I think I got a bootleg at Best Buy
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I think I got a bootleg at Best Buy
So I was in Best Buy tonight and spotted a dvd that I have never seen. It's a Motorhead dvd called The Birthday Party. It is an all region disc and all the writing on the case is in, I believe Portugese. The packaging was ripped and the tags looked old. I looked it up on the Best Buy site but they didn't have it listed. I asked an employee about it and one of the numbers he entered off the disc was in their system. He even verified the price of $4.99, so I bought it.
I have looked a little online and the best I can figure out is that it is a Brazilian bootleg from a vhs tape of a show that was recorded in 1985. I didn't think places like Best Buy were supposed to sell bootlegs. So I am wondering if this is a real release or a bootleg. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.
I have looked a little online and the best I can figure out is that it is a Brazilian bootleg from a vhs tape of a show that was recorded in 1985. I didn't think places like Best Buy were supposed to sell bootlegs. So I am wondering if this is a real release or a bootleg. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.
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well, it looks like it could be partially legitimate..
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00008DDSW/
"The tenth anniversary live show from 1985 plus a discography, biography of the band & gallery of photos. English audio. Brazilian-only import, NTSC and region 0 encoded, so it will play on all North American and every all-code DVD player."
Amazon sells it directly..or at least have in the past...it looks like anyways..
I found it in DVD Profiler ..spanish on the artwork..and no UPC ..maybe bestbuy put a sticker over it?
http://www.sdcd.com/ looks like the company who distributes it in america..
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00008DDSW/
"The tenth anniversary live show from 1985 plus a discography, biography of the band & gallery of photos. English audio. Brazilian-only import, NTSC and region 0 encoded, so it will play on all North American and every all-code DVD player."
Amazon sells it directly..or at least have in the past...it looks like anyways..
I found it in DVD Profiler ..spanish on the artwork..and no UPC ..maybe bestbuy put a sticker over it?
http://www.sdcd.com/ looks like the company who distributes it in america..
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They also had a Brazilian Prince DVD for Sign 'O' the Times that's sketchy.
So, after bootylicious babes, Brazil's second biggest export seems to be DVDs..
So, after bootylicious babes, Brazil's second biggest export seems to be DVDs..
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There's actually a number of music titles that are available from South America which are legitimate, but for one reason or another haven't been issued in the US.