IED0DXM@UCLAMVS.BITNET (09/25/86)
Yesterday IED was in West L.A.'s Rhino Records, quietly mourning the usual absence of taste in music there, when he overheard The Name uttered from somewhere within the bowels of that squalid shop. Some novice was on the point of purchasing a bootleg lp of Kate which IED had never seen before. The price was $15.00. IED immediately offered $20.00 for "A Bird in the Hand". The novice quickly succumbed to the foul cupidity of his greasy nature, and took the filthy lucre as payment for the demonstration of his ignorance. IED, cackling inwardly with the success of his outing, took home his prize, and set it spinning. Of course he had not held any illusions about the disc's probable content, but still was mildly disappointed to have to confirm that naught therein lay but the crude pressings of a second-generation taping of 8 of the 12 tracks from the official Hammersmith film. Still, the cover boasted two fine early photos in blue ink with pink borders, so it was a welcome addition to the fold. Interestingly, this bootleg is marked: "cover produced in U.S.A., 1986"; and according to the labels, the record's alias is "Don't Let Me Go".