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The Crescent Tape was the product of a surreptitiously-hidden tape recorder placed strategically during a jamming session involving Lee Mavers (The La's) and members of the Liverpool band The Crescent.
Background:
In 1991 The La's promotional tour dates were fulfilled in the UK and Europe including a few festivals, and a US tour. Bassist John Power left the group on 13 December 1991, frustrated with having played essentially the same set of songs since 1986, and
resurfaced a year later with his band Cast. The remainder of the 1991 concerts were performed with James Joyce on bass as well as a handful of 1992 dates. The band stopped touring and rehearsing in 1992 until further short-lived reunions, with various line-ups, throughout the 1990s and 2000s.
The La's reunited sporadically for a series of live performances throughout 1994 and 1995. The comeback was brought about due to a merchandising debt from the 1991 U.S. tour and the band played support slots to artists such as Oasis, Paul Weller and Dodgy. The reformed band consisted of differing line-ups for each concert and as well as Lee Mavers other performers included several former members such as Barry Sutton, Lee Garnett, John "Boo" Byrne, James Joyce, Peter "Cammy" Cammell and Neil Mavers.
In 1996, Mavers began recording at The Arch studio in Kew, London owned by ex-The Damned drummer Rat Scabies. Initially working alone, he was later joined in the studio by ex-The Stairs frontman Edgar Jones, Lee Garnett and Neil Mavers. The sessions ended because of damp in the studio, however Mavers and Summertyme continued to rehearse and record in Liverpool for a year. After the collapse of Go! Discs, Mavers recording contract with the label was acquired by PolyGram and eventually expired in 1998. In 1998, Mavers began rehearsing with the then unsigned Liverpool band The Crescent. A bootleg recording of one of these rehearsals known as The Crescent Tape would later leak on to the Internet.
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Notes:
I haven't edited this one at all, it is as I downloaded it back in the day. Special thanks to
Tracklist:
01 - Tears In The Rain
02 - When Will I See You Again #1
03 - When Will I See You Again #2
04 - Let's Go For A Ride
05 - Ladies And Gentlemen
06 - She Came Down #1
07 - She Came Down #2
08 - She Came Down #3
09 - Rebound
10 - Fishing Net
11 - Mindfield #1
12 - Mindfield #2
13 - Raindance
14 - Open Your Mind
15 - Open Your Mind - Bass
16 - Doledrum
17 - Feelin' Riff
18 - Jam #1
19 - Jam #2
20 - Jam #3
21 - Jam #4
22 - The Human Race
23 - Pitch Theory
24 - The Human Race (Reprise)
25 - "A Gang of Outlaws"
26 - Crescent Talk
27 - The Human Race - Guitar
28 - The Human Race - Vocals And Drums
29 - The Human Race - Drums
30 - The Human Race - More Guitar
31 - The Human Race - Band Jam
32 - The Human Race - Bass And Guitar
33 - Open Your Mind #1
34 - Open Your Mind #2
35 - Open Your Mind #3
36 - Open Your Mind #4
37 - Open Your Mind #5
38 - Open Your Mind #6
39 - The Human Race - Reprise #1
40 - The Human Race - Reprise #2
41 - The Human Race - Reprise #3
42 - "It's Too Much!"
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