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Unreleased Libertines track leaked online

The Libertines

The Libertines

The song is available on the Internet now

An unreleased song by The Libertines has begun circulating on the internet.

Information about how to get the track, a cover of The Beatles‘Eight Days A Week’, has been posted on file sharing site Media Fire, where it is available to download.

Recorded in 2003 during the 'Don’t Look Back Into The Sun' sessions with Bernard Butler producing, the song features Carl Barat on vocals, but Pete Doherty does not feature.

The cover was leaked online by a music industry figure who works in licensing/publishing.

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AnthonyThornton 

Aug 31, 2007

It sounds pretty damn good. There are some great harmonies from John Hassell (he's always loved a good Beatlesy harmony). Shame there's no sign of Peter, but a new track's a new track.

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