By request here are some Stranglers demos, and I've topped the post off with an early 1977 live show. Three songs - Wasted, Strange Little Girl, My Young Dreams (different recording than what's here) from the 1974 demo have been officially released on the The Early Years 74-75-76 Rare Live & Unreleased CD so I didn't include them here. Hans Wärmling also plays guitar on these songs. The quality of all the demos is very good. The live show was recorded from the audience and is a bit raw but listenable.
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1974 Demo
01. Charlie Boy
02. Chinatown
03. My Young Dreams
04. Shut Up
Foel Studio Demos, Wales 3-76
01. Peaches
02. Down In The Sewer
03. Bitching
04. Tomorrow Was The Hereafter (unreleased version)
1977 No More Heroes Demo
01. No More Heroes (Instrumental)
1978 Black And White Demo
01. Tank
@ Rock Garden, Middlesbrough 2-24-77
01. Grip
02. Sometimes
03. Bitching
04. School Mam
05. Peasant In The Big Shitty
06. Straighten Out
07. Hanging Around
08. Ugly
09. London Lady
10. Down In The Sewer
11. Something Better Change
12. Go Buddy Go (interrupted)
13. Go Buddy Go
Arigato.......
ReplyDeleteThanks a lot for these. The only thing I will say is that I really don't think that the version of Shut Up is from 1974. In fact it just sounds like somebody's fucked around with the single version. Either way a really cool selection of tracks.
ReplyDeleteThanks Bat, you're a kind and generous soul, Take care buddy and keep up the great work.
ReplyDeleteStranglers played Cleveland one night and Detroit the next and I got to interview and hang out with them over the two nights. They've been one of my favourite bands since forever.
ReplyDelete1974 (minus Shut Up), Foel Studios, NMH and B&W demos re-upped here with thanks:
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Cheers, Dave Sez.