Since we're talking about this, why do you guys think the band never bothered to properly record and release those B sides since a good portion of the fan base seems to like them? I think the greatest hit album would have been a great opportunity to do it.
I'm sure it's one or more of the following:
1. I'm not sure what evidence there is that "a good portion of the fan base seems to like them." A few dozen folks on a message board does not equate to "a good portion of the fan base."
2. Those fans who have expressed interest in the songs are, in general, completists and are expressing interest in the songs for that reason and not because they think the songs are particularly good.
3. The songs in general weren't good enough to make the album or warrant consideration as b-sides. That alone is reason enough to ignore them.
4. As time has gone by, any interest among the band members in revisiting rejected songs likely diminishes -- especially since 40% of the current band wasn't around when those songs were written and/or demoed.
5. Most of the songs exist in some form of official or semi-official release other than the fan club CD (which, while not having been widely distributed, is now readily available to anyone who wants to listen). TLF is on the Ytse Jam demo CD and the greatest hits package (how much more "proper" can you get?). Eve was the b-side to the Silent Man single (and, since it was entirely a Kevin Moore thing, it obviously wasn't and isn't going to get any attention after he left the band). RtK was done live on Score. CME was on Once in a Livetime. StM is on the Japanese version of FII.