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[edit] Re-release?

i heard somewhere that flans says hes never going to release this again. --Ehsteve14 23:44, 7 Jun 2006 (MDT)

I've never heard that myself, so I hope it's not true. I do remember one of the Johns (probably Flans) saying something about not wanting to re-release it at the time (this was several years ago) because he didn't want to flood the market. Interpret that as you will, but I still want my officially released 1985 Demo Tape, dang it! :) ~Drew

[edit] Download?

Does anyone know if you can download this anywhere? ~ 11:01, 9 August, 2006 (MDT)

Ummm... i second that question... --Ehsteve14 04:35, 2 September 2007 (UTC)
I do know that the tape's versions of "32 Footsteps", "Alienation's for the Rich", "Rabid Child" and "Toddler Hiway" were on the Pink Album, and "Become A Robot", "I'm Def", "Don't Let's Start" "I Hope That I Get Old..." and "Which Describes How You're Feeling" were on Then: The Early Years. Someone needs to find the other 14 songs. WholeLottaMilka 19:52, 2 September 2007 (UTC)
It would be great if they started distributing this and the CD of Long Tall Weekend at the concerts again. It would make money!
just an opinion - i think this tape would lose a lot of its coolness if it were re-released again... i think a lot of its awesome factor is not just the demo versions but the rarity too, and i think that would be severely damaged if everybody could have one... idk... i suppose this is odd elitism coming from someone who doesn't actually have the real thing... --antgeth 00:38, 20 December 2007 (UTC) (by the way: i'm def and don't let's start are very slightly different from what is on Then)
My response to this is that having something rare is really only cool when you have the actual item- having hard-to-find mp3's is definitely cool too, but given the choice, wouldn't you rather have an official CD in better sound quality? --Oddjob 15:21, 20 December 2007 (UTC)
yeah that's sort of what i meant, though i think a tape would be funkier and cooler... of course, do They actually have those demos in a format good enough for a CD? i suppose they do, but it certainly has been a while... --antgeth 19:42, 20 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] eBay

I can't believe this sold for $420 as per the news article. I'm glad I got it in 1998 for $80 (which at the time I thought was a lot), and it came with an entire years worth of Hello Club recordings! Krueger 15:03, 26 February 2008 (UTC)

i think it's best when rare; in the original tape form and (almost)no other copies. then it's a sort of legend, the type you can't just download a copy of online. it would lose some of its magic if it were re-released. also, i think i've heard all of those songs on Then: The Earlier Years in some form or another except for Hell Hotel. probably the demo tape has a bunch-o-more special added sounds/things said. Tutticadenza 01:16, 27 February 2008 (UTC)
Wellllllll. Sorta. I am aware that rips of the tape have been made (<_< >_>), and there are several songs that appear in a form unique to the 85 demo tape as opposed to Then. Even the Don't Let's Start demo is slightly different on the tape. Longer intro and such. Read into it on the individual song pages and you'll get the picture. TTMBW is SUPER accurate as to differences between separate versions of a song. Rock on! --Luke 16:21, 27 February 2008 (UTC)
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