>If I was in fact being snide, it is only because there
>seems to be some element of disbelief about the notion
>of an official release by Modest Mouse that simply was
>not released in their homeland.
The location of the release had nothing to do with why I misunderstood.
>I guess I just don't understand why people would ask a
>question on a mailing list, receive a definitive
>answer, and then contest that answer as if to say that
>they were not satisfied with what they were told.
I never said I wasn't satisfied and didn't intend to imply that I was.
>There's nothing "bootleg" or "unofficial" about a
>recording released on a band's overseas label.
That was thoroughly understood by me before inquiring further.
>Official release, not released in USA, not a bootleg.
Yes, I understand. Thank you.
I feel that I've been grossly misunderstood throughout this entire
thread, seemingly due to my crappy syntax. I was already aware that Rebel
Beat Factory was a legitimate distributor over in Japan and I was already
aware that the recording, as far as its label goes, was official - what I
wasn't clear on was whether or not Modest Mouse had given Rebel Beat
Factory the go-ahead as far as releasing the EP. This has happened before
with other bands and their labels, although I can't think of any specific
examples to cite at the moment due to copious alcohol consumption.
I just wanted to make that clear, and I should've rephrased my
original question, which would have been "I heard Modest Mouse didn't
officially endorse the release of the _Night on the Sun_ EP. Is this true?"
And the answer, obviously, would have been "No, this is not true."
My apologies for not being as clear as I could've been.
- Matt
