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Originally Posted by Auburn Annie
"...Last year, Whalen’s heirs inherited four tape reels of demos the duo had recorded in the early 1960s. When they demanded $100,000 not to release the material, Lightfoot simply paid then destroyed the tapes, rather than angrily launching a lawsuit."
Dear Lord, I read that and went AAAUUUGGGGHHHHHHHHH!!! History gone <sob>. If anyone has any other Lightfoot/Two Tones stuff, for Pete's sake tuck it away where himself can't get his hands on it. The archivist in me is still shuddering. Sniff, sniff.
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Here too! Reading that made me cringe! Probably historic value in those reels that's often not realized by the present generation. Kind of don't blame him though since he was pretty much blackmailed!