MCIS 3LP bootleg samples

[Cool As Ice Cream]

The recently surfaced bootleg versions of the Mellon Collie vinyl have been discussed in other threads. But I finally found a way to transfer vinyl onto my pc. So it's time to let other people have a listen.

These transfers are probably not worth that much. I'm just glad I was finally able to transfer them. I don't think I can do any better, I don't have the equipment.
I also made transfers of the same samples on the officially released vinyl, so that you have something to compare with. These transfers have all been made on the same setup.

I've transferred three parts:
- the very beginning of side A: on the bootleg version, in the "silence" before the song starts, there's something weird going on...
- Stumbleine, at the beginning of side F: sounded particularly bad to me; listen to the way every "s" sounds
- WBFTT + Zero, at the beginning of side E: randomly picked

Here are the samples: http://www.mediafire.com/?sharekey=5...8278bbfbb38b9a

If you want other bits transferred to listen/compare, let me know.
Oh yeah, I kinda overdid this with 24/48 flacs. For the people who don't like this, I'll also upload some mp3s tonight.

I think the bootleg vinyl was sourced from an official vinyl. They made a transfer, maybe edited it (hiss or glitch removal, increased volume) and used that as the source for the bootleg.
Can someone who knows something about these things let us know what they think? Do you agree with this theory, after listening to the samples?

More info about the bootlegs:
http://www.spfreaks.com/?page=COLLDETAILS&item=2117 (black vinyl)
http://www.spfreaks.com/?page=COLLDETAILS&item=2322 (yellow vinyl)
http://www.spfreaks.com/?page=COLLDETAILS&item=2321 (red vinyl)