Encore Series

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The Encore Series are concert recordings developed initially in 2002 through a partnership between The Who and [http://www.themusic.com TheMusic.com]. The series was created as legal alternative to bootlegs of major artists' complete concert tours. Each series is authorised by the artists, and recorded directly from the artists' sound board.[http://www.themusic.com/encore/ TheMusic.com – Vinyl LPs, Audiophile Equipment, Encore Series] The recordings are typically released as a series of individual CD albums, one recording for each tour date, along with a boxed set containing each show's recording. All profits from the series go to charitable causes.{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/74429/the-who-to-offer-live-bootlegs|title=The Who To offer Live Bootlegs|magazine=Billboard|date=26 August 2002|access-date=23 September 2013}}