Sinister: Re Tigermilk

[Stephen_J._Wood at xxx.Wood]

It seems to me that now Tigermilk is supposedly fetching 100 to 200 pounds
sterling, someone is bound to bring out a vinyl bootleg, if they haven't done
so already. (and if they have, I'd quite like a copy!).

A bootleg will be a close copy of the original, but with presumably some
inevitable loss of sound quality.

The bootleggers make a load of money by fooling fans, who may never have seen
an original to tell the difference anyway.

The value of the original copies will go down,

The band will not get any royalties or share of profit.

Surely it would be better for them to swiftly bring out a reissue, (maybe on
CD, so there's no problem differentiating new copies from the original).

I guess there are a few fans (me included!) who'll still want to get the
original, but at least if people can buy the thing in one form or another,
the 'street price' will drop to below the point where it is worth someone's
while to bootleg it.

And a lot more people will get to hear the songs! (I particularly prefer the
version of "The State I Am In" to the version on the DOW EP) (Phew! no
stranger to controversy, me!)

In the meantime, my advice if you're offered a copy of Tigermilk in mint
condition is to be very suspicious, there are few records that are over two
years old which don't show signs of wear, on the sleeve at least.

Does anyone know what the band thinks?

(I don't have 'net access, only email, so maybe this stuff has all been
covered before.)

Cheers,

Rocker,

rocker at andyclin.exnet.com

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