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Thursday, July 22, 2004

[U2] Moves to Preempt Thieves

Wired: "An advance copy of U2's brand new album, which is not due in stores until November, was stolen last week at a photo shoot in the south of France. The band is worried the new songs will be posted to file-sharing networks. If so, lead singer Bono has a plan: 'If it is on the Internet this week, we will release it immediately as a legal download on iTunes, and get hard copies into the shops by the end of the month,' Bono told the paper. He added, 'It would be a real pity. It would screw up years of work and months of planning, not to mention fucking up our holidays. But once it's out, it's out.' The album, Vertigo, will be the band's first release since the successful All That You Can't Leave Behind nearly four years ago. A rough cut of the disk disappeared from a recording studio in Nice during a photo shoot. The band was putting together the finishing touches. Most of the album had previously been recorded in Dublin. French police have launched a major operation to find the disc. 'A large slice of two years' work lifted via a piece of round plastic,' said lead guitarist The Edge on the band's site. 'It doesn't seem credible, but that's what's just happened to us.' Band manager Paul McGuinness said, 'The band is so excited about (the album's) release. It would be a shame if unfinished work fell into the wrong hands.'"

So, I like U2 and everything, but two questions spring to mind immediately here. Didn't this happen to their last album as well? And what the heck is up with "a piece of round plastic?" He means a CD, right?

Thanks Keith.

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