Fantasy Items

Unofficial releases / Bootlegs / Counterfeits

The three unique Canadian albums (Beatlemania, Twist and Shout and Long Tall Sally) are quite sought after by collectors around the world, but Canada being a small market, it is always surprising to see some "fake" items that have been produced by some passionate collectors over the years (most copied albums are usually USA or UK releases). Here then are some interesting items that have been documented, mostly in formats in which this album has never been issued before.

For example, the three Canadian albums were only ever produced by Capitol on LP and cassette formats (so no 8-track, reel or colored vinyl have been made). Counterfeiters also usually tend to produce a facsimile of the original artwork, which gives clues that these items cannot be authentic (printer markers that were not active anymore by the time CDs were produced ( Dr. Ebbett's), odd font on record labels, "Manufactured in the USA" for an album that was only ever produced in Canada, etc.).In any case, these items are generally pretty fun, and are included here for purely interest purposes, but also to identify clearly which releases are official and which ones are unofficial.