(idm) bonus "hidden" tracks

From Irene McC
Sent Sat, Oct 10th 1998, 21:07

On 9 Oct 98, Sebastian Herrfurth wrote re: Re: (idm) Nothing's Ae: lp5:

> I mean it's the usual way of keeping the bonus track a bit more
> secret. Not everybody let's the cd run to the end but stops the
> playback as soon as he/She thinks the last track is finished ...

What exactly IS the deal with these so-called hidden tracks 
anyway?  Usually I just sit here with the music playing away till it 
stops and I'm too pre-occupied to bother, and SUDDENLY I nearly 
jump out of my skin when unexpectedly noise emits from the 
speakers.  Not really what I consider a 'bonus' as such.  Shock 
treatment, more like it ...

I
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