Aine, agree with you totally regarding the preferability of an 'in hand' CD.The only problem with your suggestion is that, say, Amos did Volume 2 in a years time, there would then be many more submissions vying for attention, and Amos would have the same problem, and would get no sleep, and get cranky, and....
I thought my suggestion above was pretty good, but I don't have a cookie, so no-one much listens
Wes