Evening All, I shall probably regret popping my pate above the parapet again, but anyway. VFM: I think there is a problem about charging "The Kids" full price for an album that's shorter than some £3.99 singles (which admittedly ARE often padded out with remixes.) One might expect a current CD album to be anything up to 60 minutes long. Maybe there wouldn't be a problem if one were certain that there was nothing else left in the can (which I think was the case with Pink Moon, although I await correction on that point.) However, what if you went to see a band on a tour to promote a (short) album & 40% of the set was unreleased? Some punters will pick up a CD in a shop just because of the "Droolz is Princess Honey of the Sinister List" sticker on the front, & I feel that they have a right to know that it will only fit on one side of a C60 tape. I am speaking very generally here, & have no particular artist, album or label in mind as I write Now for Fill Your Honey Cup, etc. reviews. I don't altogether understand the anticipation faction, but will try my best to respect it, as it is apparent that numerous others on the list wish. I guess that in the many weeks remaining until this album is at last released it will become increasingly hard to avoid seeing reviews that those loathesome journalists will pen having copped an early listen to their unfair freebies. Unless of course one chooses not to buy the media, or not to read the articles. It strikes me that a similar plan could be followed with any review-type posts that might emerge on this list, especially if signposted "Two or Three I Know About The New Album", & rather obviously consisting of a blow by blow account of the record. One could delete or skip it. Like one does with posts from people one knows to be boring. Good grief, isn't there an terifying echo in here?.......................... Unreserved apologies to everyone who I have ever or will ever upset in my life. I'm very sorry. Love, David Moore Chelmsford, UK +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the undead Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list mail sinister@missprint.org. To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to majordomo@missprint.org. WWW: http://www.missprint.org/sinister +-+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" "tech-heads and students" +-+ +-+ "the cardie wearing biscuit nibbling belle & sebastian list" +-+ +-+ "sinsietr is a bit freaky" - stuart david, looper +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+