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

thinking · Post by **thinking** » Sat May 02, 2009 1:01 pm

The Wiggle Baron wrote: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?

this definitely didn't come through any of the usual distribution channels for dubstep. Nor did it come from Universal. HTFR have always been shady.

the wiggle baron · Post by **the wiggle baron** » Sat May 02, 2009 1:23 pm

ThinKing wrote:
The Wiggle Baron wrote: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?
this definitely didn't come through any of the usual distribution channels for dubstep. Nor did it come from Universal. HTFR have always been shady.

Ahhhhh

What kind of recourse is there then? If this is found to be shady, wouldn't that put...someone in a real bad situation? Dam well should.

I feel terrible now, I played this tune to the guy I live with the other day (hes just gotten himself turntables/started collecting vinyl) and he told me to buy 2 copies for him if I ever see it in any shops. Picked these up for him without thinking about it, and feel terrible now if im going to give him some dodgy knock off poor sounding copies

thinking · Post by **thinking** » Sat May 02, 2009 1:26 pm

The Wiggle Baron wrote:I feel terrible now, I played this tune to the guy I live with the other day (hes just gotten himself turntables/started collecting vinyl) and he told me to buy 2 copies for him if I ever see it in any shops. Picked these up for him without thinking about it, and feel terrible now if im going to give him some dodgy knock off poor sounding copies

tbh i have no idea what the copies from HTFR sound like - I don't know who pressed them, or from what source.

what I said above, about them being dodgy, was just a general statement.

djfoster · Post by **djfoster** » Sat May 02, 2009 1:28 pm

I bagged mine @ dubplate.net...perfect

the wiggle baron · Post by **the wiggle baron** » Sat May 02, 2009 1:30 pm

Nah yeah fair, dont want to go landing you in some kind of slander based problems

I spose, in all fairness he is very much just a bedroom DJ. Literally only started buying vinyl a few weeks ago, and as we got exams at the moment he hasn't really spent much time on the ole turntables (plenty of playing about on mine, but ya know

). Im guessing he's not really going to be noticing a massive difference of sound quality (whatever that may be) on his active numark centre speaker things, and if he does stick to the whole DJing ting and play out on bigger systems at any point, I reckon he'll be bored of the tune by then anyway

Ha! I got to make myself feel better AND have a go at a popular tune in one paragraph. I win a ninja something or other...

Wolverine · Post by **Wolverine** » Sat May 02, 2009 2:12 pm

Tunes not all that tbh, also 8.99 for a single sided promo!!! Fuck that.

godflesh fiend · Post by **godflesh fiend** » Sat May 02, 2009 2:23 pm

Wolverine99 wrote:Tunes not all that tbh, also 8.99 for a single sided promo!!! Fuck that.

I'm sure most people will jump on the £8.99 as they'll probably be immediately putting them on ebay!

Which begs the next question.............do these bootlegs look exactley like the original white labels??? If so I'm sure people on ebay are going to find themselves forking out around £50-60 for these very shortly.

Pada · Post by **Pada** » Sat May 02, 2009 2:33 pm

man-versus-sofa wrote:anyone want to swap my original press (from dubplate.net not httf) for skull disco 002 or asbo1?

send me a message if ya interested

Ohh so tempted... but i'm sure that ASBO1 has more longevity than this tune! Big up skream though La Roux remix is top!

antipode · Post by **antipode** » Sat May 02, 2009 2:50 pm

I think we should all boycott both Juno and HTFR - they're making a quick buck whilst Skream is not seeing a penny out of this.

Not to mention La Roux themselves.

rubadub · Post by **rubadub** » Sat May 02, 2009 4:28 pm

Someone need to get to the bottom of this. I'm surprised at Juno too. And they may have raised the price by a quid but I would have thought if they were doing just for money they would have sold it for a bit more, because they could of. Am writing an angry email to them now.

djfurness · Post by **djfurness** » Sat May 02, 2009 5:18 pm

I went to HTFR once, horrible lifeless place full of knobs

superslim · Post by **superslim** » Sat May 02, 2009 6:24 pm

Yea, i'm well on the boycott of juno and definately HTFR!!!

Can't believe they thought they'd get away with it! its a massive tune, 'been repressed' of course its gonna get back to Skream, la roux or the record label! Cheeky fuckers!

Skream let us know if any legal action is taken? please say it will be!!!

akilles · Post by **akilles** » Sun May 03, 2009 2:19 am

Godflesh Fiend wrote:
Which begs the next question.............do these bootlegs look exactley like the original white labels??? If so I'm sure people on ebay are going to find themselves forking out around £50-60 for these very shortly.

Nope lol http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/La-Roux-In-For-Ki ... 7C294%3A50

godflesh fiend · Post by **godflesh fiend** » Sun May 03, 2009 9:38 am

Akilles wrote:
Godflesh Fiend wrote:
Which begs the next question.............do these bootlegs look exactley like the original white labels??? If so I'm sure people on ebay are going to find themselves forking out around £50-60 for these very shortly.
Nope lol

Hahahaha!!

Well that's the first look at these infamous bootlegs. I'll be keeping an eye on that listing to see if people fall for it and pay big bucks!

the wiggle baron · Post by **the wiggle baron** » Sun May 03, 2009 11:10 am

String them up.

mondays child · Post by **mondays child** » Sun May 03, 2009 5:58 pm

Sadly, the truth is that Trading Standards are a toothless quango too sacred to do anything other than close down fast food outlets that pose a risk to 'public health and safety' if you want something done about a dodgy record retailer, fuckin' forget it!

The best thing to do would be to petition Polydor with a few hundred signatures and alert the record retail sector in general, organisations like the BPI and so on.

How about writing to DJ mag or Mixmag, NME and so on telling them. HTFR advertise in a lot of these, would be nice to let them know the score even if they didn't do anything about it.

Bottom line is, HTFR 'MAY' allegedly be selling dodgy re presses, the hard thing is, actually proving that statement. Or in instigating some kind of investigation into the company.

For my money, I've heard of people who got burnt through HTFR, so i aint gonna touch 'em with the shitty end of a fairly long stick!

Alty · Post by **Alty** » Sun May 03, 2009 6:07 pm

God dammnit. Oh well I definitly won't buy anything else from them again

rogue star · Post by **rogue star** » Sun May 03, 2009 6:23 pm

HTFR have been throwin out bootlegs from day1, anyone who bought UKG vinyl probably got a booty, in fact i swear they closed down for a good while, and opened again only selling dj gear

freqone · Post by **freqone** » Mon May 04, 2009 8:24 am

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

Serious?.... you're proper scum eh. ?
The proper thing would be to cancel order(if possble still), stop useing HTFR... and if a dj NOT play out this vinyl. .....
Even if it were legit,, to buy it, just to sell it at some ridiculious price when it becomes literally impossible to purchase..you're buying an artists music so you can make a profit. What gives you any right to make a finacial gain on some other artists music. WTF....im actually really upset to read that this type of thing actually exist & casually expressed..as you have,

godflesh fiend · Post by **godflesh fiend** » Mon May 04, 2009 9:16 am

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

Serious?.... you're proper scum eh. ?
The proper thing would be to cancel order(if possble still), stop useing HTFR... and if a dj NOT play out this vinyl. .....
Even if it were legit,, to buy it, just to sell it at some ridiculious price when it becomes literally impossible to purchase..you're buying an artists music so you can make a profit. What gives you any right to make a finacial gain on some other artists music. WTF....im actually really upset to read that this type of thing actually exist & casually expressed..as you have,

I think he/she was just joking. Then again maybe not who knows?

I'm sure 90% of those dodgey 12"s snapped up from HTFR were bought with the intention of selling on ebay due to the massive prices they're going for. Sadly that is always going to happen with a promo like this. All you can hope for is that they pour their ill gotten gains into other records which they don't sell.

By the way..................that dodgey 12" on ebay has just got it's first bid with 5 days to go!

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