Favourite Bootleg

[Jealous Of Youth]

I used to collect any and every bootleg posted on here, but deleted the vast majority when i realised i never listened to most of them because they were either (a) poor quality or (b) repetitive or , worse still, (c) poor quality and repetitive.

my two favourites that i have kept and listen to quite regularly are The Smtihs Oxford 1985 (excellent sound and nice mix of songs) and Morrissey Cologne 1991 (because the Kill Uncle songs sound 100 times better live, and the sound on this recording is excellent).

If you were only allowed to keep two bootlegs (one Smiths and one Morrissey) what would they be and why?

Or possibly even one single song from a live recording? I have a live recording of Stop Me If You Think That You've Heard This One Before from 2006 that I listen to all the time.

Oh, and i hope you all had a good christmas

[Samson]

I'm not a completist at all, and sound quality is very important to me.

1. Morrissey - Santiago de Chile 28/03/00
This bootleg has THE song I'd bring on a desert island : this version of "Last night I dreamt that somebody loved me" ends with a long and beautiful guitar solo.

2. The Smiths - Dance with Octopuses
Starts with "The Queen is dead"(the first Smiths song I've ever heard)
Best version of "How soon is now", with lots of extra guitar play.


Christmas was great, hope yours too.