There is a commentary about The Black Album in the february issue of British music magazine Mojo (maybe the best music magazine in the world). In an article about "The most famous shelved albums of all time" they mention TBA as, i.e., "(...) Having subsequently been talked into releasing it, His Minuscule Purpleness eventually realised that, actually, it wasn't quite up to scratch, and changed his mind. As you do." No comment...