Sunday 25 September 2016

The Verve: The 1990 Wigan Demos

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This is a collection of early demo tracks by the Verve recorded in Wigan during 1990 and 1991.

Notes:
 "Verve, from Wigan, in Lancashire, England, formed in 1990.  Richard Ashcroft, Simon Jones, and Peter Salisbury grew up together in Wigan and all attended Upholland High School.  They took in Nick McCabe from Winstanley College.  After seeing Nick play at a college practice room in 1989, Richard described his sound as like "a whole other universe to me".  They played their first show for the birthday of Richard's then flatmate Paul Frodsham at the Honeysuckle pub in Poolstock, Wigan on August 15, 1990.

Verve played two songs, "The Sun, The Sea" and the strangely titled "Your Back".  Verve didn't play for many months and as 1990 ended, Richard rang up his mates.  'Are we in a band or what?' he asked them and made a statement that would take them to the top of the charts in the years to come.  They made a demo tape throughout 1990. Hut scout Miles Leonard remembers, "Their demo was so much better than anything else I was hearing". The band signed to Hut records in September 1991. Verve released three singles in 1992, All in the Mind, She's A Superstar, and Gravity Grave.  They were easily making music years ahead of their time.

This is the 1990 demo recording issued by Verve.  It contains many of the early songs made by the Verve many of which did not make it in either of their first three singles or their first album.  It is a great collection of early Verve songs excellent for the avid Verve fan.  Richard's voice sounds very young.  In reality, this is the very beginning steps for the start of the group. They would later go on to bring the world great music."


Tracklist:
01 - The Sun, The Sea
02 - Here She Comes
03 - Slide Away (Take #1)
04 - Open Your Eyes
05 - Higher I Go
06 - All In The Mind
07 - Just To See You Move
08 - Who's Clean
09 - Verve Are Rising
10 - Slide Away (Take #2)

Password: VerveWigan

Sunday 18 September 2016

Oasis: Words Won't Last Forever (Radio Sessions 1999 - 2001)

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Words Won't Last Forever is a collection of radio sessions from Oasis dated between 1999 - 2001.

Notes:
All sessions are from various sources so the audio quality varies.

Tracklist:
BBC Radio 1 'The Evening Session' Maida Vale Studios, London, England. 20.01.00
01 - Sunday Morning Call
02 - Rock 'N' Roll Star
03 - Who Feels Love
04 - Talk Tonight
05 - My Generation

BBC Radio 1 'Steve Lamacq Live' Maida Vale Studios, London, England. 17.01.00
06 - Who Feels Love
07 - Sunday Morning Call
08 - Little James (OBP Radio, Portland OR, USA. 04.06.00)

CBC Radio 2 "Radio Sonic" Toronto, Canada. 07.12.99 (broadcast 26.02.00)
09 - Who Feels Love
10 - Interview #1
11 - Sunday Morning Call
12 - Interview #2
13 - Talk Tonight
14 - Interview #3

Radio Cidade, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil. 15.01.01
15 - Rock 'n' Roll Star
16 - Supersonic
17 - Live Forever
18 - Gas Panic
19 - Wonderwall
20 - Hey Hey, My My (Q101 Studios, Chicago, USA. 17.04.00)

Password: OasisWords

Sunday 4 September 2016

Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds: Kerrang Radio Acoustic Session (8th July 2012)

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Noel Gallagher performs an acoustic set live on Kerrang Radio, 8th July 2012.

Notes:
I've added an acoustic performance of The Dying Of The Light from March 2015 as a bonus track.

Tracklist:
01 - (It's Good) To Be Free
02 - Talk Tonight
03 - If I Had A Gun...
04 - Supersonic
05 - Wonderwall
06 - Aka... What A Life!
07 - D'yer Wanna Be A Spaceman
08 - Half The World Away
09 - Don't Look Back In Anger

Bonus Track:
10 - The Dying Of The Light (C à Vous 23.03.15)

Password: NoelAcoustic