After having bought the just released "Half Mad Moon", I came across a promo copy packaged with no inserts and close enough to free that the missionary in me had to pick it up as a loaner to sway the unconverted. Beyond the absence of the "TX" in the bands name, I noticed a few odd things. Tracks one and ten are switched. Hmm. A quick comparison shows that all timings are identical except tracks 1 and 10 which vary by seconds. "Things I Once Adored" sounds identical to my ears but "Unholy Train" has been subtly juiced on the commercial release. The acoustic guitar in the left channel of the promo has been replaced by an electric and the organ on the promo has been replaced by horns. (I'll give a slight nod to the original mix) My guess is that somewhere between Sire/Watermelon and Sire, Unholy Train became the single release. Anyone know if "refining" material between the distribution of promotional copies and the commercial release is a common practice? Anon...TG np. Lefty Frizzell - Look What Thoughts Will Do
