Hi TJ, I don't know if anyone ever replied to you about this...

Every Breath You Take (special edition single) http://stingetc.com/rare/everybr.shtml 1. Every Breath You Take 2. Murder by Numbers 3. Man in a Suitcase (live) 4. Truth Hits Everybody '83

I actually happen to have this. It took me several years to track down, but copies of this *are* floating around out there. On a side note, this happens to be the result of the scrapped 12" single for EBYT. Why they decided to change the format and do this is beyond me. But keep checking - it's bound to turn up somewhere again. And if you find it, I would jump at the opportunity to pick it up... the remake of "Truth..." is absolutely brilliant. (now if only I can find a place that sells cheap turntables...) If what Ian (Copeland) once mentioned is true and happens to come to fruition, perhaps maybe there will be a CD out with tracks not found on the box set. I'd eat that up in a second.

basically it seems sinful that the golden age of the internet and ease-of-audio transfer not be used to the advantage of people doomed >to love a defunct band.

Agreed, but there are major technicalities involved with doing this - namely, the licensing needed to acquire the rights to copy and distribute these, and the payment of these mechanical royalties to the publishers. (who own the rights to these songs) Trust me, I'm in the business - I know all too well about these things. Whether or not I personally agree with this is neither for here nor there. But what are you going to do, you know? steve _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp.