Late!: Pocketwatch (Dave Grohl Demo Tape)

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Pocketwatch is a cassette album by Dave Grohl, under the pseudonym Late!, released in 1992 on the now defunct indie label Simple Machines as part of their Tool Cassette Series.

Background:
In the summer of 1991, Dave Grohl went into WGNS Studios and recorded four songs, playing all the instruments himself. The recording was combined with six songs from a previous Upland Studios session recorded in late 1990. Although both sessions occurred after joining Nirvana, Grohl unobtrusively acknowledged their existence. A tape of the songs, given to Simple Machines co-founder Jenny Toomey by Grohl, immediately became a candidate for the labels Tool Cassette Series. The 1990 sessions emerged as Grohl, then the drummer of Scream, requested his producer friend Barrett Jones to record songs in his home 8-track tape recorder. Upon accepting Simple Machines' request for a demo tape, Grohl decided to hide his identity under the pseudonym Late!, "because I’m an idiot and I thought it would be funny to say to everybody, 'Sorry, we’re Late!’".

Notes:
(UPDATED 2024!) New lossless sources and a new TREON remaster plus even more bonus tracks.

Tracklist:
01 - Pokey The Little Puppy
02 - Petrol CB
03 - Friend Of A Friend
04 - Throwing Needles
05 - Just Another Story About Skeeter Thompson
06 - Color Pictures of A Marigold
07 - Hell's Garden
08 - Winnebago
09 - Bruce
10 - Milk

Bonus Tracks:
11 - Marigold (Demo Version)

12 - Friend Of A Friend (Album Version)

13 - Marigold (B-side Version)
14 - Winnebago (B-side Version)
15 - Podunk (B-side)

16 - How I Miss You (B-side)
17 - Ozone (B-side)

18 - Floaty (BBC Evening Session 23.11.95)
19 - Gas Chamber (BBC Evening Session 23.11.95)
20 - Alone+Easy Target (BBC Evening Session 23.11.95)

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Oasis: Forgotten Glory (The Early Years 1991-93) TREON Deluxe Edition

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Forgotten Glory A collection of early demo recordings, radio sessions, live tracks and other rarities dated between 1991 and 1993.

 

Notes:

CD1; A collection of the earliest demos from 1991-92. Plus tracks from two 1993 Radio sessions.

CD2; An early live performance recorded at The Boardwalk, Manchester 14th January 1992. Plus a collection of  rehearsals at The Boardwalk from 1992/93 and three early demos recorded at Real People Studios in 1993.

CD3; The 1993 "Live Demonstration" Tape plus a collection of demos recorded at Real People Studios in 1993.

 

All tracks are remastered from lossless sources.

 

CD1. The Early Demos

Tracklist:

01 - Alice
02 - Take Me (Version #1)
03 - Reminice
04 - See The Sun
05 - Colour My Life
06 - Take Me (Version #2)
07 - Must Be The Music
08 - Snakebite
09 - Better Let You Know
10 - Whatever (Demo)
11 - Bring It On Down (BBC Radio 5 'Hit The North' 11.08.93)
12 - I Will Believe (BBC Radio 5 'Hit The North' 11.08.93)
13 - Digsys Dinner (BBC Radio 5 'Hit The North' 11.08.93)
14 - Cigarettes & Alcohol (BBC Radio 5 'Hit The North' 11.08.93)
15 - Rock'n'Roll Star (BBC Radio 5 'Hit The North' 11.08.93)
16 - Bring It On Down (BBC Radio 1 'The Evening Session' 22.12.93)
17 - Cigarettes & Alcohol (BBC Radio 1 'The Evening Session' 22.12.93)
18 - Shakermaker (BBC Radio 1 'The Evening Session' 22.12.93)
19 - Take Me (Version #1) Source 2

CD2. Live At The Boardwalk

Tracklist:

01 - Columbia (Live)
02 - Take Me (Live)
03 - Must Be The Music (Live)
04 - Acoustic Song (Live)
05 - I Will Show You (Live)
06 - Better Let You Know (Live)
07 - Poetic Feedback (Live)
08 - Up In The Sky (Rehearsal)
09 - Live Forever (Rehearsal)
10 - Bring It On Down (Rehearsal)
11 - Rock 'n' Roll Star (Rehearsal)
12 - I Am The Walrus (Rehearsal)
13 - All Around The World (Rehearsal)
14 - Whatever/Octopus' Garden (Rehearsal)
15 - Fade Away (Demo)
16 - Columbia (Demo)
17 - Bring It On Down (Demo)

CD3. Live Demontration
Tracklist:
01 - Cloudburst
02 - Columbia
03 - D'Yer Wanna Be A Spaceman?
04 - Strange Thing
05 - Bring It On Down
06 - Married With Children
07 - Fade Away
08 - Rock 'n' Roll Star
09 - Cloudburst (Demo)
10 - Bring It On Down (Demo)
11 - Alive (Demo)
12 - Rock 'n' Roll Star (Demo)
13 - Must Be The Music (Demo)
14 - Lock All The Doors (Demo)
15 - Comin' On Strong (Demo)
16 - Strange Thing (Demo)

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Noel Gallagher: 1989 Demo Tape (Noel's Songs)

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Noel Gallagher's pre-Oasis demo tape. Recorded in 1989 it contains five songs none of which have ever been officially released.

Background:
Before joining Oasis in 1991, Noel Gallagher was a budding young songwriter.  Noel has claimed to have been writing songs since his early teens, which would have been around 1980.  In the late 80’s, Noel made home demos of some of the songs he had written since then, including what he claims was the first song he’d ever wrote, called ‘Baj’. These songs were then put onto cassette and given to friends to demonstrate what he was capable of.
The first tape, which contained eight tracks believed to have been recorded by Noel sometime in 1988, was put up for auction at Christies in London on the 30th April 1998, but failed to sell as the highest bid of £3,400 was too low.  It was apparently sold privately at a later date. The second tape, which contained five tracks, was believed to been recorded by Noel and a friend of his called Pete in 1989. Only one track, ‘But What If…’, was previously unknown to Oasis fans, with the other four songs being on the 1988 tape, although it’s unknown if the recordings are exactly the same. A couple of friends of the seller of the tape appeared on alt.music.oasis on the 26th July 2001 gauging possible demand for a private sale. They claimed It had gone up for auction at Christies at an earlier date but didn’t sell.
In June 2006, this tape was put up for sale on eBay but was later sold privately. Clips from all five songs were made available to this site as evidence of the tapes authenticity. The tape was purchased by a consortium of Oasis fans with the explicit agreement that the contents of the tape would be made publicly available and that the tape would later be returned to Noel as a goodwill gesture as fans weren’t sure if an original copy of these songs were held in his archives, and did not wish to profit from his unreleased material. The tape was sent to his management company, Ignition. source

Notes:
The download contains both FLAC and mp3 versions of the tape.

Update 18/12/23:

I've remastered these tracks and are available to download below. The download contains both FLAC and mp3 versions of the remaster.

Tracklist:
01 - What's It Got To Do With You
02 - Hey You
03 - What's Been Happenin'
04 - But What If...
05 - Gotta Have Fun

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The La's: The Crescent Tape

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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. source

Notes:
I haven't edited this one at all, it is as I downloaded it back in the day. Special thanks to ToneGarvey for sharing the original mp3 files.

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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OCS: Demonstration Only (1990/91 Demo Tape)

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Demonstration Only is a small collection of early Jimmy Miller mixes and demos by Ocean Colour Scene.

Notes:
I can find very little information about this early demo tape, which is also know as "The Jimmy Miller Demo Tape". http://www.blogbus.com/lalalaa-logs/31138895.html

With the re-release of Ocean Colour Scene's first album and the compilation album 21 I am unsure if these tracks have been offically released or not.

Tracklist:
01 - Dreams (Demo)
02 - One Of Those Days (Demo)
03 - One Of These Days (Miller Mix)
04 - Justine (Demo)
05 - Justine (Miller Mix)
06 - Is She Coming Home (Demo)
07 - Is She Coming Home (Miller Mix)

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