La Roux In for the Kill (skream remix) @ HTRF - Bootlegs??

godflesh fiend · Post by **godflesh fiend** » Fri May 01, 2009 12:58 pm

Yeah there seems to be alot of animosity towards HTFR?

I would've thought people here would've been chuffed they had the vinyl?

syhr · Post by **syhr** » Fri May 01, 2009 12:58 pm

Godflesh Fiend wrote:
syhr wrote:HTFR have always been scumbags,

Why do you say that?

I'm not really familiar with them but I have bought the record from them.

they've got a long history within drum & bass for pressing up dodgy whites of tunes, bootlegs, claiming to be selling tunes that are still on dub etc etc

just do a quick search for htfr on other forums - DOA for example - and see how many threads come up

not saying this La Roux rmx is necessarily shadey, but it wouldn't be a suprise if it is...

swomp · Post by **swomp** » Fri May 01, 2009 1:00 pm

Pretty sure its legit..

Juno have it in stock too.. http://www.juno.co.uk/ppps/products/353046-01.htm

Alty · Post by **Alty** » Fri May 01, 2009 1:05 pm

Went ahead and just bought it. Guess we'll see how this turns out!

w!5k · Post by **w!5k** » Fri May 01, 2009 1:07 pm

Godflesh Fiend wrote:Yeah there seems to be alot of animosity towards HTFR?

I would've thought people here would've been chuffed they had the vinyl?

exactly mate be happy you got a copy, & for £5.99 bargain

skream · Post by **skream** » Fri May 01, 2009 1:53 pm

this is not legit

superslim · Post by **superslim** » Fri May 01, 2009 2:04 pm

hahahahahaha, all that and then skreams just like 'nah mate, aint legit'

classic, glad i got mine on white first time round!

whilst we're on the subject, ive had nothing but problems with htfr! fucked me about with my mixer for aaages, wont be going back!

godflesh fiend · Post by **godflesh fiend** » Fri May 01, 2009 2:15 pm

skream wrote:this is not legit

If that's the case surely you can do something about this type of thing? I mean If it isn't legit who knows how many copies they (and whoever else) have got? And considering the hype on this remix of yours I'm sure it'll sell like hotcakes.

the wiggle baron · Post by **the wiggle baron** » Fri May 01, 2009 2:19 pm

Im guessing the distributors found more or something similar? Would be veeery strange for 2 reputable online record stores to get back in copies of something like this at the same time surely? What skream said rules out the repress, but yeah, more copies floating about? Got to say I would have there to be less/them to sell out quicker than this.

Who knows

akilles · Post by **akilles** » Fri May 01, 2009 2:20 pm

W!5K wrote:too many people jump on the bandwagon lol, if you check htfr they do not stock bootlegs, other stores sell all sorts of straight bootlegs, even hmv did when the sold vinyl, yet htfr get bad mouthed by people who dont know the facts, other stores sell raiders of the dance chart etc four trackers, htfr will not. Other stores are stocking this skream remix why are they not being dragged into this?

skream wrote:this is not legit

Well, according to this guy they do stock bootlegs.

And in response to other stores; Chemical, Dubplate, BM Soho and Red Eye are not stocking this so...

I've heard a lot of talk recently about the commercialisation of dubstep meaning that the focus for the music will switch from love of the sound to money making, and unfortunately I'm starting to see this now. Happened with Smut's Badman place last month, happening with THIS now!

godflesh fiend · Post by **godflesh fiend** » Fri May 01, 2009 2:21 pm

This is fucked up?

deamonds · Post by **deamonds** » Fri May 01, 2009 2:31 pm

millski wrote:alright mate it was a simple misunderstanding.

still dont get why its such a travesty to buy a bloody record...

if you like it/think it will would go down well then buy it.

if not, dont, or download the leaked copy (apperantly)...

and while im on the point, it wasnt exactly a 'free download' was it, it wasnt as if skream upped it for DSF members as a freebie, he expressed on here how much it f**ked him off that it was leaked, so if i wanna hear it, ill buy it...

big up u cuz, you just bought a bootleg

JimmaJamJamie · Post by **JimmaJamJamie** » Fri May 01, 2009 2:32 pm

Bollocks, just bought one ha. Oh well i only bought it to sell it again on Ebay and make a profit.

clone · Post by **clone** » Fri May 01, 2009 2:49 pm

lame!! i have a copy of the original press, i was considering to sell it but if its never gonna get repress proper, i wana keep it coz is a big tune

SickMan D · Post by **SickMan D** » Fri May 01, 2009 3:25 pm

I do remember back in the day HTFR was the only place you could cop the Fugees remix on some dodgy 4 track white label...

shakedown · Post by **shakedown** » Fri May 01, 2009 3:34 pm

PASTED FROM SOURCE

d+b bootlegs from HTFR

was just reading about the new bootleg of 'the nine' exclusive to HTFR. I am suspicious that maybe htfr are the source of these bootlegs?

i was fucked over by htfr at xmas when buying a copy of 'roll on' and 'bonanza kid'. Both were advertised as 'uk official promo', and they charged about £15 for each. Rather than post out a proper copy, they sent out a bootleg that sounded like it had been recorded onto a dictaphone ,and on extremely warped vinyl.

Basically i got in touch with Trading Standards to report it, and they confirmed it was bootlegged. I looked into things a bit further, and it appears that HTFR is always the first source of these bootlegged vinyls. Sometimes they are unique in having exclusive stock of other classics they offer and I am guessing that they are responsilbe for the 'nine' bootlegs that have just come out.

I'm not sure what Trading Standards did in my case with respect to pursuing things with HTFR, but they are breaking the law on two counts: 1/ selling bootlegged material and 2/ incorectly advertising it as 'official uk promos'

It could possibly be them that produce these vinyls, as there are no other sites that seem to have the unparalleled levels of stock of these bootlegs.

Evidence that confirms this is the fact that even if one of their bootlegged vinyls is 'out of stock', it is always possible for HTFR to 'order in' more copies.

Check this for 'roll on' for example:
http://www.htfr.com/wishlist/?catno=MR127423

The way they can get these bootlegs on demand suggests they are manufacturing them themselves, or have connections to the place producing them. Either way its gotta stop, they fucked me over twice before with the tunes i mentioned. They shouldnt really be stocking them in the first place, let alone taking orders for more when they run out of stock!

string · Post by **string** » Fri May 01, 2009 3:40 pm

W!5K wrote:This is not a bootleg, we got them from a distributor, not pressed up by our selves lol, it's the same 1 all the other shops are selling. if any 1s got any questions take it up with them.

what a fucking load of bollocks then

akilles · Post by **akilles** » Fri May 01, 2009 3:44 pm

JimmaJamJamie wrote:Bollocks, just bought one ha. Oh well i only bought it to sell it again on Ebay and make a profit.

Hope this is sarcasm?

w!5k · Post by **w!5k** » Fri May 01, 2009 3:47 pm

Sickman wrote:I do remember back in the day HTFR was the only place you could cop the Fugees remix on some dodgy 4 track white label...

What this 1? http://www.juno.co.uk/ppps/products/35407-01.htm
hang on juno have sold this before...they must of pressed it up them selves lol

akilles · Post by **akilles** » Fri May 01, 2009 3:50 pm

W!5K wrote:
Sickman wrote:I do remember back in the day HTFR was the only place you could cop the Fugees remix on some dodgy 4 track white label...

What this 1? http://www.juno.co.uk/ppps/products/35407-01.htm
hang on juno have sold this before...they must of pressed it up them selves lol

Funny that Juno are the only other place that are packing the la roux bootleg too...m-m-murked

La Roux In for the Kill (skream remix) @ HTRF - Bootlegs??

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