After reading the description of what the bootleg is meant to look like in the 'Soul Detective' section of the Essential Northern Soul Guide, I'm still a little hazy.

I remebered that I had a copy that I had always considered a boot, as I bought it when I was a kid, in my shit box (a term I used as a kid I must add) in the loft and after reading about it went and dug it out.

Now, if I'm honest, what I've got here has to be a boot, it just screams it and I'm quite sure what I have hers is.

But, what I read in the EG, doesn't really put my mind at rest.

What should I be looking for in an original copy of Gwen & Ray?

After reading the description of what the bootleg is meant to look like in the 'Soul Detective' section of the Essential Northern Soul Guide, I'm still a little hazy.

I remebered that I had a copy that I had always considered a boot, as I bought it when I was a kid, in my shit box (a term I used as a kid I must add) in the loft and after reading about it went and dug it out.

Now, if I'm honest, what I've got here has to be a boot, it just screams it and I'm quite sure what I have hers is.

But, what I read in the EG, doesn't really put my mind at rest.

What should I be looking for in an original copy of Gwen & Ray?

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Edited February 13, 200916 yr by 45cellar

After reading the description of what the bootleg is meant to look like in the 'Soul Detective' section of the Essential Northern Soul Guide, I'm still a little hazy.

I remebered that I had a copy that I had always considered a boot, as I bought it when I was a kid, in my shit box (a term I used as a kid I must add) in the loft and after reading about it went and dug it out.

Now, if I'm honest, what I've got here has to be a boot, it just screams it and I'm quite sure what I have hers is.

But, what I read in the EG, doesn't really put my mind at rest.

What should I be looking for in an original copy of Gwen & Ray?

The differences between the original and the original Soussan bootleg are simply about quality.

The original issue looks just like the bootleg (orange with Bees and everything) but the vinyl is flexible and of good quality vs chunky hard thick rough edged plastic.

The label printing is of much higher quality too, with well drawn fine lines and clean edges, whereas the boot just looks cruder.

Crap articulation I know, but if you saw them side by side you would definitely know the difference.

Best,

Richard.