# \#bootleg **URL:** https://community.metabrainz.org/tag/bootleg/134.md [Latest](https://community.metabrainz.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.metabrainz.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://community.metabrainz.org/tags.md) --- ## [Should a Release Date and Country be added to Live Bootlegs?](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/should-a-release-date-and-country-be-added-to-live-bootlegs/815552)
**Author:** [@trincowski](https://community.metabrainz.org/u/trincowski)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2026, 8:44am UTC](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/should-a-release-date-and-country-be-added-to-live-bootlegs/815552 "2026-08-29T08:44:56Z")
I saw nothing on the guidelines or in this forum so I’ll just ask. Should a Release Date and Country be added to Live Bootlegs? I see some are left empty and others have the Year of the concert and Worldwide in the rel… --- ## [Can a folder in a P2P file-sharing application be considered a bootleg album?](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/can-a-folder-in-a-p2p-file-sharing-application-be-considered-a-bootleg-album/815492)
**Author:** [@blackteadarkmatter](https://community.metabrainz.org/u/blackteadarkmatter)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2026, 5:44pm UTC](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/can-a-folder-in-a-p2p-file-sharing-application-be-considered-a-bootleg-album/815492 "2026-08-19T17:44:32Z")
Today I noticed an editor was adding a large number of new releases with no source information which I thought couldn’t exist. These ere Eurovision Song Contest compilations for early years, one album per year (e.g.: her… --- ## [Please critique and vote on fake classical release](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/please-critique-and-vote-on-fake-classical-release/814694)
**Author:** [@krefson1](https://community.metabrainz.org/u/krefson1)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2026, 4:35am UTC](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/please-critique-and-vote-on-fake-classical-release/814694 "2026-04-20T04:35:52Z")
I would appreciate some discussion/comments/votes on the release I have just entered. which is an example of a fake/bootleg budget classical release, though it does not feature in Alfred Scholtz’ oevre as far as I am … --- ## [Automatic bootleg-live-style disambigs for recordings?](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/automatic-bootleg-live-style-disambigs-for-recordings/814211)
**Author:** [@davygrvy](https://community.metabrainz.org/u/davygrvy)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2026, 12:59am UTC](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/automatic-bootleg-live-style-disambigs-for-recordings/814211 "2026-02-12T00:59:45Z")
Hi, Just spitballing here, but can we generate those things from structured data as an incentive for the bootleggers to stop putting what should be structured data in as comment abuse? There is a feature request alrea… --- ## [Are digital torrent/blog bootleg compilations releases? (asking again)](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/are-digital-torrent-blog-bootleg-compilations-releases-asking-again/618472)
**Author:** [@IndridCold](https://community.metabrainz.org/u/IndridCold)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2025, 6:47am UTC](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/are-digital-torrent-blog-bootleg-compilations-releases-asking-again/618472 "2025-11-03T06:47:26Z")
This question has been up many times. I’m talking about the following: A bootleg compilation, often a V/A compilation, of digital files. Circulated on the internet, often originating from a pirate blog where they link … --- ## [Bootleg digital releases](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/bootleg-digital-releases/328301)
**Author:** [@HibiscusKazeneko](https://community.metabrainz.org/u/HibiscusKazeneko)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2025, 7:48am UTC](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/bootleg-digital-releases/328301 "2025-08-08T07:48:38Z")
There are apparently releases in MB that were pirated from old LPs and offered for sale illegally. One editor has entered edits to remove them (edit #47534182, edit #47533912, edit #47533867, edit #47532266). I’m not sur… --- ## [Are made-up digital compilations acceptable in MB?](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/are-made-up-digital-compilations-acceptable-in-mb/642669)
**Author:** [@blackteadarkmatter](https://community.metabrainz.org/u/blackteadarkmatter)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2024, 1:13pm UTC](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/are-made-up-digital-compilations-acceptable-in-mb/642669 "2024-12-16T13:13:16Z")
I understand my question gives away my feeling about this, but this is an honest question, because: The barrier for entry is extremely low, literally anyone can throw a bunch of songs together and call it a digital boo… --- ## [Can Picard be used to organize music not in MusicBrainz database?](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/can-picard-be-used-to-organize-music-not-in-musicbrainz-database/696383)
**Author:** [@jplank](https://community.metabrainz.org/u/jplank)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2024, 7:20pm UTC](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/can-picard-be-used-to-organize-music-not-in-musicbrainz-database/696383 "2024-11-17T19:20:18Z")
I am a relative newbie to MusicBrainz and have a pretty naive question about it’s use. I’ve been using MusicBrainz Picard to organize my music collection to fix tags and create a consistent naming and folder structure. A… --- ## [Tom Lehrer bootlegs: to link or not to link?](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/tom-lehrer-bootlegs-to-link-or-not-to-link/723765)
**Author:** [@psychoadept](https://community.metabrainz.org/u/psychoadept)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2024, 5:53am UTC](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/tom-lehrer-bootlegs-to-link-or-not-to-link/723765 "2024-11-11T05:53:09Z")
Since Tom Lehrer has put all his stuff in the public domain, is linking to bootleg downloads of long out-of-print or unreleased material ok? (Supposedly he even approved some “rarities” bootlegs post-facto and asked for … --- ## ["Fake leak" release: same release group or different?](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/fake-leak-release-same-release-group-or-different/721929)
**Author:** [@derat](https://community.metabrainz.org/u/derat)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2024, 8:20pm UTC](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/fake-leak-release-same-release-group-or-different/721929 "2024-10-30T20:20:19Z")
What’s the right way to categorize the “fake leak” release of Daft Punk’s “Discovery” at Release “Discovery (Beta Version)” by Daft Punk - MusicBrainz? As of a few days ago, it lives in the real album’s release group, an… --- ## [Inappropriate releases in the database](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/inappropriate-releases-in-the-database/465098)
**Author:** [@RocknRollArchivist](https://community.metabrainz.org/u/RocknRollArchivist)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2024, 1:19pm UTC](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/inappropriate-releases-in-the-database/465098 "2024-10-12T13:19:28Z")
Are compilations of files (generally ripped from singles and vinyl albums) from someone’s collection, provided with home-made virtual covers, releases for inclusion in the database? Please look at so-called “label” HMC … --- ## [Shared bootleg recordings as file set: Album or Other?](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/shared-bootleg-recordings-as-file-set-album-or-other/696399)
**Author:** [@jerry1970](https://community.metabrainz.org/u/jerry1970)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2024, 5:07pm UTC](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/shared-bootleg-recordings-as-file-set-album-or-other/696399 "2024-05-20T17:07:16Z")
After a different discussion, I started entering bootleg recordings that were not “released” in the traditional sense but shared (trade, torrent sites), which can also be seen as a release. At first I used Album as the … --- ## [Bootleg guideline examples \[done\]](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/bootleg-guideline-examples-done/628959)
**Author:** [@aerozol](https://community.metabrainz.org/u/aerozol)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2024, 10:21am UTC](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/bootleg-guideline-examples-done/628959 "2024-01-11T10:21:43Z")
I am proposing to add the following examples, and make the following tweaks, to the Style/Release docs : Bootleg should be used for pirated/counterfeit/unofficial releases, but not every unofficial release should be ad… --- ## [Digital and CDr bootleg compilations](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/digital-and-cdr-bootleg-compilations/673401)
**Author:** [@hanrahs](https://community.metabrainz.org/u/hanrahs)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2024, 2:07pm UTC](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/digital-and-cdr-bootleg-compilations/673401 "2024-01-09T14:07:51Z")
Where do we sit on adding digital bootlegs and cdr bootlegs (I’m talking about series of unofficial compilations) from mailing lists and blogs - including those that are no longer available on their original sites (which… --- ## [Bootleg Tori Amos: Purple Rose](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/bootleg-tori-amos-purple-rose/668016)
**Author:** [@emmadilemma](https://community.metabrainz.org/u/emmadilemma)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2023, 9:24am UTC](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/bootleg-tori-amos-purple-rose/668016 "2023-12-03T09:24:03Z")
Notwithstanding the extensive docs and debate around bootlegs, which I’ve tried to digest, I have a specific question on these release groups, each containing a single nearly identical release: https://musicbrainz.org/r… --- ## [Recognizing bootleg Spotify releases](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/recognizing-bootleg-spotify-releases/664386)
**Author:** [@Muxxer](https://community.metabrainz.org/u/Muxxer)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2023, 7:33am UTC](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/recognizing-bootleg-spotify-releases/664386 "2023-11-10T07:33:56Z")
I just added two singles for the band ZHIEND, which is a fictional band featured in the anime Charlotte. These two singles were released only on Spotify in 2020, the copyright and phonographic rights are credited just to… --- ## [Should I add live bootlegs to an artist's discography?](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/should-i-add-live-bootlegs-to-an-artists-discography/653560)
**Author:** [@Muxxer](https://community.metabrainz.org/u/Muxxer)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2023, 12:46am UTC](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/should-i-add-live-bootlegs-to-an-artists-discography/653560 "2023-09-04T00:46:34Z")
So, I’ve tried to read the documentation and look around here but I’ve got somewhat confused, in all honesty, as to what to do with live bootlegs. There are a couple of live bootlegs for Alice in Chains that were someho… --- ## [Bootlegs on Spotify, Qobuz, etc](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/bootlegs-on-spotify-qobuz-etc/638146)
**Author:** [@IvanDobsky](https://community.metabrainz.org/u/IvanDobsky)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2023, 4:32pm UTC](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/bootlegs-on-spotify-qobuz-etc/638146 "2023-05-23T16:32:29Z")
I noticed a number of concert bootlegs coming from this label: https://musicbrainz.org/label/12edda12-a243-4eb8-9299-91f1c3e8339a What is interesting is these are appearing on legit places like Spotify, Qobuz and other… --- ## [Artist credits for gamerips](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/artist-credits-for-gamerips/634124)
**Author:** [@Toad\_King](https://community.metabrainz.org/u/Toad_King)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2023, 3:50pm UTC](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/artist-credits-for-gamerips/634124 "2023-04-24T15:50:45Z")
https://musicbrainz.org/edit/98860259 How should the artist credits for this release be handled? This is a gamerip (from Splatoon 3) which has multiple people on its sound team. The actual credits for each track are not… --- ## [Live bootleg release and RG titles](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/live-bootleg-release-and-rg-titles/622617)
**Author:** [@dkg](https://community.metabrainz.org/u/dkg)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2023, 3:39am UTC](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/live-bootleg-release-and-rg-titles/622617 "2023-02-09T03:39:19Z")
I’ve been working with some live bootlegs lately, and I feel the guidelines are a little unclear. On the one hand, the Live bootlegs page states, For bootlegs with actual titles, just follow the standard titles guidel… --- ## [Portuguese Bootleg/Mixtape with Many Mispellings](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/portuguese-bootleg-mixtape-with-many-mispellings/621611)
**Author:** [@sound.and.vision](https://community.metabrainz.org/u/sound.and.vision)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2023, 11:25am UTC](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/portuguese-bootleg-mixtape-with-many-mispellings/621611 "2023-02-01T11:25:17Z")
So, there’s a number of bootlegs that get “captured” and placed on to the Internet Archive, and sometimes I will add them to the database. Of course with a lot of these bootlegs they normally have the occassional mis-spe… --- ## [Holiday compilation bootlegs?](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/holiday-compilation-bootlegs/617007)
**Author:** [@dkg](https://community.metabrainz.org/u/dkg)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2023, 6:36am UTC](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/holiday-compilation-bootlegs/617007 "2023-01-04T06:36:11Z")
After reading much discussion here regarding bootlegs, I added the following bootleg release: https://musicbrainz.org/release/b2483544-2340-46dd-91e4-d58acb555635 https://www.falalalala.com/falalalala-adventure-in-caro… --- ## [Pseudo-Release from a blog with a Mixcloud?](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/pseudo-release-from-a-blog-with-a-mixcloud/609058)
**Author:** [@chiark](https://community.metabrainz.org/u/chiark)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2022, 5:55pm UTC](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/pseudo-release-from-a-blog-with-a-mixcloud/609058 "2022-11-11T17:55:33Z")
Came across this release today IN 6 It appears to be sourced from a website, which also provides link to the audio on Mixcloud. Mixcloud allows anyone (as far as I understand) to make playlists on their site. There ar… --- ## [Live bootlegs: early/late shows](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/live-bootlegs-early-late-shows/558347)
**Author:** [@regagain](https://community.metabrainz.org/u/regagain)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2022, 8:46pm UTC](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/live-bootlegs-early-late-shows/558347 "2022-11-03T20:46:10Z")
Sometimes, artists play two shows the same night, at the same venue. However, there doesn’t seem to be any guidelines specifying where/how to put that information in live bootlegs release titles. It looks a bit messy ri… --- ## [Artist credited as a different alias by others?](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/artist-credited-as-a-different-alias-by-others/589915)
**Author:** [@UltimateRiff](https://community.metabrainz.org/u/UltimateRiff)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2022, 9:03am UTC](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/artist-credited-as-a-different-alias-by-others/589915 "2022-06-22T09:03:46Z")
Good evening~ an odd situation, I’ve been working on Griffin Village lately, and I’ve found several bootleg releases and remixes of their songs where their more popular alias Jackle App is credited as the artist. all of… --- ## [Strange version of Yes 2002 - Konocti Harbor Resort 07-19-02](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/strange-version-of-yes-2002-konocti-harbor-resort-07-19-02/589750)
**Author:** [@Norse12](https://community.metabrainz.org/u/Norse12)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2022, 7:07pm UTC](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/strange-version-of-yes-2002-konocti-harbor-resort-07-19-02/589750 "2022-06-21T19:07:20Z")
The tracks and times are a little off compared to this Release “2002‐07‐19: Konocti Amphitheater, Kelseyville, CA, USA” by Yes - MusicBrainz and I can’t find any other versions anywhere. I don’t have the original, this w… --- ## [Bootleg recordings and track length](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/bootleg-recordings-and-track-length/573616)
**Author:** [@ernstlx](https://community.metabrainz.org/u/ernstlx)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2022, 1:51am UTC](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/bootleg-recordings-and-track-length/573616 "2022-02-24T01:51:47Z")
Massive Attack never released a live album, but there is an enormous number of unofficial releases, nicely put together on Bootlegs — MASSIVEATTACK.IE. Some (the better ones) were originally broadcast on the radio. Afte… --- ## [I can't get this release to show on the main Overview page by artist](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/i-cant-get-this-release-to-show-on-the-main-overview-page-by-artist/570855)
**Author:** [@albiekOH330](https://community.metabrainz.org/u/albiekOH330)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2022, 11:37am UTC](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/i-cant-get-this-release-to-show-on-the-main-overview-page-by-artist/570855 "2022-02-04T11:37:19Z")
I cannot get “Freedom Rings” promotional single by Brandy overview page ea678ed8-f3d7-44ab-8f05-425467fbf3b0 to show up on her main overview page. The song release country is “XW” for Worldwide. This is the first time… --- ## [Release \> Release Information \> External Links & .torrents](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/release-release-information-external-links-torrents/552499)
**Author:** [@iconoclasthero](https://community.metabrainz.org/u/iconoclasthero)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2021, 5:48am UTC](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/release-release-information-external-links-torrents/552499 "2021-09-26T05:48:45Z")
When entering bootleg releases, the External Links options are insufficient. E.g., this release is from Lossless Legs/shnflac.net, but it is incorrect to say that it can be downloaded there as there is no actual music t… --- ## [Wrong Song Title on a Bootleg Release? My First Bootleg Edits](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/wrong-song-title-on-a-bootleg-release-my-first-bootleg-edits/548025)
**Author:** [@UltimateRiff](https://community.metabrainz.org/u/UltimateRiff)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2021, 6:25pm UTC](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/wrong-song-title-on-a-bootleg-release-my-first-bootleg-edits/548025 "2021-08-26T18:25:19Z")
So, I’m editing my first bootleg release, and I’ve run into a couple issues I’ve never had to deal with. The release in question: https://musicbrainz.org/release/7c0e3a9c-5bcc-47e1-b322-9716a8f33376 On both sites I’ve… [Next page](https://community.metabrainz.org/tag/bootleg/134.md?match_all_tags=true&page=1&tags%5B%5D=bootleg)