Paper's free CD nets a high price

A CD given away free with this newspaper last week has become a hot property.

The six-song disc of new and previously unreleased material by Scots band Teenage Fanclub was selling for up to 8.75 on the internet auction site eBay.

It is believed much of the interest has come from collectors in America, where the Glasgow band has a wide fan base, with the top price being paid for a CD complete with Spectrum magazine, which contained an interview with the band. Copies of the CD on its own attracted bids of up to 6.05.

The free CD proved a big hit with readers generally, increasing the number of copies of Scotland on Sunday by more than 14% to over 88,000 - by far the biggest selling Scottish broadsheet last Sunday.

The disc featured songs from Teenage Fanclub’s forthcoming album Man-Made plus material recorded at various stages over the past 14 years.

Collectors were particularly interested in a cover version of Todd Rundgren’s ‘I Saw The Light’, which was recorded for the movie of Buffy the Vampire Slayer but did not feature on the final soundtrack.

A copy of Scotland on Sunday from last June including a similar six-track CD from music sensations Franz Ferdinand was last night being auctioned on e-bay for offers above 9.99.