Mirage To Finally Be REMASTERED In 2011

[Matt Lucas]

Originally Posted by Travisevian

After hearing the demos/outtakes from Mirage, I'm so disappointed that If You Were My Love and Smile At You were not included. I believe they would have been more suitable than That's Alright. Had those songs been included, Mirage would have been a great album.

So...not being familiar with FM bootlegs, where could a person find these songs? Are they available online? And what other outtakes or demos from the MIRAGE sessions are known?

Of course, should these rumors of a MIRAGE remaster with bonus tracks come true, I would gladly buy the official version.

I've always thought that MIRAGE was underrated. I was listening to "Hold Me" the other day, and it really is a fantastic pop song. The two-part harmony on the verses by Christine and Lindsey is sublime, and the chorus has a great Brian Wilson-inspired vocal arrangement [far from Christine's chorus on the demo I've heard on YouTube].

Thanks,
mattl