Originally Posted By: beatmaster
What is fake disks ?.
Actually the name comes from fakebook, the latter indicating a song book with printed "leadsheets" of more than one song: just lyrics, chords AND melody. Originally meant as a cheaper way of selling expensive individual sheet music per song, f.i. for professional (Jazz?) band musicians and singers to be played at gigs etc. I remember in the 6-ties i got such a book as special "don't pass it on item" from my piano teacher coming from a Dutch publishing agency; Only to be sold to the pros, you couldn't get them in a general sheet music shop then .... F