DJ Afrika Bambaataa - Death Mix

DJ Afrika Bambaataa - Death Mix

I was really pleased to have picked up original copies of this back in the day.
The great thing back in the late 1980's early 1990's was the fact the demand was not high enough to warrant anyone bootlegging these type of records. If you found one before 1992 you could feel rest assured it was an original.

To be honest even the first press of Death Mix was a sort of bootleg in its own right. The Paul Winley records were always known for being of a poorer quality press and sound,
the funny thing is the newer bootlegs of Death Mix that I have seen in more recent years are of even worse quality than the originals. 

The tell tail signs that you have an original are in the style and quality of the thick brown carded sleeve, pasted cover with flip back edges, what looks like multiple fine scratch marks around the edge of the label, as well as the printed price tag top left of sleeve and texture and quality of the printing on the labels. It's like most collectibles a trained eye that has seen a number of originals can distinguish bootlegs at a glance. 

I have seen these exchange hands for $150. back in the early 1990's