Quoting David: "That's the thing I don't get: If The Police are so eager to cash in, why haven't they released all the unreleased material in the vaults? Sure they can spread the releases out to pad their retirement, but it just seems like it would be easy for them to cash in on things like releasing bootlegs on the cheap (I'd buy digital shows at $5 a pop!), releasing the current tour shows to fans for $10-$15 each, or who knows what. I don't know why, but it makes me feel like they're on auto pilot instead of actually doing the tour for the fans... meh." Yeah... I'm always puzzled about that. And if the Nirvana copyright holders can put aside their differences to release the demos and whatnot for that band, it's hard to see why the Police, in this new spirit of cooperation would have any trouble. I do wonder if it has to do with Sting's perfectionism - I can only imagine that he's reluctant to put out stuff that's half-done or was rejected from album tracklistings in the first place. But since we all know that there were more complex reasons than quality alone for some songs not appearing on albums, it's hard to see the harm it would do. We're talking about a band whose b-sides are often of very high quality, which is quite uncommon. Bands like Oasis have successfully released b-side albums. Maybe it's again about Sting not wanting to revisit the past to that degree, or fear that if an album of his got mixed reviews like Sacred Love, there could be unhappy comparisons made between Police and solo material, but I don't think it'd take too much attention from his solo work if releases were planned judiciously not to coincide. Also, I heard from a friend who's in the REM fanclub that they tolerate their fans recording concerts providing that they receive a fan recording from every show; they've always kept records of all their shows. Seems like a sensible attitude to take... the one thing missing from official treatment of the Police's musical canon is an understanding that fans want to keep and listen to everything. The only time that interest is really acknowledged is when stuff like Stewart putting some derangements online (or however those got into our hands) happens. Didn't he try to release them and get blocked or something? Angeline