[kj] cooking vinyl mix up?

[death wish]

Is there anyone out there who is friendly with the fine folks at Cooking 
Vinyl? I wrote them a letter 2 weeks ago inquring about the confusion over 
the alleged second XXV Gathering cd - the one many online merchants reported 
as the "US version."

(Old news to most of you - This US one is listed as featuring Darkness 
Before Dawn, Empire Song, and Blood on Your Hands, as well as the otherwise 
dvd-only tracks Complicaitons and Whiteout. It omits 4 songs from the 
European version, making the grand total 16 tracks.)

I wanted to get a sense of how online retailers got the tracklisting - I 
can't imagine they just made it up. Were these tracks ever mastered 
properly? Will they be released either online or in some promotional 
capacity? Does Cooking Vinyl realize that some people are getting a cd quite 
different from the one being advertized?

Anyway, I got a prompt reply, but all I was told was: "I think you are 
getting the DVD confused with the CD as the DVD has extra tracks." I sent 
back a response explicitly outlining the track differences above, and 
provided four links to merchants where this tracklisting continues to be 
promoted. No reply.

I love the cd and dvd to death - it's kinda hard to let go of the fact that 
three of their all-time best songs were excised. If it was a quality control 
decision by the band, fair enough.... but to me the circumstances imply 
something else.

Anyone???

T.