Hi Again Lucas / Hypeful,

Please ignore our first post … .. sent inadvertently - guess this shows that we’re real humans and not ‘bots after all !! … .. and thanks, again, for plugging The Hold Steady,

All The Best,

WEB SHERIFF

Hi Lucas / Hypeful,

On behalf of Rough Trade / Beggars Digital, Vagrant and The Hold Steady, many thanks for plugging “Stay Positive” (street date 14th July and advance, digital release date 9th June) … .. thanks, also, on behalf of the label and the band for not posting any pirate links to unreleased (studio) material and, if your readers want good quality, non-pirated, preview tracks, “Sequestered in Memphis” is available for fans and bloggers to stream / link to / post etc on the band’s MySpace … .. check-out http://www.myspace.com/theholdsteady and http://www.theholdsteady.com for details on “Stay Positive” and the band’s 2008 shows … .. for a limited period a play-through of “Stay Positive” shall also be available on MySpace and on NME (http://www.nme.com), although these are for promotional purposes only and the artist and labels have kindly asked fans and bloggers not to host or link to pirate copies of the full album on-line – for which many thanks in advance.

Thanks again for your plug.

Regards,

WEB SHERIFF

WITHOUT PREJUDICE

Hi Lucas,

On behalf of Rough Trade, Beggars Digital and The Hold Steady we would kindly ask you not to post copies of “Stay Positive” on your site (or any non-preview tracks from the band’s new album – street date 14th July).

We do appreciate that you are fans of / are promoting The Hold Steady, but Rough Trade, Beggars and the artist would greatly appreciate your co-operation in removing your links to the pirate files in question.

Thank you for respecting the artist’s and label’s wishes and, if your readers want good quality, non-pirated, preview tracks, “Sequestered in Memphis” is available for fans and bloggers to stream / link to on the band’s MySpace … .. check-out http://www.myspace.com/theholdsteady and http://www.theholdsteady.com for details on “Stay Positive” and the band’s 2008 shows and keep an eye out for details of further, preview material and exclusive content.

As you will appreciate, this e-mail is written on a without prejudice basis and, as such, all of our clients’ accumulated, worldwide rights and remedies remain strictly reserved : please excuse this required formality.

With Thanks & Regards,

WEB SHERIFF

Hi Lucas,

On behalf of Rough Trade, Beggars Digital and The Hold Steady, many thanks for plugging “Stay Positive” (street date 14th July) … .. thanks, also, on behalf of the label and the band for not posting any pirate links to unreleased (studio) material and, if you / your readers want good quality, non-pirated, preview tracks, “Sequestered in Memphis” is available for fans and bloggers to stream on the band’s MySpace … .. check-out http://www.myspace.com/theholdsteady and http://www.theholdsteady.com/ for details on “Stay Positive” and the band’s 2008 shows and keep an eye out for details of further, preview material and exclusive content.

Regards,

WEB SHERIFF