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Shostakovich: Symphonies 1-15 - Barshai | ubertrout - December 11, 2024
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I bought this recording and I love it. Simply that.
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Allan Holdsworth: The Sixteen Men of Tain
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Comment by Paul - November 18, 2024 (1 of 4)
Does anyone have any information on the record label that is issuing this release, IAC Music Japan?
Based on the research that I have done this appears to be an Japanese bootleg record label that according to the Discogs database has issued over 150 CD’s and SACD’s and of that number all are listed as “Unofficial Releases” with only about 25 not being labelled as such.
It seems pretty clear that IAC Music Japan is a bootleg record label so one has to wonder what source(s) are they using for the four Allan Holdsworth SACD releases. Most likely these will be sourced from the Manifesto Records CD remasters and simply be pressed and released on the SACD format which will yield zero audio benefits whatsoever.
If anyone has any additional info on IAC Music Japan or these upcoming Holdsworth SACD releases please leave a comment here to follow up.
Comment by John Bacon-Shone - December 10, 2024 (2 of 4)
I certainly do not believe that there is any basis for accusing this label of being a bootleg operation.
https://www.interart.co.jp/business/entertainment.html
https://store.shopping.yahoo.co.jp/iacmusicjapan/?clink=iacmusicjapan+jxt7si
Comment by Paul - December 10, 2024 (3 of 4)
Yes, there is more than enough evidence to suggest that this label is not a legitimate one.
Go to Discogs and type in IAC Music Japan and take a look at the over 150 releases listed there. Of the over 150 titles ALL but 8 are deemed “Unofficial Releases”.
https://www.discogs.com/label/3000037-Iac-Music-Japan?sort=year&sort_order=desc
Just because someone has a Yahoo Store or a web site does not prove that they are legit. There are thousands of web sites that sell bootleg audio recordings as well.
Case closed…
Comment by Downunderman - December 11, 2024 (4 of 4)
The situation looks a little more complicated to me.
The 'Unofficial Releases' over on Discogs seem to be only for live bootleg albums. There are also plenty of non-bootleg official releases that they have reissued over many years which appear to be legit. In the case of Holdsworth they have even previously released legit CD versions of the remastered titles that they are now releasing on SACD.
Seems to me the copyright environment in Japan has some sort of a loophole that is allowing them to release those unauthorized live bootlegs for the Japanese market without getting into legal difficulty there.