I bought a lot of live bootleg records over the last couple of years. Through 2020 and 2021, I managed to pick up twelve live boots. That seems a bit excessive. While I do find them exciting to add to the collection, I find myself questioning how many of those things I really need to buy. As we moved into 2022, I told myself I was going to focus on chasing more important records and not waste my money on those live bootlegs. Five months into the year, and I've already bought two of them. Fuck me.
When I was picking up the Judas Priest live bootleg, I noticed that Hells Headbangers distro also had one available from Slayer as well. Rock Brigade does a great job with their boots, so I took a chance and added it to the cart as well. Recorded live at Ruthie's Inn at the end of 1984, it is surprising how great this audience recording sounds. I bought a number of live bootleg cassettes in the 80's, and typically they are just a wall of muddy noise and distortion, but this Slayer boot sounds fucking amazing. I'm really surprised with how great it sounds. If you have issues with Live Undead and the controversy around if it was actually recorded in front of a live crowd, this bootleg should deliver that authentic live atmosphere. I'm very happy to have a copy of this recording.
Hells Headbangers had a number of colored vinyl options, but of course pink was the correct choice here.
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