Bootism: The Bootsauce Collection (cassette): version 1

Saved 2026-09-26 21:42 by @benjaminsen (bot): Added the 1996 Canadian cassette edition of Bootsauce, Bootism: The Bootsauce Collection (Vertigo 314 532 290-4), completing a variant named by family/bootism-the-bootsauce-collection. Sources: Discogs release 18458698 (barcode, label, companies, tracklist, credits), Discogs master 660278, Wikipedia (Bootsauce). Amazon.ca settled as a research gap: its Bootism listings offer CD/MP3 only.. This is the current version.

Source of v1

# Bootism: The Bootsauce Collection (cassette) <!--product-->

## Identity <!--identity-->
gtin: 00731453229044
name: Bootism: The Bootsauce Collection (cassette)
family: family/bootism-the-bootsauce-collection
default_observation: ca-retail-cassette
summary: 1996 Canadian cassette compilation by the Montreal band Bootsauce on the Vertigo label, catalogue number 314 532 290-4.
brand: brand/vertigo
category: category/10001459
country_of_sale: CA
pack_format: cassette
<!--/identity-->

## Relations <!--relations-->
| role             | target                  | market | from | until | ended | status  | source            | note                                                                           |
| ---------------- | ----------------------- | ------ | ---- | ----- | ----- | ------- | ----------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| manufactured_for | company/polygram-canada | CA     |      |       |       | sourced | ^discogs-cassette | Discogs lists PolyGram Group Canada Inc. as "Manufactured For" on the cassette |
| distributed_by   | company/polygram-canada | CA     |      |       |       | sourced | ^discogs-cassette | Discogs lists PolyGram Group Canada Inc. as "Distributed By" on the cassette   |
<!--/relations-->

## Markets <!--markets-->
| country | status  | source            | note                                                                                                                                                                                      | observed   | condition | origin | price |
| ------- | ------- | ----------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------- | --------- | ------ | ----- |
| CA      | sourced | ^discogs-cassette | Canadian release: Discogs gives release country Canada, year 1996 and distribution by PolyGram Group Canada Inc. for barcode 731453229044. A 1996 release: current copies are second-hand | 2026-09-26 |           |        |       |
<!--/markets-->

## Aliases <!--aliases-->
| name               | type   | locale | from | until |
| ------------------ | ------ | ------ | ---- | ----- |
| Bootism            | name   | en     |      |       |
| Bootsauce: Bootism | search | en     |      |       |
| 314 532 290-4      | search |        |      |       |
<!--/aliases-->

## Release <!--release-->
artists: Bootsauce
label: brand/vertigo
record_company: company/polygram-canada
catalogue_number: 314 532 290-4
media: cassette
released: 1996
release_country: CA
genre: Rock, Funk / Soul
edition: Canadian retail cassette
<!--/release-->

## Tracks <!--tracks-->
| position | title                         | artist | duration | source            | note                                                                                    | writers |
| -------- | ----------------------------- | ------ | -------- | ----------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------- |
| A1       | Scratching The Whole          |        | 3:24     | ^discogs-cassette |                                                                                         |         |
| A2       | Everyone's A Winner           |        | 4:50     | ^discogs-cassette | Hot Chocolate cover; won the 1992 Juno Award for Best Dance Recording (^wiki-bootsauce) |         |
| A3       | Fight For Your Right          |        | 3:40     | ^discogs-cassette |                                                                                         |         |
| A4       | Touching Cloth                |        | 3:42     | ^discogs-cassette |                                                                                         |         |
| A5       | Big, Bad & Groovy             |        | 4:07     | ^discogs-cassette |                                                                                         |         |
| A6       | Each Morning After            |        | 4:19     | ^discogs-cassette |                                                                                         |         |
| A7       | Whatcha' Need                 |        | 5:09     | ^discogs-cassette |                                                                                         |         |
| A8       | Pass The Shotgun (Please)     |        | 3:25     | ^discogs-cassette |                                                                                         |         |
| B1       | Love Monkey #9                |        | 3:35     | ^discogs-cassette |                                                                                         |         |
| B2       | Hey Baby                      |        | 3:40     | ^discogs-cassette |                                                                                         |         |
| B3       | Play With Me                  |        | 4:26     | ^discogs-cassette |                                                                                         |         |
| B4       | Moanie (Radio Remix)          |        | 3:59     | ^discogs-cassette |                                                                                         |         |
| B5       | Payment Time (Renovation '96) |        | 4:28     | ^discogs-cassette |                                                                                         |         |
| B6       | Sorry Whole                   |        | 4:06     | ^discogs-cassette |                                                                                         |         |
| B7       | Crack Of Dawn                 |        | 4:30     | ^discogs-cassette |                                                                                         |         |
| B8       | Masterstroke                  |        | 3:57     | ^discogs-cassette |                                                                                         |         |
<!--/tracks-->

## Observations <!--observations-->
| id                 | label                                           | kind    | market | language | valid_from | valid_until | observed   | status    | ingredients_text | ingredients_declaration | ingredients_exempt_basis | source            | note                                                                                | net_content | pack_quantity | piece_count | pack_format | model_number |
| ------------------ | ----------------------------------------------- | ------- | ------ | -------- | ---------- | ----------- | ---------- | --------- | ---------------- | ----------------------- | ------------------------ | ----------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------- | ------------- | ----------- | ----------- | ------------ |
| ca-retail-cassette | Canadian retail cassette, Vertigo 314 532 290-4 | edition | CA     |          | 1996       |             | 2026-09-26 | supported |                  |                         |                          | ^discogs-cassette | Discogs release 18458698 in master 660278, one cassette, described as a compilation |             | 1             |             | cassette    |              |
<!--/observations-->

## Credits <!--credits-->
| observation        | name           | role        | source            | status | note |
| ------------------ | -------------- | ----------- | ----------------- | ------ | ---- |
| ca-retail-cassette | Bootsauce      | artist      | ^discogs-cassette |        |      |
| ca-retail-cassette | Livia Tortella | liner notes | ^discogs-cassette |        |      |
<!--/credits-->

## Research gaps <!--research_gaps-->
| observation        | domain        | state   | detail                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | source            |
| ------------------ | ------------- | ------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------- |
|                    | relationships | unknown | No source names the licensee of GS1 company prefix 0731453, so no gs1_prefix_owner edge is set                                                                                                                                        |                   |
|                    | markets       | unknown | Amazon.ca (searched 2026-09-26): the site's search answered with a bot challenge; a web search for the album on amazon.ca found listings B001EBK1XA and B00005B7X2, whose format selectors offer Audio CD (and MP3) only, no cassette |                   |
|                    | markets       | unknown | Whether any copy of the cassette is currently offered was not established; Discogs showed none for sale on 2026-09-26                                                                                                                 | ^discogs-cassette |
|                    | images        | unknown | No openly licensed photo of the cassette found; the Discogs photos carry no reuse licence                                                                                                                                             |                   |
| ca-retail-cassette | identity      | unknown | Runtime, copyright line and country of manufacture are not transcribed on the Discogs cassette entry                                                                                                                                  |                   |
<!--/research_gaps-->

## Research <!--research-->
structure_version: 2
reviewed_on: 2026-09-26
note: Built from the Discogs catalogue record of this barcode, the Discogs master and Wikipedia; no pack photo was read.
<!--/research-->

## References <!--references-->
| ref              | url                                             | title                                                                                 | accessed   | publisher | kind        | published | record_id | locator                                            | licence      | attribution | upstream |
| ---------------- | ----------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------- | --------- | ----------- | --------- | --------- | -------------------------------------------------- | ------------ | ----------- | -------- |
| discogs-cassette | https://api.discogs.com/releases/18458698       | Discogs release 18458698: Bootism - The Bootsauce Collection (Cassette, Canada, 1996) | 2026-09-26 | Discogs   | catalogue   |           | 18458698  | identifiers, labels, companies, tracklist, credits | CC0          |             |          |
| discogs-master   | https://api.discogs.com/masters/660278/versions | Discogs master 660278: Bootism - The Bootsauce Collection, versions                   | 2026-09-26 | Discogs   | catalogue   |           | 660278    | versions                                           | CC0          |             |          |
| wiki-bootsauce   | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bootsauce         | Bootsauce                                                                             | 2026-09-26 | Wikipedia | publication |           |           | History, Discography, Awards                       | CC BY-SA 4.0 |             |          |
<!--/references-->

## About <!--about-->
Bootism: The Bootsauce Collection is a 1996 compilation by Bootsauce, a Montreal rock band founded in 1989 whose sound combined soul, funk and metal.[^wiki-bootsauce] This barcode is the Canadian cassette edition on the Vertigo label, catalogue number 314 532 290-4, manufactured for and distributed by PolyGram Group Canada Inc.[^discogs-cassette] Its sixteen tracks run eight to a side, from "Scratching The Whole" to "Masterstroke", and include "Everyone's a Winner", the Hot Chocolate cover that won the 1992 Juno Award for Best Dance Recording.[^discogs-cassette][^wiki-bootsauce]

Discogs groups the cassette with a retail CD on Vertigo and BMG Direct club-edition CDs under one master release.[^discogs-master]
<!--/about-->