[Jeff McLean]

Hi Gab,

They don't want it released.  Seems pretty simple to me - no need to
challenge their logic - who are we to force their hand.  They give us
shitloads.  Let's let them make their decisions on what they should
rightfully have control over and let be what is.

Cheers,
Joffa

gabriel luci wrote:

> Why is this disrespectful?  If it is theirs, why would they disown a
> demo from how many years ago?  I would say this list has more of the
> hardcore fans who may even deserve this stuff more than anyone else.  If
> there were enough demand, I would say they should release it and make
> profit, but they haven't.  It's age would probably stop it from ever
> being released.  Where is the disrespect?  If they didn't do it, or if
> they didn't want it available, then yeh, it shouldn't be available for
> us.  But, really, why wouldn't they?
>
> gabe
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: powderworks-admin@cs.colorado.edu
> [mailto:powderworks-admin@cs.colorado.edu] On Behalf Of Travis Zanoni
> Sent: Wednesday, February 20, 2002 7:24 PM
> To: 'powderworks@cs.colorado.edu'
> Subject: RE: [Powderworks] Early demo?
>
> Maurice I really think that loading it onto the web is a bad idea and a
> tad
> disrespectful to the band.  The Red Sails demos only got out because
> someone, somewhere...maybe at the studio they were recorded, stole a
> copy.
> The band don't want them out there....if they wanted you to hear
> it...they'd
> release it.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Maurice R. Kelly [mailto:mkelly@deadheart.org.uk]
> Sent: Wednesday, February 20, 2002 10:03 PM
> To: powderworks@cs.colorado.edu
> Subject: [Powderworks] Early demo?
>
> An Oils collector just mailed me an MP3 of what he says is an early
> demo (1983) - it certainly sounds like the Oils - very raw though. The
> intro and outro has the Bullroarer riff, and the lyrics are very Oilsy.
> Oh, yeah, and the verse lyrics beginning with the words "Something..."
> reminds me a lot of the Ghosties. If this is real, and I think it might
> be, it's could be quite an interesting history to some later songs.
>
> I'm currently uploading it to the FTP server
>
> ftp://midnight:oil@24.169.160.249/Uploads/
>
> The file is called i_want_to_live_here-possible_early_demo.mp3 (my file
> name) - and if the guy who sent it is on the list - cheers mate.
>
> Cheers,
>
> --
> Maurice R. Kelly
> mkelly@deadheart.org.uk
>
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