Morrissey - be a part of the creative process!

I was listening to a debate on Radio 4 the other day, where a youthful yet jaded-sounding executive from the BPI was pitted against some 'music in the internet age' commentators.

He was really on the ropes, and his best comeback was that in the future, maybe we would all pay that little bit extra to become a 'part of the creative process'. Listen to the original demos, read the studio diary, that kind of thing.

I probably would pay extra for that kind of access, to certain artists. There is a reason, though, that original demos and first versions become surpassed, in the creative process - they're shit in comparison to released versions. Can anyone think of an exception to this rule?

So maybe there is a naive charm to some early demos and versions (think of those myriad formulations of 'Strawberry Fields Forever') - but you have to trust your performer - they seem generally to know best.

On the other hand. I would pay good money to know when Joanna Newsom has written a song, or even part of a song, or a couplet... It's a sick fascination. The sort of sick fascination that leads me to download Morrissey rarities such as the attached - my favourite song, from my favourite album, in an early version, which is simply horrible in comparison. It sounds like the Police attempting a Smiths song. But you will listen anyway, if you love Morrissey, and have read this far. But why?