"The rise of record bootlegging was one of the most significant developments affecting the major commercial recording companies in the late 1960s through the 1980s. 'Jailhouse Rock' is an attempt to place the bootlegged records of Elvis Presley within the general context of the bootleg phenomena."--Publisher. Assumed First Edition: 1983. No dust jacket, presumably as issued. In Near Fine condition. Cover boards show Mild wear/rubbing, mild foxing on the text block.