As we predicted, the presses are rolling again after the summer slump in bootleg land. I can count almost 100 new releases for the next month and that's just the ones I've been pre-informed about. Some highlights:

Crystal Cat: At least 6 Springsteen releases about to pop any moment, Gothenburg 1st & 2nd night (both triples), Atlantic city (3 CD), Crystal Palace (3 CD), Somersville (3 CD), San Siro - Milano (3 CD). Also mentioned are further Dylan releases from the neverending "neverending tour" (but always fine releases from the Cat).

Piggham and Anubis have gone together on a Springsteen release entitled Helsinki Rising-Second evening, a 3 CD-R set from Helsinki June 17, 2003. Piggham on it's own is releasing The Boston Breaker, a 2 CD-R set from Boston March 25 1977, from a previously uncirculated tape version. Sounds much fuller and punchier than previous. Piggham also plans a release of Gospeller, Toronto 1980 on a Pro DVD-R, with the full show in supposedly pristine audio/video. Watchdog also plans to release the same show on silver DVD.

Snotty Snail has several more Clash related releases pending including a 101'rs title, a Libertines title, Rat Patrol Fort Bragg, a Sex Pistols unreleased soundboard, more of White Riot, a Clash soundboard from Swindon and a Joe Strummer DVD. Should be lots of excitement here.

Too many "indie" projects to mention but we'll keep you up to date at Hot Wacks Online.