In its latest issue, Uncut celebrates the shadow economy that surrounds rock music by presenting its list of the 50 greatest bootlegs: Live albums, alternate mixes, unreleased studio sessions that made the illegal-tape circuit, at least until some enterprising label type decided to legitimately release them. Below, check out the full list and download the version of "Straight To Hell" from the #6 entry, the Clash's Rat Patrol From Fort Bragg.
50. The Troggs - The Troggs Tapes
49. Paul McCartney & Wings - The Nashville Sessions
48. Gillian Welch & David Rawlings - Live And Obscure
47. David Bowie - Toy
46. Buffalo Springfield - California Daze
45. Aztec Camera - Manchester Live Tape
44. Joe Strummer - When Pigs Fly
43. The La's - The Kitchen Tape
42. Adam & The Ants - Madamstan
41. James Brown With Sly & Robbie - The Nassau Sessions
40. John Lennon And Paul McCartney - A Toot And A Snore In '74
39. The Byrds - Tambourines & 12-Strings
38. The Smiths - Unreleased Demos & Instrumentals
37. Elvis Presley - Desert Storm
36. Keith Richards - Toronto Session/"I Got The Blues"
35. Jimi Hendrix/Traffic - A Session
34. PJ Harvey - Jungle Queen
33. The Soft Boys - The Day They Ate Brick
32. Arcade Fire - Demo 2001
31. Richard & Linda Thompson - Rafferty's Folly
30. The White Stripes - The Legendary Lost Tapes
29. Elvis Costello - Our Aim Is True
28. Nico, John Cale & Brian Eno - Berline, Neue Nationalgalerie
27. The Who - Obscure And Oblique
26. The Cramps - The Ohio Demos 1979
25. Blur - Parklife Deluxe Bootleg
24. Leonard Cohen - The Other Leonard Cohen Album Vols 1 & 2
23. Van Morrison - Van The Man
22. New Order - Western Works
21. Steely Dan - The Last Gaucho
20. R.E.M. - The Elliot Mazer Demos
19. The Beatles - From Kinfauns To Chaos
18. Nirvana - In Utero (Steve Albini Mix)
17. Syd Barrett - Magnesium Proverbs
16. Television - Double Exposure
15. Wilco - Yankee Hotel Foxtrot Demos/Outtakes: YHF Engineer Demos
14. Kraftwerk - K4
13. Captain Beefheart - Hoboism
12. Kate Bush - The Cathy Demos
11. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Call Of The Cavemen
10. Roxy Music - When We Were Young
09. Bruce Springsteen - The Ties That Bind
08. Led Zeppelin - The Lost Sessions
07. The Velvet Underground - Live At The Gymnasium
06. The Clash - Rat Patrol From Fort Bragg
05. Little Feat - Electrif Lycanthrope
04. The Rolling Stones - Place Pigalle
03. Neil Young - Chrome Dreams (Rust Edition)
02. Bob Dylan & The Band - A Tree Without Roots
01. The Beach Boys - Smile
