Sunday 28 August 2016

The Verve: Sympathy For The Demos

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Sympathy For The Demos is a collection of demo recordings for the 1997 album 'Urban Hymns' by The Verve.

Notes:
Tracks 01 - 05 were recorded at Realworld Studio in Bath, while tracks 06 - 22 were recorded at West London's Olympic Studios in 1996 & 1997. All these tracks originate from an analog source so the quality reflects this. Track 24 is the same peformance as track one but unedited and has much better audio quality.

Tracklist:
01 - The Drugs Don't Work (Acoustic, First Vocal Take)
02 - Come On People (Live Rehearsal)
03 - Song For The Lovers (Vocal Track Recording)
04 - Space In Time (Live Rehearsal)
05 - The Drugs Don't Work (Early Mix)
06 - Space And Time
07 - Sonnet
08 - Song For The Lovers
09 - One Before Dinner
10 - Misty Morning June
11 - Lord, I've Been Trying
12 - Jerusalem
13 - The Drugs Don't Work
14 - Come On People
15 - The Crab
16 - A Little Bit Of Love
17 - Lord, I Guess I'll Never Know
18 - Monte Carlo
19 - Oh Sister
20 - New York (Siren Mix)
21 - One More For The Lovers
22 - It Takes Two
23 - Bitter Sweet Symphony
24 - The Drugs Dont Work (Demo)

Password: VerveDemo

9 comments:

  1. Excellent share, much thanks & appreciation to you.

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  2. I've got an 18 track version different order with a track titled Open The Skies not listed here, can't remember where I got the 18 track version unfortunately; does anyone have any info on this track?

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    1. There were originally three versions of the 'Urban Hymns' demos all with slightly different track listings. Open The Skies appeared in all three versions under different names; Open The Skies, Through The Sky and It Takes Two. Apparantly all three versions are slightly different to one another.

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  3. friend, good music; too good
    .thank you very much

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  4. friend, good music; too good
    .thank you very much

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  5. what i would do for a high quality copy of "misty morning june". one of their best songs, and one of the best songs in general.

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  6. Thanks for this. Do you happen to know where this version of The Drugs Don't Work is from, and a good source for it?

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jxXyfC4DWEQ

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  7. Hi, I have a slightly different tracklist from your upload with a couple of extra tracks.

    Brave New World was released on Ashcrofts first solo album but the demo is thought to have came from the Urban Hymns demo sessions. Also Nick McCabe had a Guitar loop / instrumental of Lucky Man into Neon Wilderness streaming on his old Myspace account, both are included along with the instrumental and the vinyl promo only Alternate Version of Bitter Sweet Symphony.

    Sympathy For The Demos : The Urban Hymns Sessions (Expanded Edition)

    Bitter Sweet Symphony
    Sonnet
    The Drugs Don't Work
    Space and Time
    Song For The Lovers
    One Before Dinner
    Misty Morning June
    Lord, I've Been Trying
    Jerusalem
    The Drugs Don't Work (Longer)
    Come On People
    The Crab
    A Little Bit Of Love
    Lord, I Guess I'll Never Know
    Monte Carlo
    Oh Sister
    New York (Siren Mix)
    One More For The Lovers
    It Takes Two
    Brave New World
    Lucky Man Into Neon Wilderness (Nick McCabe Instrumental)
    The Drugs Don't Work (Acoustic, First Vocal Take)
    Come On People (Live Rehearsal, Real World Studios)
    Song For The Lovers (Vocal Track Recording)
    Space In Time (Live Rehearsal, Real World Studios)
    The Drugs Don't Work (Early Mix, Real World Studios)

    Download - www.sendspace.com/file/dxleet

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    I'm hoping someone can help me out with two tracks :

    Bitter Sweet Symphony (James Lavelle Instrumental Remix)
    Bitter Sweet Symphony (MSG Alternate Remix) Played on the closing credits of the Verve documentary, possibly on the DVD included on the reissue or the original 1996-98 video.

    Keep up the good work.

    Cheers,

    Jim

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  8. thnk u very much for sharing. Wasn't aware of these songs until now! Made my day! XXX

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