disappeared, or otherwise changed, please let me know. I've tried to eliminate repetition by not including music ordering sites and sites with online articles; see those sections of the FAQ for those websites.