Stranglers demos 1974-78
By request here are some Stranglers demos. These tracks have never been released officially; see the download text for details of others which are officially available.
1974 Demos:
01. Charlie Boy
02. Chinatown
03. My Young Dreams
Mountain Studio Demos, Wales, March 1976 (Foel Studio Demos, recorded by Ian Gomm):
01 - Peaches (4:18)
02 - Down In The Sewer (very early version, without 'Rats' Rally' finale) (4:56)
03 - Bitching (4:58)
04 - Tomorrow Was The Hereafter (4:27)
05 - Bonus: the censored BBC radioplay version of Peaches with a re-recorded vocal track
A second version of Tomorrow from the same session was released first (twice) by the Stranglers' fanclub SIS and then on the "Stranglers From Birth and Beyond" CD.
1977 No More Heroes Demo
01. No More Heroes (Instrumental)
1978 Black And White Demo
01. Tank
Thanks to the great radiolux at http://www.guitars101.com and to the great bat29 at http://noiseaddiction.blogspot.com. As usual for all my posts, check the comment for additions, re-ups and .. maybe ta leave thanks? Cheers, Dave Sez.
http://www.mediafire.com/?a87f3qgp43y27r3
oh yeah !!!! what a start into the new week and into the new month.
ReplyDelete"no more heroes" my anthem and one of the songs from the soundtrack of my life.
DAVE you are fantastic and WUNDERBAR.
thank you.
and SURE thanx to the one and only MR. SKAMANCH
another superb post,
ReplyDeletedon't think i've ever heard these before,
wonderful punk artifacts keep appearing on this blog,
thanx to skamanc+Dave Sez for these little gems.
Thank you very much for this, always interested in demo versions before a producer gets hold of the songs.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing.
BootlegMeister
Most welcome, BootlegMeister - I also always like to hear the raw stuff. In the case of Penetration (Race Against Time) and Pistols (Spunk), the demos are way better than the finalized LP. Cheers, Dave Sez.
ReplyDeleteHo hum ... one hundred and five downloads, and three people kindly take the time to say thanks ... and no-one said thanks over at bat29's either ...somebody out there needs to learn some manners. Not so cheery, Dave Sez.
ReplyDeleteI know Dave - it makes you fucking sick doesn't it ? Ungrateful cunts the lot of 'em. This is why I periodically question my sanity pouring time & money into a blog like this... I feel like packing the fucker in right now.
ReplyDeleteTo all the non commenting downloaders: YOU HAVE BEEN FUCKING WARNED !!
Ratbags! Toe-rags! Smeg-suckers! But then again, we do it for the love of the music, and you have a couple of loyal troopers whose support is not in doubt. Much cheered from a comment from Herr Pauli that all is being archived and can be re-served - the worst scenario would be blogs closing and music no longer circulating and being heard: that's why I felt I had to jump in and give a hand (whilst bitching about lack of comments). Tons more ta come, mate, and if it's only we Four Musketeers, well, up to the front!
ReplyDeleteNever give up! Never surrender! Defiantly (y)ours, Dave Sez.
sadly the link is down...
ReplyDeleteHow do - link is down and really really would like to get a copy. If it helps I have commented before (about the fantastic Medway stuff a while back)!
ReplyDeleteDamn why haven't I found this blog before?
ReplyDeleteSadly this one is gone, but thanks in advance for anything I do find as I spend the rest of the night trawling through what looks like a great selection of goodies :)
Hi can you up this link? thank you :)
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