Re: I'm The Face Acetate

[ckt@best.com (Chris Thomas)]

>Bruce, re:
>
>> I would also like the alternate Anyway... on the O&S CD.  Unfortunatly,
>they've probably lost it.
>
>It's true, they can't seem to "find" it. I've offered them to use my perfect
>copy of the same, but they really don't want to record off of vinyl, but seem
>to be making an exception with the "High Numbers" acetate. It's possible that
>this version of "Anyway, Anyhow, Anywhere" is also sitting with Shel Talmy
>since he produced it. I'm not sure the actual story behind it, but from what
>I understand, the wrong tape got sent to France. It's probably the rarest of
>the remaining few rarities. This week I hope to have a letter off to Jon
>Astley with a few ideas...

Would a few extra signatures and/or letters of support from
hardcore Who fans help convince (ie, this list)?  Count me
in as desiring alternate AAA on Odds & Sods 2.0.  If you've a
good vinyl copy, that's good enough source for me.  Better
than most bootlegs, surely.

Or would energy be better spent beating on Polydor's door
to get the Shel Talmy thing worked out?

Chris
- who can't help wondering why the Beatles don't have this problem
[well, that's not entirely so, but it doesn't seem to be of the
same magnitude...]