REM - Demos (1990)

Out Of Time, released in February 1991, was the seventh studio album from REM and their second for Warners. It became their biggest seller to date, mainly due to the phenomenal success of Losing My Religion. Here's the demo disc of OOT. It's quite different and sounds even better than the final release. There's an excellent album outtake, It's A Free World Baby and two distinct versions of Radio Song. On the downside, there's no Endgame or Belong.
Enjoy.

01 Half A World Away
02 Texarkana
03 It's A Free World Baby
04 Low
05 Radio Song
06 Country Feedback
07 Losing My Religion
08 Near Wild Heaven
09 Shiny Happy People
10 Radio Song #2
11 Me In Honey

Talking Heads - Demos (1975)

Thanks to Alex from the big country, I offer you Talking Heads with their CBS studio demos. Most of these songs were tidied up and appeared on Talking Heads : 77 (1977) and More Songs About Buildings And Food (1978). Four of the songs remained unreleased until the 1992 double cd compilation - Popular Favorites 1976 - 1992 Sand In The Vaseline. From memory the demo versions were used, so unfortunately I cannot make them available. That aside, I'm certain you'll enjoy the raw versions of the remaining songs.
The sound quality is superb.
Why not catch up with their back catalogue, newly remastered with bonus tracks and dvd. You'll pick most of them up for £6 or less (HMV online or Fopp).
Enjoy.

01 Psycho Killer *
02 Sugar On My Tongue :(
03 Thank You For Sending Me An Angel +
04 I Want To Live :(
05 I Wish You Wouldn't Say That :(
06 The Girls Want To Be With The Girls +
07 Who Is It? *
08 With Our Love +
09 Stay Hungry +
10 Tentative Decisions *
11 Warning Sign +
12 I'm Not In Love +
13 The Book I Read *
14 Love Goes To Building On Fire :(
15 No Compassion *

* alternate versions appeared on Talking Heads : 77 (1977)
+ alternate versions appeared on More Songs About Buildings And Food (1978)
:( not available for download - refer to tracks 1-4 Sand In The Vaseline (1992)

Crowded House - Finsbury Park (11.06.94)

Crowded House are back on 02 July 2007 with a new studio album, Time On Earth, available on Parlophone. I'll definitely add that one to my collection. To remind you of how good they were/are, here's an excellent set from 1994, performed at The Fleadh (Irish music festival) Finsbury Park, London. The inter song banter is most entertaining, with security coming in for special treatment. The best is reserved for a poor heckler, to whom the song Pineapple Head is dedicated. Madcap stickman Paul Hester (RIP) is missing from this performance, having decided to stay at home in Melbourne.
Two part zip via Sharebee for several downloading options.
Enjoy.

01. When You Come
02. In My Command
03. Fall At Your Feet
04. Fingers Of Love
05. Distant Sun
06. Pineapple Head
07. Four Seasons In One Day
08. There Goes God
09. Locked Out
10. Weather With You
11. Private Universe
12. Don't Dream It's Over
13. Catherine Wheels
14. Together Alone - Aborigine Chant
15. Goodnight aka The Parting Glass