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But it is out of stock, i ordered last week and it didn't go through

The note on RT says "NOT CURRENTLY IN STOCK - SHOULD DISPATCH WITHIN 7 WORKING DAYS". I got a bootleg copy from them last week and while it was in the post I found out the genuine was pre-ordering. I sold the bootleg without even listening to it.

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I'm confused as to why Rough Trade would sell a bootleg version, being a pretty big label and all, AND an official?

can someone explain this to me? this isn't common is it?

I think it may just depend on the buyer (the store's stock buyer) about what they want to stock from all their distributors - they might just take a few and slip them into the stock, unknown to the higher level management (maybe?). In the indie store I worked in we used to get offered bootleg CDs all the time as 'Japanese imports' or some such guff. My boss didn't really catch on that they were unofficial until I told him, he just liked that they were cheap! HMV also used to stock countless bootleg mash-up 12"s in their stores and blatantly illegal 'white labels' of 4 classic house or hip hop tracks on one disc. Everyone likes to dance around the law a bit; edgy innit ;0) But in this case I agree it does seem a bit odd when you do a search for channel ORANGE in the RT store that you get illegal and official next to each other.

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No clue how legit this is, but I wouldn't be surprised:

 

30,000+ copies of Channel Orange have been sold on vinyl, all bootlegs, because Universal only pressed CDs. D'oh.

 

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Not 30,000

It sucks, they weren't trying to deprive the listeners, he just wanted it to be perfect and I think they just lost track of it a bit

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