A rough cut of U2’s forthcoming album has been stolen whilst they were on a photoshoot in Paris. So U2 are moaning that they’ve lost two years’ work and are concerned that the album will be released onto the internet.

The rough cut of the album was actually on a CD that U2 guitarist “The Edge” had. It was the CD that was stolen. Not the master tapes or studio sessions. Nor did someone wangle a feed from the mixing desk either. This puts the issue into perspective. Sure it’s bad news for them and their record company, but isn’t it a little bit reckless to carry around something that could undo two year’s work if it gets into the wrong hands?

Next time: carry it around on one of those MP3 keyrings you can buy for about £60.