HOT WACKS, Canada (Ontario)

   From Kitchener, Ontario, Canada, HOT WACKS has been in circulation for over 25 years, featuring reviews of bootleg music releases. Reviews include information such as source, quality, track listing and packaging. It is commonly referred to as the 'Bootleg Bible' by bootleg collectors. HOT WACKS was the work of Kurt Glemser.
    HOT WAX went through 15 printings starting with HOT WACKS BOOK I (November, 1975) and ending with Book XV: THE LAST WACKS. The latter was almost 800 pages long. Additional Supplements, numbering 1 - 6 were published after Book version XV.
   The HOT WACKS quarterly magazines are bootleg CD and record rating guides and discographies. For decades, HOT WACKS has been an indispensable tool for the bootleg collector.
   Recognised around the world as the definitive guide to underground recordings, they presented bootleg listings with song titles, matrix numbers, recording sources, sound quality and specific comments for artists ranging from Pearl Jam to The Grateful Dead, from The Beatles to Tori Amos. Arranged alphabetically by the artist's name makes this an easy to use guide for all lovers of popular music.

1987, Book XII	1989, Book XIII	1994, supplement 2
1996, supplement 4	1996, Book XIV	1996, Book XIV, back
1997, supplement 5	1998, supplement 1	1999, Book XV, The Last Wacks
2001, supplement 6	2003, supplement 7

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