Bootleg Tapes - The First Bootlegger and the Opera House

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Bootleg Tapes - The First Bootlegger and the Opera House

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Summary

Host Lenny Vaughn explores how Metropolitan Opera librarian Lionel Mapleson created the first known bootleg recording in 1901, secretly capturing performances on wax cylinders. The episode traces bootleg culture's origins, examining tensions between preserving musical moments and artist consent, connecting Mapleson's unauthorized recordings to modern underground taping and federal anti-bootlegging legislation.

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