Re: [mb-users] Are demos official or bootleg?

lixobix <[email protected]> Wed, 27 Feb 2013 08:00:27 -0800 (PST)
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Staffan Vilcans wrote
> lixobix skrev:
>> I'm leaning towards 'official' myself, provided the demo was 'released'
>> by
>> the artist them self.
> 
> Yes, "official" if it was sold and "promo" if it was given away.
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Does promo not have a more specific definition, i.e. a release distributed
for radio play etc or to encourage the purchase of another release? In the
case of releases essentially for fans, and in neither of the above cases,
'promo' doesn't seem right.



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