Saturday, January 11, 2014

Bob Dylan - Positively 4th

In March 1965, Dylan released his fifth studio album, Bring It All Back Home. This was followed shortly by Highway 61 Revisited in August of the same year. Almost exactly a year after his first release in 65, a 2LP epic, Blonde on Blonde came out in the second quarter of 1966.

This year marks what many consider to be Dylan's most successful and productive career, and this "trilogy" of albums is almost always highly revered by Dylan fans, consisting of three of the best albums ever made.

Positively 4th, named after the hit single Positvely 4th Street sets to compile any leftover tracks from this beautiful year of musical composition.  As the title suggests, this is the theoretical fourth album that could have been released that year.  Note that a couple tracks overlap from Bob Dylan's Greatest Boot. 


Side A:

1.  You Don't Have To Do That
(outtake from the Bring it All Back Home sessions)
2.  Can You Please Call Out Your Window?
(single version)
3.  Sitting On A Barbed Wire Fence
(outtake from Highway 61 sessions)
4.  I Don't Wanna Be Your Partner
(outtake from Highway 61 sessions)
5.  If You Gotta Go, Go Now (Or Else You Gotta Stay all Night)
(outtake from Blonde on Blonde sessions)
6.  Farwell Angelina
(outtake from the Bring it All Back Home sessions)

Side B:

7.  Jet Pilot
(outtake from Blonde on Blonde sessions)
8.  I Wanna Be Your Lover
(outtake from Blonde on Blonde sessions)
9.   I'll Keep It With Mine
(outtake from Blonde on Blonde sessions)
10.   Lunatic Princess Revisited
(outtake from Highway 61 sessions)
11.  Positively 4th Street
(single version)
12.  She's Your Lover Now
(outtake from Blonde on Blonde sessions)


 

Led Zeppelin - Swansong

Led Zeppelin is one of those bands that will never die, and most people understand exactly why that is.  Some of the best musicians to ever collaborate, and some of the greatest vocal work ever put to tape, Led Zeppelin have been called the best band of all time too many times to count.

Zeppelin doesn't really have much in terms of studio outtakes (at least ones that have leaked), as most of the stuff they wrote they released.  Probably 90% of their bootlegs are live renditions of known songs.  Since I'm all about unearthing new sounds and compositions, I didn't have too much to work with, honestly.  In fact, I never really thought I could even compile an "unreleased album" from them because I just couldn't find anything.

But alas, my stubbornness prevailed and I was able to unearth what I hope is every outtake that has made its way to the wonderful world of the internet. I simply knew there had to be more, that there needed to be more, and there was... and hell, one of the songs is called Swansong.  Perfect!

So I have organized the ultimate unreleased Led Zeppelin album for your enjoyment.  These tracks are sourced from Studio Sessions and Cabala, consisting of over 25 discs of rockin goodness!  You can find these on torrent sites, but again, it is quite a bit to dissect and absorb, so I have done this task for you!  There will be a second Zeppelin collection focusing on demos and early takes of well known songs.  For now, enjoy some new compositions from Plant, Page, Jones and Bonham.

Led Zeppelin - Swansong (53:58)

Side A:

1.  (Welcome To Swansong)
(untitled instrumental from their debut album's sessions - 1969)
2.  As Long As I Have You
(live, 1969)
3.  Fire
(rehearsal after a hiatus of not performing together - 1978)
4.  Strawberry Jam
(sound check at a concert - 1972)
5.  Sugar Mama
(early outtake - 1969)
6.  Sunshine Woman
(broadcast for BBC - 1969)
7.  Feel So Bad / That's Alright Mama
(recorded at Headley Grange Studio - 1970)
8.  Black Dog
(a quick acoustic instrumental - 1970)

Side B:

9.  The Girl That I Love She Got Long Wavy Black Hair
(recording for the BBC - 1969)
10.  Something Else
(recorded for the BBC - 1969)
11.  Take Me Home
(outtake for Physical Grafiti - 1975)
12.  Baby Come On Home
(outtake from their debut album - 1968)
13.  I Won't Be Her Man
(demo of unreleased song - 1973)
14.  Hey Hey What Can I Do
(take 1 and 2 - 1970)
15.  Swansong
(outtake from Physical Grafiti - 1974)
16.  (Farwell From Swansong)
(untitled instrumental from their early sessions - 1969)

After a building instrumental, our faces melt off immediately at the following track: As Long As I Have You.  This first song already makes this set well worth the price of admission (which is free, if I didn't mention that earlier), and can stand up along their classic rockers.  The majestic vocals really tear me apart, and I hope they do the same for you.

The latest song on the collection, Fire, is another live track

Paul McCartney - Demonstrations of Love

If there is one thing Paul McCartney does best, it's acoustic ditties with charming lyrics and melodic vibrations.  Through out his solo career (Wings included), he recorded probably hundreds of demos (short for demonstrations), many of which have found their ways to collector's hands and almost all of which deal with the beauty of love (it's all you need, anyway, right?).

So here are my favorite demos that Paul recorded.  None of these were studio recordings and though some of them include Linda McCartney (and their son), they are all rough and unpolished.  This is definitely a set you'd never see a legitimate record label release, as it is simply a collection of demos, and labels seem to think we need immense high fidelity whenever we pay for an experience.

Lucky for all of us, though, they're free!

Paul McCartney - Demonstrations of Love

Side A:

1.  Calico Skies
(demo recorded for his album Flaming Pie - 1995)
2.  1882
(piano demo recorded with his wife during his first solo album - 1970)
3.  Hey Diddle
(demo for an outtake from Wings' debut - 1971)
4.  Country Dreamer
(recorded for a TV special - 1973)f
5.  Suicide
(another TV special, One Hand Clapping - 1974)
6.  On The Wings Of A Nightingale
(a demo recorded and given to the Everly Brothers - 1984)
7.  Love Is Your Road, Love Is My Road
(part of the home recordings dubbed the piano tape - 1978)

Side B:

8.  Ebony and Ivory
(solo version demo of the single recorded with Stevie Wonder - 1980)
9.  Waterspout
(band demo from the London Town sessions - 1978)
10.  Let's Love
(demo given to Peggie Lee, becoming the titular track - 1974)
11.  I Am Your Singer
(recorded during at the same time as the Hey Diddle demo - 1971)
12.  Mull of Kintyre
(recorded in Cambletown at Higher Gate Farm - 1977)
13.  I Keep On Believing
(also known as I can't write another song - 1977)

Paul opens the collection in the mid-90s playing live in front of a crackling fire.  I am going to try to only use the term ditty like three times, but it is unfair because all of these songs are ditties.  And that is what Paul is best at!  Ditties!  Okay, that's three I hope there are no Freudian slips.  Calico Skies is an immensely beautiful songs, and is the first demonstration of love that Paul expresses.

1882 is quite possibly the most sought-after and loved bootleg from Paul McCartney and Wings.  There is an equally awesome live version, but let me tell you: this second demo was incredibly hard to find, so enjoy it.  I had to search for almost an entire hour to get it.  Usually the internet performs better than that.  I mean I pay for the internet, so thusly everything should be completely free and immediately available.

Recorded in a garden in Scotland, Hey Diddle, which is also a full-fledged outtake, is the first of these tracks to include the McCartney children in the background.  Eventually they start singing along in some relatively hardcore cuteness.  Wait, don't read anything I have to say about this song because IT IS ON FILM!

Country Dreamer is a b-side, and is occupied by Linda in its demo form.  Suicide dates back to the Get Back Sessions of The Beatles (you can hear Lennon singing along).  This is a more polished version that was actually prepared for an unreleased album, but has yet to truly see the light of day.  Paul's vocals shine on this track.

Written for The Everly Brothers, On The Wings of a Nightingale is another fabulous demonstration of love.  I have never heard the Everly Brothers version, but this one is pretty legitimate.  This leads to the final track, and also the roughest, Love is Your Road Love is My Road.  It's goofy and lovely and highly Paul.

Ebony And Ivory is simply beautiful, gorgeous, stunning and immensely seductive.  Enjoy this opening to side B!  Followed up by the demo for Waterspout, a song originally set for Cold Cuts, an ironically unreleased album compiling unreleased songs.

Given to Peggy Lee, Let's Love was recorded in the same sessions as Suicide, for One Hand Clapping.  I Am Your Singer is accompanied by Linda and their child, who sings along and must've been one of those beautiful parenting moments for the couple.

Mull Of Kintyre is one of the premiere Wings tracks out there, and a live favorite.  This is the second demo with vocals intact.  A very beautiful rendition and the song in general is rather rare as it was never issued on any official album.  This cuts to I Keep On Believing, quite possibly my favorite ditty from this entire collection.  Damn it!  I mean demo.  Enjoy, pals!

- blashco

Thursday, December 5, 2013

Bob Dylan - Hotel '61 Revisited

In December of 1961, exactly one month after completing the sessions for his debut album, and three months before it was released, Bob Dylan stopped in Minnesota and crashed at an apartment occupied by a friend, Bonnie Beecher.  A mutual friend, Tony Glover recorded on tape twenty-six songs Dylan performed from his early repertoire.

Though recorded in 1961 and in a rather impromptu style, the quality is actually very high.  This is also Dylan at some of his most personal and intimate, almost a combination of his titular debut and Blood On The Tracks.  Dylan sings about poverty and struggling on a more personal, less societal level with lovely results.

The recordings have been dubbed "The Minnesota Hotel Tapes" since they were released.  There is also another tape from seven months earlier in much worse quality dubbed "The Minneapolis Party Tape."  In total, this makes for almost three full discs of material, that I have cut down to twelve tracks.  The whole December tape is excellent and worthy of digging up.  But I wanted to make it more user-friendly.

One of my shorter bootlegs, and maybe a pass for people not too partial to Dylan's early work, Hotel '61 Revisited does work as an album in concept.  The themes in the songs selected really compliment each other, and since Dylan is a storyteller as much musician, I wanted to pay respects to that as well.

Bob Dylan - Hotel '61 Revisited

Side A:

1.  Hard Times In New York Town
2.  I Aint Got No Home
3.  Cocaine Blues
4.  Poor Lazarus
5.  Dink's Song
6.  Wade In The Water

Side B:

7.  Sally Gal
8.  It's Hard To Be Blind
9.  VD City
10.  Stealin'
11.  I Was Young When I Left Home

 The reasoning for the "hotel" misnomer is not touched upon much on the internet, though I did find an explanation that Bonnie Beecher's apartment was a common place for traveling artists to stay at and possibly perform.  Thusly, it became the Hotel Tape, and since it was in Minnesota, the Minnesota Hotel Tape was the name commonly given to the recordings.

The album opens with Hart Times In New York Town, a song about class struggle and division using Dylan's original lyrics over a traditional tune.  It sets the mood and reveals many motifs that Dylan will utilize through out.  This is one of Dylan's more popular bootleg tracks.

I Aint Got No Home is a cover of a Woody Guthrie who heavily inspired Dylan at the time.  In fact, many of the songs Dylan performs on The Hotel Tapes are covers of Guthrie.  Furthermore, this seems to be an adaptation of the classic I Don't Feel At Home In This World Anymore.

In Hotel 61 Revisited, Bob touches upon some more intense themes that go hand-in-hand with class struggles that society was and is still facing.  Poor Lazarus is an African-American "bad man ballad" and also a work song according to wikipedia, which I'm assuming means it was sung often by slaves.  This was in the very early 60's and rather early in the Civil Rights Movement.  Though he focuses on it in many of his official albums, his more blunt, in-your-face songs were left out.  See: Hiding Too Long off Greatest Boots Vol. 2.

Dink's Song is another old folk song that was first heard and recorded being sung by a woman named Dink while she was doing laundry in the early 1900's.  This leads into Wade in the Water, which ends the first side.  Dylan wails on his guitar and bellows a classic southern spiritual, another song common in the black community of the early 20th century.

Sally Gal was later recorded for The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan, but left off the album.  This is the earliest rendition of this tune available and is one of the only Dylan-composed tracks on the collection.  It is also one of the lightest and shortest.  It nearly got cut, but it is an original and works well to open side B.

In the opening of It's Hard to Be Blind, Dylan claims that he wrote it, though wikipedia says otherwise.  He also claims that the song is called "It's Hard To Be Poor."  Regardless, this is one of the most cherished tracks from this collection and shows that even with a young, less-experience voice, he can easily spark emotion.

VD City is part of a sort of "VD Suite" on the full tape.  It is the third song with VD Blues and VD Waltz before it, and VD Gunner Blues.  Taking it out of this jocular movement makes it a little more serious and follows suit with the themes of Hotel '61.

Stealin' was originally recorded by Memphis Jug Band in 1928, and is another classic American folk song.  It gives a bit of upbeat before the two final tracks.  The penultimate track, another that Dylan claims to have written, is among the most famous from these tapes.  Dylan says on tape that it isn't necessarily a song about him, but that it's definitely for someone.

And the final track, Black Cross, definitely is the most beloved track from the collection.  It is a tale about racial struggles in literal story form with his guitar acting as a score of some sort.  One of Dylan's most interesting tracks for sure, ending this look into Dylan's mind and abilities prior to his first album's release.

Please enjoy these songs and I hope this can fill your fantasy of Dylan's unreleased first album :)

- blashco

Wednesday, November 6, 2013

Wilco - Yankee Hotel Foxtrot Demos (two discs)

Yankee Hotel Foxtrot was Wilco's most anticipated album, and is highly regarded as their masterwork.  Unknown to most, nearly the entire album was leaked in demo form months prior to the official release, under the title The Engineer Demos.  Along with every track being demoed, save Jesus, Etc. is a plethora of unreleased songs that, accompanied by the More Like The Moon EP, creates a two disc marvel that gives a new way to listen to the masterpiece and an idea of what was left on the cutting room floor.

YHF is one of the shining transitional albums from the "alternative" rock of the nineties to the "indie" rock of the 2000's, though the differences are certainly muddled.  Since this is a more acoustic album, being entirely demos, it actually helps alleviate the turnover more simplistically, almost defining one of the largest musical movements in the last two decades.

YHF Engineer Demos

Disc 1 - The Demo Album

Side A:
(all songs sourced from The Engineer Demos)

1.  I Am Trying to Break Your Heart
2.  Kamera
3.  Cordurou Cutoff Girl (AKA Radio Cure)
4.  War on War
5.  Nothing Up My Sleeve
6.  Ashes of American Flags

Side B:
(all songs sourced from The Engineer Demos)

7.  Heavy Metal Drummer
8.  I'm The Man Who Loves You
9.  Pot Kettle Black
10.  Poor Places
11.  Reservations

Disc 2 - The Outtakes
(sourced from The Engineer Demos and More Like The Moon EP*)

Side A:

1.  The Good Part
2.  Kamera*
3.  Cars Can't Escape
4.  Instrumental
5.  Venus Stop The Train

Side B:

6.  Woodgrain*
7.  Handshake Drugs*
8.  Magazine Called Sunset*
9.  Bob Dylan's 49th Beard*
10.  Let Me Come Home
11.  More Like The Moon*

Since disc one is track-for-track Yankee Hotel Foxtrot (save where Nothing Up My Sleeve replaces Jesus, Etc.), I will just let you experience it yourselves.   It is definitely a better experience than the second disc, but since it should all be familiar, it won't need as much discussion.  If you have not listened to the actual album, why are you here?  You should be here!!!

Disc 2 is a mix of an EP that collected outtakes from the sessions, and the unrealized demos from the YHF Engineer Demos.  Barely any tracks are left out, but there were a couple that didn't have the desired or required Wilco quality to match.

The Good Part launches this 11-track b-side album, starting off on a good note with some more intense guitar work that present in the demos.  This leads into the EP version of Kamera, which is among the hardest tracks recorded during these sessions.

Cars Can't Escape is another track that never saw release.  It follows the tradition of excellent Wilco ballads, with some of my favorite lyrics from the album.  The next track, Instrumental, will be vocalized on the second side of the album, but works well as wordless-tune as well.  Reminds me of Final Fantasy for some reason.


Venus Stop The Train ends the first side and is probably the engineer demo I am most partial to.  A suitable lead-in for side b, consisting primarily of tracks from More Like The Moon EP.

Woodgrain is an excellent, though short, ditty with a charmingly subdued Jeff Tweedy vocal that makes you wish the song were much longer.  The second track on this side is one of the best b-sides from the sessions, and was actually rerecorded for their following album, A Ghost Is Born.

The most interesting and obscure track on the collection is A Magazine Called Sunset, which definitely harbors the most overdubs of the two-discs, with the general full-band set up and strings, along with some choral vocals, leading into definitely my favorite song, Bob Dylan's 49th Beard.  It is crazy how Wilco can fuse humor and seriousness into such captivating experiences.

Let Me Come Home is the final version of Instrumental from side a, and has some of Tweedy's most emotional lyrics and vocals.  And this all ends with More Like The Moon, the longest track on the set, I really feel this should have been on Yankee Hotel Foxtrot.

I am not familiar with any other Wilco bootlegs, so for now this is all the Wilco I can offer up, but I do truly hope you enjoy the experience Wilco and I have curated for you!

- blashco

Monday, November 4, 2013

Ambulance LTD - Shimmering Shattered Windows (Demos)

I know what you're thinking... The Beatles, Led Zeppelin, Bob Dylan, Gorillaz, Wilco and... Ambulance LTD?!  I thought you were giving us music from our favorite artists, I've never even heard of this mystery band!

Well Ambulance LTD should be among your favorite bands.  Why?  Well, first, try this.  Yeah?  Now this one.  And this.  Oh, oh, oh this one for sure.  And finally...  Yes yes, if I haven't sold you, then you may now go to a different page.  Ambulance LTD is one of those bands where it just never made sense that they weren't blowing up.

Personally, their first feature length album known simply as LP is one of my favorite albums.  A band with a very fragmented history and progress, they finally began working on LPII after years of limbo, but their record label TVT Records filed for bankruptcy, giving all the rights to the acquirer, prompting Ambulance LTD to file a lawsuit.

Looks like they're back in limbo for now, but alas, I have unearthed some mighty fine demos from LP and LP II to introduce this fabulous band to you all!  I highly suggest downloading this set as it really shows their talent to write impressive songs even in demo form.

Depending on how the future looks for Ambulance, I may upload the demo version of LP II, as I have over a dozen songs that haven't seen release and are not featured on this demo set.  But for now, some acoustic goodies!

Ambulance LTD - Shimmering Shattered Windows (Demos)

Side A:

1.  The Dog
(LP II)
2.  New English
(acoustic session)
3.  James
(b-side demo from LP)
4.  I Don't Believe Anyone
(demo of early single)
5.  Love Bird
(LP II)
6.  Straight A's
(LP II)

Side B:

7.  Primitive (The Way I Treat You)
(acoustic session)
8.  Sugar Pill
(LP)
9.  Stay Tuned
(LP)
10.  Stay Where You Are
(LP)
11.  Ophelia
(LP)

The album title is a lyric snippet from the final track, Ophelia, "it's easier in the soft light of the shimmering shattered windows," which gives a good representation of what to expect from Ambulance's penmanship.  You will definitely get some Shins vibes on this collection.

The first side consists of newer demos from their sophomore attempt, which has yet to be titled, but I have dubbed LP II.  The Dogs, a quick yet inspirational ditty opens the tracklist, focusing on pressing forward and perhaps even revolution.  I kind of wish more of the lyrics focused on these ideas as opposed to love, but don't get me wrong, New English is a love song with plenty of incite, wit and emotion (not to mention a highly satisfying melody).

James and I Don't Believe Anyone are both from the first LP era, the former never seeing release and the latter being reworked into a single.  Though this is a highly acoustic experience, I Don't Believe Anyone is definitely more rockin' 60s-style pop guitar.  The atmosphere in James' vocals and downer of a jam is rather affective and helps this track stand out.

We slow down for the end of this side, firstly with Love Bird, probably the most generic song on the album, though still catchy and worthy of a listen.  This would be one of the tracks from LP II as well.  After this is the demo of Straight A's, which was the final track off of the New English EP.  I find this version to be better, honestly.

The second side consists entirely of demo versions of songs from LP, released in 2004.  The acoustic rendition of Primitive, though less immediately grabbing, is definitely a treat.  The version off of LP
may be a little more catchy, but this definitely does it justice.

Sugar Pill, the only track I have ever heard by Ambulance LTD that utilizes a turntable, is a super catchy almost dance song that tickles your eardrum, which is followed by Stay Tuned, an acoustic ditty and Stay Where You Are, a beautiful track to say the least.

This all leads up to perhaps the best track, Ophelia, again where the album title is derived from.  The demo of Ophelia is as solid as the officially released track with out a doubt, helping create as legitimate a way to absorb Ambulance LTD as possible.  I truly hope this opens your musical mind up to this awesome band that I heart so much.  Enjoy!

- blashco

Saturday, November 2, 2013

Gorillaz - P-Sides

Ideally, all of my collections will be more geared towards themes like this.  Though the concept of a thought-out "unreleased album" is arousing, I feel like it is a better tribute to artists and their progress as artists to focus more precisely.  A well available bootleg of The Beatle's White Album demos is a fine example of a well-themed and highly enjoyable album, but it also lets you as a listener experience a specific time in the respected musician's career.  In other words, it is educational.

Now, don't get me wrong, P-Sides is much more fantasy album than informative package.  After G-Sides (from Gorillaz) and the double disc D-Sides (from Demon Days), we all expected Plastic Beach to have a P-Sides.  Instead we got The Fall, which was good but did not have any "p-sides" on it (to my knowledge, at least).  So here we go, an album that spans from the end of the release of Demon Days to their breakup, AKA the Plastic Beach era.

P-Sides has many sources, which might be a bad thing, but not many outtakes have leaked in any fashion.  Primarily a handful of demos is all that is hard to find on this set.  But the way it is curated should make the experience more streamlined.  Overall, being a huge fan of Gorillaz, I find this set on par with The Fall.

Gorillaz - P-Sides

Side A:

1.  Electric Shock
(original demo for Rhinestone Eyes, with instrumental opening)
2.  Rhinestone Eyes
(live for iTunes exclusive EP)
3.  Sumthin Bout This Night
(collaboration with Snoop Dogg, available on Doggumentary)
4.  Crystalised
(cover of a song by The XX)
5.  Hillbilly Man
(available on The Fall)
6.  Benko
(from Albarn's band Rocket Juice and The Moon)
7.  Revolving Doors
(available on The Fall)
8.  The Parish of Space Dust 
(available on The Fall)

Side B:

9.  Glitter Freeze
(alternate version)
10.  Soldier Boy 
(collaboration with Martina Topley-Bird)
11.  Untitled (AKA Gorillaz Routine)
(a collaboration with Kid Koala, either slated for an upcoming album or never released)
12.  Poison
(from Albarn's band Rocket Juice and The Moon)
13.  Stylo
(early demo)
14.  California and The Slipping Sun
(available on The Fall)
15.  Pirate's Progress
(full length version of intro from Plastic Beach)
16.  DoYaThing
(collaborative single with James Murphy and Andre 3000)

If the album didn't contain officially released songs, it would only have 5 or so tracks.  This is merely an exercise in curating, and there is a likely chance I will need to remove this from the site.  But for now, this is all Gorillaz fans who are salivating for an official P-Sides will get.

The opening intro was released as a bonus track on Plastic Beach as "Three Hearts, Seven Seas, Twelve Moons" but left out the bit with Electric Shock, so classifying it as a demo is a little sketchy.  A befitting opening, nonetheless.  This cuts right into the iTunes Sessions version of the song that was "demoed."

Sumthin Like This Night is an excellent collaboration, with reggae-like horns and all the Gorillaz pop you'd be correct to expect.  Definitely among the best tracks on the album, this was one of the songs Albarn produced off of Doggumentary, Snoop's eleventh album.

Another gem is up next: the cover of Crystalise by The XX.  It's tenderness is comforting and reminiscent of Stop The Dams off D-Sides.  It definitely could pass as a ballad by Blur.  Much less digital influence, ironically transitioning to the first track utilized from The Fall, an album recorded on an iPad.

I highly contemplated removing Benko and Poison from this collection because it is kind of a stretch to pretend they are Gorillaz songs, but the timing was correct and I just kept them on.  Definitely the black sheep of the album.  Still rather interesting, with African beats and all that love.

The next two songs are probably my favorites from The Fall, ending side a with something a little familiar.

After the half-point mark, we get an awesome alternate take of Glitter Freeze, with a little more edge and intensity, this is definitely the version I prefer to Plastic Beach's rendition.  Relatively similar though so nothing too mind-boggling.

Soldier Boy holds probably the most interesting back story, as it was originally an outtake from Demon Days, never seeing any release.  Then Martina Topley-Bird took the instrumental to that song, originally titled Snakes & Ladders.

After this, probably my favorite track on the collection arises.  Not really sure how the collaboration went down, if Kid Koala and Damon Albarn got together or if it is just a remix/mash of older Gorillaz material.  Regardless, it is incredibly catchy and one of the longer tracks on P-Sides.

After another Rocket Juice and the Moon track, with Damon doing an emotional ballad, we are treated to the Stylo demo, which is exactly what you would imagine.  The song is pretty well developed at this point, just a little stripped down from the official release, though there is a bit at the beginning that I think was removed for the final take.  No lyrics.

The final track off of The Fall gets us slowed down a bit for the full-length version of the intro song from Plastic Beach, which is just very pretty orchestration.  Another actual outtake from Plastic Beach.  This brings us to the grand finale: the full 12-minute take of DoYaThing, which technically was a separate single, not a "p-side" but hell, it belongs on an album so here it is.

Obviously, an official P-Sides would look immensely different and would likely be loads better and more fulfilling, but enough people seemed interested in this mix, so I will give it to you because I love you so much.  Enjoy!

- blashco