Smile Sessions Leak?

[Iron Horse-Apples]

What do you guys think of this?

http://leakcat.com/download/the-beach-boys-the-smile-sessions/

I was suspicious the moment it asked me to register. I don't want a nasty virus. I think it's bogus

Anyone braver than me?

[hypehat]

Posted on June 29th - It's a fake   

[Andrew G. Doe]

The date and the size are all wrong. 

[Iron Horse-Apples]

Thought so. But it will leak at some point, and I don't think I'll be able to stop myself. Obviously I'll buy the box as well!

[puni puni]

i give it a week to leak at the least

a week before release, i mean to tease

[Andrew G. Doe]

Thought so. But it will leak at some point, and I don't think I'll be able to stop myself. Obviously I'll buy the box as well!

I wonder if anyone sends out promo discs these days, or do they do it via secure websites ?  I'd imagine both would be copy-protected, mind.

I don't realistically see a leak happening. Capitol have done a fine job of managing the gameplan thus far (despite what someone may care to think), and I'm guessing any leak would be shortly followed by the leaker checking the job vacancies.

[hypehat]

It's a mixture of both, I think - when I did a bit of work at a music site, they were fairly liberal with cd promos considering we were operating at a fairly low level. We also got some downloads, but for the most part, CDs. I don't doubt some of the major ones were watermarked. I also imagine the few download promos I got were traceable as well, not that I ever shared anything.

I know Pitchfork, the most popular 'alternative' music site, also keeps their promos on a FTP server which its journalists can access and download review copies. Which works until someone fucks up, like they did in 2006 and someone 'stole' Ys by Joanna Newsom off it.

[37!ws]

Sometimes they don't even send out promo discs. One method I've heard of is that they'll send out iPods that are rigged so that all you can do is listen to stuff through a speaker. I think for George Harrison's Brainwashed instead of promo discs, they actually sent out representatives with portable CD players or something and allowed people one listen inside a room, and then said reps would leave with the CD and CD player.

[JohnMill]

Thought so. But it will leak at some point, and I don't think I'll be able to stop myself. Obviously I'll buy the box as well!

I wonder if anyone sends out promo discs these days, or do they do it via secure websites ?  I'd imagine both would be copy-protected, mind.

I don't realistically see a leak happening. Capitol have done a fine job of managing the gameplan thus far (despite what someone may care to think), and I'm guessing any leak would be shortly followed by the leaker checking the job vacancies.

I don't think something of this magnitude would be easily leaked.  A standard album sure but a archival release like this in my opinion would be pretty unlikely.  I mean as I remember The Beatles had "Anthology" delivered by some sort of special courier to prevent it from leaking back in 1995 because everyone was trying to get their hands on it before the release date.  I'm not sure if the same security measures would be taken here but I personally don't see a leak happening.

[Andrew G. Doe]

Sometimes they don't even send out promo discs. One method I've heard of is that they'll send out iPods that are rigged so that all you can do is listen to stuff through a speaker. I think for George Harrison's Brainwashed instead of promo discs, they actually sent out representatives with portable CD players or something and allowed people one listen inside a room, and then said reps would leave with the CD and CD player.

Ummmmmmmm... is there some deep zen significance behind your avatar being upside down ? 

[rab2591]

Sometimes they don't even send out promo discs. One method I've heard of is that they'll send out iPods that are rigged so that all you can do is listen to stuff through a speaker. I think for George Harrison's Brainwashed instead of promo discs, they actually sent out representatives with portable CD players or something and allowed people one listen inside a room, and then said reps would leave with the CD and CD player.

Ummmmmmmm... is there some deep zen significance behind your avatar being upside down ? 

Look at his screen name upside-down - even crazier!

[Alex]

Sometimes they don't even send out promo discs. One method I've heard of is that they'll send out iPods that are rigged so that all you can do is listen to stuff through a speaker. I think for George Harrison's Brainwashed instead of promo discs, they actually sent out representatives with portable CD players or something and allowed people one listen inside a room, and then said reps would leave with the CD and CD player.

Ummmmmmmm... is there some deep zen significance behind your avatar being upside down ? 

Look at his screen name upside-down - even crazier!

And just now, I'm finally getting what 37!ws means after looking at that name for several months.

[Chris Brown]

Sometimes they don't even send out promo discs. One method I've heard of is that they'll send out iPods that are rigged so that all you can do is listen to stuff through a speaker. I think for George Harrison's Brainwashed instead of promo discs, they actually sent out representatives with portable CD players or something and allowed people one listen inside a room, and then said reps would leave with the CD and CD player.

Ummmmmmmm... is there some deep zen significance behind your avatar being upside down ? 

Look at his screen name upside-down - even crazier!

And just now, I'm finally getting what 37!ws means after looking at that name for several months.

Wow, me too - clever, clever man he is.

[37!ws]

Okay, here's why my avatar is upside-down...

Because those idiots at the art department put my handle on the album cover upside-down, so I had to turn the avatar pic upside-down so that my handle appears right-side up.

Understood?

[Jeff]

Okay, here's why my avatar is upside-down...

Because those idiots at the art department put my handle on the album cover upside-down, so I had to turn the avatar pic upside-down so that my handle appears right-side up.

Understood?

Well done sir.  Well done.

[runnersdialzero]

fake "leaks" are often posted months in advance as a measure to prevent piracy or legit early leaks. record companies have gotten damn good with leak prevention, i don't see this one making it out, at the most, two weeks before its released.

[Peter Reum]

There aren't going to be leaks...they are streaming it from a secure site.

[Shady]

There aren't going to be leaks...they are streaming it from a secure site.

You mean the album is going to be streamed in advance?

[Jason]

He means streamed for the press and for reviewers.

[Shady]

That makes sense 

[Jason]

That makes sense 

Something sorely lacking as of late.

[drbeachboy]

That makes sense 

Something sorely lacking as of late.

Man, you ain't just whistlin' Dixie.

[PongHit]

Can it leak yet? Are they finished with it? Not exactly sure what this means, but a few days ago Alan Boyd posted this on my FB wall:

You made my weekend with that nice comment (much appreciated by Mark Linett and myself as we've been spending long hours in the studio the last few days getting the Smile CD masters finished). Do you ever find yourself in the Los Angeles area? If you do, consider this an invitation to get together to compare notes!

[PongHit]

Sometimes they don't even send out promo discs.

Yeah, and this would certainly be a case where more hype isn't really needed.

[juggler]

Can it leak yet? Are they finished with it? Not exactly sure what this means, but a few days ago Alan Boyd posted this on my FB wall:

You made my weekend with that nice comment (much appreciated by Mark Linett and myself as we've been spending long hours in the studio the last few days getting the Smile CD masters finished). Do you ever find yourself in the Los Angeles area? If you do, consider this an invitation to get together to compare notes!

So, I guess you'll be arriving in L.A. by when?  Tomorrow?  Tuesday?