Strewth, I think there are more copies of this story than Hysteria!!

I'm not entirely doubting what Elliott is saying but does it really matter anymore? Perhaps up to the mid-90's when the band was still somewhat 'big' I could see why Elliott would want to keep the tapes buried.
But, these days? I think they would actually improve the band's profile and rekindle a little interest into a band that's delivered a whole lot of nothing for about 20 years now!

(I never dreamed I would have this view of a band which I had all their picture discs on my wall in the end of the 80's)