The problem with the bootleg argument seems solely set on one point, "Are Belle and Sebastian intending to re-release Tigermilk?". Sadly the only people that honestly know the answer are the band and they're not letting on. I think that this has more to do with the fact that they may not want old material to clash with new material. Especially as their new material is so good. It's hypocritical, but even though I desperately want Tigermilk re-issued, I don't want to slow down the recording or release schedule of new material. This would inevitably happen if Tigermilk were released again. And surely even in the states where Tigermilk was never released you'd still like to see the first major release on a new label to be new material, even in the form of the singles album plus additional tracks like 'modern rock song'. Ah, it's an impossible debate, we are all protective of them and we all want Tigermilk re-issued, and there'll never be such thing as a quiet re-issue of it. What are we to do, eh? David (my opinions do NOT reflect or come from Jeepster, please don't mingle them, the Jeepster opinion is from Mark Jones and my girlfriend's - and we bicker enough already!) -- ******************************************************************** http://www.totalweb.co.uk/bluesoda/belleandsebastian.htm mailto:d.kitchen@virgin.net ******************************************************************** ----------------------------------------------------------------------- . This message was brought to you by the Sinister mailing list. . To send to the list please mail "sinister@majordomo.net". . For subscribing, unsubscribing and other list information please see . http://www.majordomo.net/sinister . For questions about how the list works mail owner-sinister@majordomo.net -----------------------------------------------------------------------