Sinister: Another Sunny Day

[Ben Harper]

It looks like Another Sunny Day is also available on Matador's  
website (not to mention most, if not all of the album being leaked on  
the internet):

http://www.matadorrecords.com/belle_and_sebastian/

I'm not sure if this was done as a response to the leak or not, but  
with a growing number of records being leaked on the 'net, weeks or  
months before their release date, I'm wondering if groups/labels are  
going to wisen up and out-leak the leakers: immediately release the  
record as soon as it's been finished, since the way things are done  
now will never prevent albums from getting out well in advance of  
their actual release date.  Artists:  make the album available for  
download on iTunes, etc. when you finish it!  Get it off to the  
presses ASAP, and in the stores shortly thereafter.

PR interviews, gigs, and tours are great, but I fear everyone's hard  
work is being undercut by these kinds of actions.  I'd hate to see a  
hard working band such as B&S lose any sales due to these sorts of  
things.

Sigh.

--Ben



On Dec 1, 2005, at 4:47 AM, Linda Kerr wrote:

> Does everyone know that this is available - am I always the last to  
> know..?
>
>
> http://www.donewaiting.com/archives/2005/11/new_belle_and_s_1.php
>
> I heard the Funny Frog toon on Mark Radcliffe...is it just me or  
> does Stuart now always sound like he is singing in the room next  
> door from everyone else? Such a wee wee voice.
>
> It reminds me of the Black Sabbath stories of the album recordings  
> after Ozzy and Bill Ward left,  when Ronnie Dio and Vinny Appice  
> were turning down the guitars, and Geezer Butler and Tony Iommi  
> were turning down the drums and vocals and the sound engineer  
> turned ot the bottle, and that is a good story..
>
> Take care
>
> Linda
>
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