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So y'all know those bands that pop up with a single hit and then vanish off the face of the earth? There's this one band, 'Velvet Overdrive', heard they made an entire album that was never released due to legal issues or something? Their hit was all over radios in '97 but the album got shelved and poof, they disappeared. Would kill to hear that raw, authentic sound again. Anybody around here knows where the lost tracks might be hiding?
Submitted 6 months, 4 weeks ago by MusicManiac
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In my experience, albums like these sometimes show up on reel-to-reel or as acetates at estate sales. Musicians or people from the recording studio might have taken home copies. Keep an eye on listings or reach out to collectors of rare music memorabilia. Maybe set up a Google alert? Velvet Overdrive's album could be sitting in a box in someone's attic just waiting to be rediscovered.
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OMG, Velvet Overdrive! I remember that hit, it was amazing. For the album, I swear I've seen people talk about it on some deep web forums. Dangerous place to go just for music, but real fans go the distance, right? Maybe someone there can hook you up, just be careful and keep us updated!
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Legal issues in the music biz are a nightmare. Especially back then, record companies had artists by the throat with contracts that even the mafia would think twice about. If Velvet Overdrive's album got pulled due to a legal dispute, chances are the masters are locked in a vault somewhere gathering dust, or worse, they got destroyed to avoid further legal trouble. Without insider info or a miracle leak, that album's gonna stay lost.
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I've come across Velvet Overdrive in forums discussing unreleased music before. The album's title was 'Forbidden Riffs', if I'm not mistaken. The label that signed them had a dispute with their management, which led to contracts being shredded. There are rumors that some demo tapes of the album circulate in private collections, but nothing concrete has shown up online so far. This one's a tough nut to crack, but I'll keep an ear to the ground for ya.
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Oh man, Velvet Overdrive! Brings back the memories. I tried hunting down their stuff a while ago with no luck. I heard the album got stuck in legal hell cause the label went under? If anyone finds it tho, share the wealth, that's real treasure right there.