The Smiths – Unreleased Demos & Instrumentals - #38 in Uncut's 50 greatest bootlegs

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In its latest issue, Uncut celebrates the shadow economy that surrounds rock music by presenting its list of the 50 greatest bootlegs: Live albums, alternate mixes, unreleased studio sessions that made the illegal-tape circuit, at least until some enterprising label type decided to legitimately release them. Below, check out the full list and download the version of “Straight To Hell” from the #6 entry, the Clash’s Rat Patrol From Fort Bragg. 50. The Troggs – The Troggs Tapes
49. Paul McCartney & Wings – The Nashville Sessions
48. Gillian Welch & David Rawlings – Live And Obscure
47. David Bowie – Toy
46. Buffalo Springfield – California Daze
45. Aztec Camera – Manchester Live Tape
44. Joe Strummer – When Pigs Fly
43. The La’s – The Kitchen Tape
42. Adam & The Ants – Madamstan
41. James Brown With Sly & Robbie – The Nassau Sessions
40. John Lennon And Paul McCartney – A Toot And A Snore In ’74
39. The Byrds – Tambourines & 12-Strings
38. The Smiths – Unreleased Demos & Instrumentals
37. Elvis Presley – Desert Storm
36. Keith Richards – Toronto Session/”I Got The Blues”
35. Jimi Hendrix/Traffic – A Session
34. PJ Harvey - Jungle Queen
33. The Soft Boys – The Day They Ate Brick
32. Arcade Fire – Demo 2001
31. Richard & Linda Thompson – Rafferty’s Folly
30. The White Stripes – The Legendary Lost Tapes
29. Elvis Costello – Our Aim Is True
28. Nico, John Cale & Brian Eno – Berline, Neue Nationalgalerie
27. The Who – Obscure And Oblique
26. The Cramps – The Ohio Demos 1979
25. Blur – Parklife Deluxe Bootleg
24. Leonard Cohen – The Other Leonard Cohen Album Vols 1 & 2
23. Van Morrison – Van The Man
22. New Order – Western Works
21. Steely Dan – The Last Gaucho
20. R.E.M. – The Elliot Mazer Demos
19. The Beatles – From Kinfauns To Chaos
18. Nirvana – In Utero (Steve Albini Mix)
17. Syd Barrett – Magnesium Proverbs
16. Television – Double Exposure
15. Wilco – Yankee Hotel Foxtrot Demos/Outtakes: YHF Engineer Demos
14. Kraftwerk – K4
13. Captain Beefheart – Hoboism
12. Kate Bush – The Cathy Demos
11. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds – Call Of The Cavemen
10. Roxy Music – When We Were Young
09. Bruce Springsteen – The Ties That Bind
08. Led Zeppelin – The Lost Sessions
07. The Velvet Underground – Live At The Gymnasium
06. The Clash – Rat Patrol From Fort Bragg
05. Little Feat – Electrif Lycanthrope
04. The Rolling Stones – Place Pigalle
03. Neil Young – Chrome Dreams (Rust Edition)
02. Bob Dylan & The Band – A Tree Without Roots
01. The Beach Boys – Smile

from: http://stereogum.com/830851/uncuts-50-greatest-bootlegs/list/
 
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