Hi,

Does anyone know if this is legitimate or a bootleg.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Prince-Hitnrun-Phase-Two-Clear-Vinyl-Double-Album-Promo-MEGA-RARE-Brand-new-/351753789509

bluesaifon said:

Hi,

Does anyone know if this is legitimate or a bootleg.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Prince-Hitnrun-Phase-Two-Clear-Vinyl-Double-Album-Promo-MEGA-RARE-Brand-new-/351753789509

i dont know - but it looks real... found this under phase 2

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Prince-Hitnrun-Phase-One-Clear-Vinyl-Double-Album-Promo-MEGA-RARE-Brand-new/351753784576?_trksid=p2047675.c100005.m1851&_trkparms=aid%3D222007%26algo%3DSIC.MBE%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20140122125356%26meid%3D3b7b1e677df843a09c00e00f3ef75d14%26pid%3D100005%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D5%26sd%3D351753789509

Bootleg.

It's a bootleg. Always check discogs. You can pretty much count on that site having most every version of a record listed. The only vinyl listed as the bootleg on Prince Records, which of course has nothing to do with Prince.

Gee1973 said:

Both went for over £450. That's really unfair, they've been ripped off.

If they're that blind of a Prince fan to buy something like that, they deserve to be milked. No one's holding a gun to their head.

i dont think its a rip off.

if you love the albums, like i do.. and you really want them on vinyl.. they probably didnt make a ton of these and its your only option

i have this pressing and it sounds GREAT

itsjustaroundthecorner said:

i dont think its a rip off.

if you love the albums, like i do.. and you really want them on vinyl.. they probably didnt make a ton of these and its your only option

i have this pressing and it sounds GREAT

Well it was ripped from a CD, so I'm sure it sounds just fine.

I want stuff on vinyl too, but I want them legit.

TrivialPursuit said:

Both hit n run vol 1 & 2 have a yellow vinyl release and sell for £30 each I shall check if they are authentic and report back soon.

jjam said:

Bootleg.

Technically it's a pirate. A good source for vinyl releases is http://sleevographia2.free.fr/.

Id still like to have it. Hit N Run 2 def deserve the vnyl treatment

I'm not one to accept or condone someone purchasing a bootleg of an artist's material, but I was just rather surprised at the reactions on this thread, and a couple other threads that are also mentioning these new Hit N' Run vinyl releases. I mean, Prince is one of the most bootlegged artists around! Be it DVDs, LPs, CDs, or MP3s! Are you all more accepting of one format over another? I've got a bootlegged Black vinyl album from way back in the day, how many of you do, also? I don't see these as any different. I suppose it's not too often that an actual, complete, officially released album gets a bootleg, so perhaps that's it? I have to admit I found Phase One and Two at my local record shop this weekend, and was totally surprised by them! In the end I had to pick them up (they were $28 each at my shop) because I thought to myself "these are his last two albums! How long might it take them to sort everything out before they see a proper vinyl release?" So I just went for it. Just make sure if you do pick them up you check them out first (if you're able to, they're in UK style shrink/bags, so you can check the LPs out if you wish) because one of my Phase One LPs had an artifact in the vinyl that causes it to pop multiple times on the last song (June.) So the quality of the product, while well done, can be iffy. But my Phase Two is perfect all the way around. Anyway, I was just curious about the whole put-down on these bootlegs, being how many fans on here probably have some other bootlegged Prince item...