[Slowhand] Extra tracks conundrum!

[Scott Wallenberg]

This is nothing new friends.....

How many of us have paid for import versions around the world to get that 
extra track from a Japanese or Australian release.
Here are just a few instances of single non LP releases I can think of off 
hand..just for fun see how many you can add to the list!
Wrapping Paper
Knockin On Heaven's Door
Smile
Too Bad
Jailbait
You Don't know like I know
Theme for a Movie that never happened
Johnny Guitar
Losing Hand
Pilgrim remixes
Circus left town singles
Journeyman out takes with George Harrison



The good news is...there are extra tracks. Let's just hope they are good



I remember Behind the Sun had Too Bad as a separate single. You Don't know 
like I know was Australian only release on a single, Jailbait came out on a 
single,

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> Date: Mon, 20 Sep 2010 14:55:39 -0400

> From: "Ken Norris" <Ken_Norris at umit.maine.edu>

> Subject: [Slowhand] Clapton--The Bonus Tracks

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> Clapton--The Bonus Tracks is a great idea.

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> If we're lucky there will be enough for half an album.

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> You've got to love the way the music business is turning off

> even the biggest fans.

>

> Ken

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> Date: Tue, 21 Sep 2010 09:36:12 +1000

> From: Jon Maclean <Jon.Maclean at lpma.nsw.gov.au>

> Subject: [Slowhand] Yet another "Clapton" bonus track

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> I've just read on Where's Eric! that the UK Amazon digital version of the 

> album will contain an extra track "Midnight Hour Blues", which is not 

> available on any of the previously announced versions.

> Pardon me Mr Clapton, but this whole situation sucks.

> As it stands, in order to obtain all the tracks being made available in 

> the various general and exclusive releases, one would need to buy the 

> album at least 4 times. Is this how the record industry is belatedly 

> reacting to digital downloading? I imagine that 6 or 12 months down the 

> track, the album will be re-issued with most of the bonus tracks included, 

> but for those (like me) who would like to obtain all the tracks, it would 

> be a risk waiting for this to eventuate. I would be happy to pay the price 

> of a double CD and get all the tracks in one hit, if that were made 

> available right now.

> Clapton himself may well argue that he hands a batch of completed tracks 

> over to Reprise to release and it is up to them as to how they market and 

> sell the tracks. But this would be a giant cop-out on Clapton's part. To 

> his many fans who have steadfastly supported him over the years, this 

> situation is a real slap in the face, and can be seen as nothing more than 

> blatant greed on behalf of an industry that has not kept up with consumer 

> trends. As I stated before, this sort of marketing only encourages illegal 

> copying and downloading, which is something the record companies are 

> continuously complaining about.

> It is tempting to forward this view to the record company itself, but I 

> know from experience that record companies are less interested in customer 

> satisfaction than banks, so there would be no point.

>

> I think that's about all I can say on the topic.

> Cheers,

> Jon