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Originally Posted by joethelion
iOne (small) correction about "No Souvenirs" -> technically UNKLE didn't leak the song on the internet....
What happened was - ‘someone’ (probably shouldn't say who, don't want to get them in trouble) sold a cd-r of James Lavelle's dj set at a club in Belfast, from 2000.
“Official Bootleg CD Belfast” is two discs, and contains almost all of the same tracks as on the "Do Androids Dream of Electric Beats" x3 cd, except for the appearance of “No Souvenirs”.
One of the people who bought a copy of the dj set cut the track out, and made it available to download on an UNKLE message board.
Elements of the UNKLE remix of “No Souvenirs” were then used in “Narco Tourists” and “Safe in Mind”
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Ah yes, I remember seeing that bootleg CD. Liam was really pissed about it. I wish I could find the interview where it was mentioned and he bashed it. The problem with so many fans dying to hear "No Souvenirs" can somewhat be blamed on Martin James who wrote their autobiography. The opening of the book is this big description of him listening to the track with Liam and his wife while they drive and he goes on about how great and different it is and how it is the next phase of The Prodigy. So obviously fans wanted to hear it. But it seems we never will. I don't know why Liam just doesn't put it out for the fans. Unless he's saving it for some unreleased collection when retirement comes. A part of me was hoping it may be on the new album as its title and Liam's reason behind the title really fit with the theme of The Beach. I could see how it lyrically wouldn't work on either AONO or IMD. If Liam really wanted to get those album sales, having "No Souvenirs" on the it would do the trick. He is sitting on a few unreleased tracks.