Miles Kane - 2010-12-04 - Live At The Leicester 02 Academy

Miles Kane is famous for being in The Rascals and The Last Shadow Puppets with Alex Turner, but has only recently started a career as a solo artist. I saw him live, supporting Beady Eye at the Barrowlands, and he was exceptional, so decided to try and track down some bootlegs. There are a couple floating around, including this excellent one from late last year. Sound quality is good, as is the setlist. The only real downside is that he didn't play his brilliant version of The Beatles' Hey Bulldog, and that the setlist is a bit on the short side (to be expected, as he hadn't even released his album by that point). This is recommended for fans of any of his previous projects or curious Arctic Monkeys fans.
1 Better Left Invisible/ Cold Turkey
2 Re-Arrange
3 My Fantasy
4 Kingcrawler
5 Quicksand
6 Telepathy
7 Counting Down The Days
8 Inhaler
9 Come Closer

http://www.mediafire.com/?4ki2igfppzpftw8
Link and artwork from socialorals blogspot

Arctic Monkeys - Beneath The Boardwalk

The Arctic Monkeys are, in my opinion, one of the best bands to emerge in the last few years (if you overlook their third album) and this collection of demos is part of the reason why they were so hyped before their debut album came out. Listening to this collection, it's not hard to see why. Decided to post this as A, it's excellent and B, the new album has recently leaked online. It's very good by the way, and highly recommended, but won't post it here as that's the sort of thing that would get the blog taken down. There's 18 excellent tracks here including at least 7 that were never released officially. Highlights include I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor, Choo Choo, Knock A Door Run and From The Ritz to the Rubble. Strongly recommended to any Arctic Monkeys fan. Have taken a while to post anything by the Monkeys, but you can expect to see more of them in future. Link is my own, enjoy!

1. "A Certain Romance"
2. "Bigger Boys and Stolen Sweethearts"
3. "Choo Choo"
4. "Cigarette Smoke"
5. "Dancin' Shoes"
6. "Fake Tales of San Francisco"
7. "Knock a Door Run"
8. "Mardy Bum"
9. "On the Run from the MI5"
10. "Riot Van"
11. "Scummy"
12. "Still Take You Home"
13. "Wavin' Bye to the Train or the Bus"
14. "Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor"
15. "Stickin' to the Floor"
16. "Space Invaders"
17. "Curtains Closed"
18. "Ravey Ravey Ravey Club"


http://www.mediafire.com/?cjett41r17mvnu5

Paul Weller - 1992-10-19 - Live, Milan

This is a Paul Weller gig from 1992, by which time he had ditched the 'Paul Weller Movement' name and released his excellent debut album. This is a very good quality recording, with a great setlist including some rare B-sides and a few covers (Marvin Gaye's What's Going On and Neil Young's Ohio) as well as the bulk of his 1991 album. Highlights include the aforementioned What's Going On and Ohio, as well as Into Tomorrow and the B-side Everything Has A Price to Pay. I made this artwork myself as there was none available when I looked. This is recommended for all Weller fans due to the excellent sound quality and rare tracks played. Those looking to get into Weller should start with Stanley Road and Wild Wood.
1 What's Going On
2 Uh Huh Oh Yeh
3 Bullrush
4 Round And Round
5 Above The Clouds
6 Arrival Time
7 Everything Has A Price To Pay
8 Ends Of The Earth
9 All Year Round
10 Amongst Butterflies
11 Headstart For Happiness
12 Ohio
13 Into Tomorrow
14 Long Hot Summer
15 Bitterness Rising

LINK REMOVED, APOLOGIES TO MOODYCHOPS

Kasabian - 2009-03-27 - Live At The Royal Albert Hall

Kasabian were formed in Leicester in the early '00s and released their debut album in 2004. This gig was a few months prior to the release of their third album, West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum, and was in aid of Roger Daltrey's Teenage Cancer Trust. The sound quality on this is not exceptional but more than listenable. Most of the setlist is made up of tracks from the band's first two albums, as well as some previews of songs that would end up on West Ryder; namely Underdog, Fire, Thick As Thieves and Fast Fuse.  Highlights on this bootleg include Underdog, Shoot The Runner, Empire and LSF (mass singlalongs from the audience on the last 3 mentioned). I made this artwork for those interested, although there are others available online. This is a a good bootleg, but only really worth downloading for serious fans of the band.
1 Intro
2 Underdog
3 Shoot The Runner
4 Reason Is Treason
5 Cutt Off
6 Fire
7 Processed Beats
8 SunRiseLightFlies
9 Thick As Theives
10 Me Plus One
11 U Boat
12 Empire
13 Fast Fuse
14 The Doberman
15 Club Foot
16 Stuntman
17 You Got The Love
18 L.S.F

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=G4Q5YRBT
Link originally from albumdellastoria blogspot

The Stone Roses - 1989, Blackpool Empress Ballroom

I imagine the Stone Roses have been quite a conspicuous absence from this blog so far: the reason being that I had no idea which bootleg to post. Was going to post a well-known gig, like Spike Island or Alexandra Palace but apparently they were a bit crap. Then remembered this excellent gig from 1989, think it has been officially released on VCR but not on CD so should be ok to post. This was the Roses at their peak, around the time of their legendary debut album. This is a great gig; the setlist is mostly made up of the debut plus a few non-album tracks. Very good sound quality and the band sound great, even Ian Brown (well, by his standards!). I found this artwork online but tweaked it a bit (for example removed the gap in the 'B' that was really irritating me for some reason!) Well worth a download for casual and hardcore fans alike, some absolutely classic tunes here including I Wanna Be Adored, She Bangs The Drums and, of course, I Am The Resurrection. Highly recommended. Link is my own, enjoy!

1 I Wanna Be Adored
2 Elephant Stone
3 Waterfall
4 Sugar Spun Sister
5 Made Of Stone
6 She Bangs The Drums
7 Where Angels Play
8 Shoot You Down
9 Going Down
10 Mersey Paradise
11 I Am The Resurrection

http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?t12v99652zn3xgi

The Kinks - The Great Lost Kinks Album

The Kinks are one of my all-time favourite bands, and were active from the 60s through to the 90s. They released pretty much consistently brilliant music until the 80s, with countless classic albums to their name. I'm not entirely sure if this is a bootleg, as I think it has been officially released (albeit in 1973). However, it doesn't seem to be commercially available so I'll happily post it. It's made up of songs that were recorded by the Kinks between 1966 and 1970, including some that were slated for inclusion of Dave Davies' solo album (which unfortunately never materialised). Several of these songs have since turned up on bonus reissues of the Kinks' albums, but many are still unreleased. Not been able to properly listen to this but you can't go wrong with late 60's Kinks, so recommended to everyone.
1 Til Death Do Us Part
2 There Is No Life Without Love
3 Lavender Hill
4 Groovy Movies
5 Rosemary Rose
6 Misty Water
7 Mister Songbird
8 When I Turn off the Living Room Light
9 The Way Love Used to Be
10 Plastic Man
11 This Man He Weeps Tonight
12 Pictures in the Sand
13 Where Did My Spring Go?
http://rapidshare.com/files/284271685/TheGreatLostKinksAlbum.rar
Link originally from My Generation blog

Mansun - Revlon Revolution (Live and Sessions)

Mansun were an excellent band who formed around the Britpop era and I guess could be lumped in with Britpop but their music is often less accessible (a 9-minute song called Cancer, anyone?). They got a hell of a lot of stick from the music press; in fact the liner notes for their best-of compilation show a load of negative comments from journalists next to each song. However, I think they were a great band with some excellent songs, many of which are on this bootleg. Their sound could probably be described as somewher between Suede, the Manics and Oasis. This is made up of various radio sessions and a few live recordings, and as a result the sound is of varying quality, but is mostly good. Both well known songs and rare B-sides are included on here, making it a worthwile collection for any Mansun fan. Highlights include Stripper Vicar (faster verison than found on record), Take It Easy Chicken and Wide Open Space. I yet again made this artwork; quite happy with it and proud to report I've never posted anything on here without arrtwork, long may it continue! This is obviously not recommended for those who don't really know the band; allow me to point you in the direction of the Legacy best-of and Attack Of The Grey Lanterns LP. However, those who do should find plenty to enjoy. Link and artwork are my own.

1 Everyone Must Win
2 Kissing
3 The Worlds Still Open
4 Secret Lemonade Drinker
5 Closed For Business
6 The Chad Who Loved Me
7 Stripper Vicar
8 Mansun's Only Love Song
9 Naked Twister
10 She Makes My Nose Bleed
11 Take It Easy Chicken
12 Taxloss
13 Wide Open Space
14 She Makes My Nose Bleed (Live)
15 Take It Easy Chicken (Live)
16 Stripper Vicar #2
17 Egg Shaped Fred (listed here as Maybe She Knows)

http://www.mediafire.com/?qrejxaobnehxvv9

Ocean Colour Scene - 1997-03-11 - The Loft, Berlin

OCS are a Mod and Britpop band from Birmingham. They've been releasing consistently great material for the past 15-odd years, and are one of my favourite bands. This recording was made at what many people would see as the peak of their career, on the tour of their excellent Mosely Shoals album. Not sure the equally splendid follow-up, Marchin' Already, had been released by this point as there are only two songs from that album in the setlist. The setlist is mostly made up of tracks from Mosely Shoals as well as the aforementioned two from Marchin'Already. There is also Robin Hood (a b-side) and three covers: Ronnie Lane's The Poacher, The Small Faces' All Or Nothing and The Beatles' Day Tripper . Not sure if Ronnie Lane had died by then, but I imagine The Poacher and All Or Nothing were played in tribute to himas he was definitely deteriorating by that point. This is an excellent gig, great setlist, great sound quality, a must for any OCS fan. However, would recommend Mosely Shoals and Marchin' Already for those looking to get into the band. I made this artwork, not great (as ever!) but some people (including me) like to have an artwork for everything in their iTunes so it's there if you want it!
1 You've Got It Bad
2 One For The Road
3 Traveller's Tune
4 Lining Your Pockets
5 The Riverboat Song
6 The Poacher
7 40 Past Midnight
8 The Circle
9 The Day We Caught The Train
10 Get Away
11 Robin Hood
12 Debris Road
13 Day Tripper
14 All Or Nothing

LINK REMOVED, APOLOGIES TO MOODYCHOPS

Beady Eye - 2011-03-04 - Live At The Glasow Barrowlands

Beady Eye, as I'm pretty sure you all know, were formed from the ashes of Oasis when they split, and realeased their debut album in February. This was only their second-ever gig (there's no proper recording of their first), and I'm happy to say that I was in attendance (was also at the Japan benefit disaster gig, will post that bootleg in the future). The atmosphere was absolutely electric, as always at the Barrowlands, and was one of the best nights of my life. Liam is sounding a lot better than he did the last few years with Oasis, and seems to have been rejuvenated by his new band. Highlights of this recording include Four Letter Word, The Roller, and the best song of the night, Sons Of The Stage. The sound quality on this is fairly good, and although it was a great gig this isn't really an essential download, unless you were there.
1 Four Letter Word
2 Beatles And Stones
3 Millionaire
4 For Anyone
5 The Roller
6 Wind Up Dream
7 Bring The Light
8 Standing On The Edge Of The Noise
9 Kill For A Dream
10 Three Ring Circus
11 Man Of Misery
12 The Beat Goes On
13 The Morning Son
14 Sons Of The Stage

 http://www.multiupload.com/2UD63F3EKS
Link thanks to Live4ever forum users Welshylad and Eva.

The Rolling Stones - Live Hyde Park, 1969

Another band that need no introduction. This was the Brian Jones memorial concert, which was staged just a few days after his death. The bootleg starts with a eulogy for their deceased member, followed by a cover of one of his favourite songs. Again not been able to properly listen to this, but this is a legendary gig  by one of the biggest bands of all time, so you can't really go wrong, especially as it's a soundboard recording. The setlist is pretty good, containing plenty of classic songs.  Recommended to just about anyone.

1. Eulogy For Brian Jones

2. I'm Yours, She's Mine

3. Jumpin' Jack Flash

4. No Expectations

5. Mercy Mercy (Don Covay & The Goodtimers Cover)

6. Stray Cat Blues

7. I'm Free

8. Down Home Girl (Alvin Robinson Cover)

9. Love In Vain (Robert Johnson Cover)

10. Loving Cup

11. Midnight Rambler

12. (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction

13. Honky Tonk Women

14. Street Fighting Man

15. Sympathy For The Devil

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=B8ICAZ6Z

Link from the So Many Roads To Ease My Soul Blogspot 

The Gyres - First

This another rare Britpop gem. The Gyres were formed in the mid-90s in Blantyre, near Glasgow. This is their sole album, and is pretty rare. They were part of the post-Oasis britpop boom, but cruelly never really got off the ground. Their sound is unsurprisingly very Oasis-influenced, but on Falling Down they sound near-identical to the Bluetones. However, this is a very good album and contains some excellent songs, notably Break, Hi-fi Driving and Are You Ready?. Some of the members apparently went on to form a band called Point Blank, but I've never heard or found anything by them. If anyone knows anything about them, please get in touch. This is recommended to fans of Britpop, especially Oasis.
1 Sly
2 Hi-Fi Driving
3 Break
4 A Million Miles
5 Hooligan
6 Are You Ready?
7 Falling Down
8 On A Roll
9 I'm Alright
10 Pop Cop
11 Downtime

http://rapidshare.com/files/243813316/The_Gyres_-_First.rar
Link from issebono blog

The La's - Crescent Tape

This is (as far as I know) the most recent collection of songs from Lee Mavers, dating from 1998. The tape is so called as it was played to a Liverpool band called The Crescent, which I assume is how it was leaked. The sound quality is quite poor, but not nearly as bad as the Kitchen Tape from a few years earlier (will be posting that at some point in the future). Some good songs here, none of which have been heard anywhere else. Recommended to all fans of the band, if you can put up with the sound quality. Link and artwork are my own, enjoy!

01 Lee Mavers on tuning
02 Raindance
03 Minefield
04 Human Race
05 Open Your Mind
06 Tears in the Rain (intro)
07 Lets go for a ride
08 Ladies and Gentlemen
09 Rebound
10 Was it something I said
11 When will I see you again


http://www.mediafire.com/?08i24cv1heuaav7

Ride - Black Session 1994

Ride were a shoegaze band from Oxford, although by this point in their career they had a taken a more Britpop direction, which I prefer to their earlier stuff. Their album Carnival Of Light inspired the name and banner of this blog, so I thought it would be fitting to post some stuff by them. This is a French radio session from 1994, and contains a good mix of earlier tracks and material from the Carnival of Light era. I haven't been able to listen to this, but as it is a radio session its reasonable to assume the sound quality will be good. The singer's voice is a bit flat and won't be for everyone, but if you've already listened to Ride or aren't fussed about the vocals this is recommended to you.
1. How Does It Feel To Feel?
2. One Thousand Miles
3. Let's Get Lost
4. 0X4
5. Natural Grace
6. Birdman
7. Only Now
8. Magical Spring
9. Chelsea Girl
10. End of the Universe
11. Drive Blind

//www.zshare.net/download/78035947e96b4be4/
Link thanks to bobjuice forum user Legion

Hurricane #1 - 1997-10-27 - Malmo, Sweden

Found this boot on the excellent bobjuice forums the other day, first Hurricane #1 boot I've ever found. For those that don't know, this was Andy Bell's band post-Ride and pre-Oasis. They played very Oasis-esque music, and had some great tunes on the two albums they released (may post them in the future). Downloaded but not been able to listen yet, so no clue as to quality. This would've been on the tour for their debut album, released in 1997. The setlist consists of most of the album as well as a few B-sides. I again made this artwork, this only took a matter of minutes and it won't set the world on fire, but it's better than nothing. If anyone else has any Hurricane #1 bootlegs or rare material, please get in touch, cheers.
1 Faces In A Dream
2 Just Another Illusion
3 Touchdown
4 Strange Meeting
5 Let Go Of The Dream
6 Chain Reaction
7 Monday Afternoon
8 Keep Walking
9 Lucky Man
10 If You Think It's Easy
11 Never Mind The Rain
12 Step Into My World
http://www.multiupload.com/9KHFNY4L4N

Link thanks to bobjuice user bluemagpie

Oasis - Whatever Demos

Another early demo collection from Oasis, these recordings were made after those on The Early Years bootleg. Liam unfortunately still has his 'old' style of whiny singing. This collection is much less exhaustive than the previous one posted, but some would argue less essential as there are no lost or unreleased tracks here; every one of these was released either as a B-side, single, or was included on Definitely Maybe. Nothing really exceptional here, just ok versions of some great songs. Only really worth downloading if you're into Oasis and are starting to dig deeper.
1 Digsy's Dinner
2 Live Forever
3 Up In The Sky
4 D'Yer Wanna Be A Spaceman?
5 Whatever
6 Alive
7 Cloudburst
8 Bring It On Down
9 Rock 'n' Roll Star

http://rapidshare.com/files/228356748/o_d_wd_n.rar
Link again thanks to British & Indie Rock Collections blogspot.

Ian Brown - 1999-11-29 - Live At The Glasgow Barrowlands

Ian Brown should need no introduction to anyone, a great artist who seems to get better with each album. This would've been on the tour for his misleadingly titled Golden Greats album, his second solo offering.  This is a very good audience recording, and Ian sounds pretty good too. Great setlist made up of songs from the first two albums, as well as two versions of Michael Jackson's Billie Jean. I made this artwork as there is none available, link is also my own.

1. billie jean
2. my star
3. dolphins were monkeys
4. can't see me
5. set my baby free
6. the fisherman / first world
7. corpses
8. free my way
9. so many soldiers
10. love like a fountain
11. golden gaze
12. gettin' high
13. sunshine
14. billie jean
15. dolphins were monkeys

http://www.mediafire.com/?cplaox4h05dt2yb

Paul Weller Movement - Live Town And Country Club 1990

Sorry about the delay between posts, thought I had scheduled some but they haven't been published for some reason. Anyway, found this live recording from when Paul Weller was beginning to rebuild his career after the Style Council and was touring under the name The Paul Weller Movement. This contains songs from his Jam and Style Council days as well as some that would make it onto his debut album or were released as B-sides. I again made the artwork, tried to make it similar to the one for the Brixton Academy boot. One disadvantage of the background was that none of the font colours really stood out, so had to make do with this one which was actually one of the best upon testing. As usual, it's not included in the download. Not listened to this yet so can't recommend songs or comment on sound quality, but let me know if you download it.
1 My Ever Changing Moods
2 Man Of Great Promise
3 Round And Round
4 Kosmos
5 Homebreakers
6 The Strange Museum
7 (missing)
8 The Whole Point Part 2
9 Speak Like A Child
10 Just Like Yesterday
11 (missing)
12 Precious
13 Headstart For Happiness
14 Work To Do
15 Pity Poor Alfie

LINK REMOVED, APOLOGIES TO MOODYCHOPS

The Diggers - Mount Everest

This great little album is by a 90s band who called the Diggers. They first came to my attention when I saw them on the tracklisting for a Creation Records compilation, and I decided to check them out as I like pretty much every band or artist who were on Creation (with the exception of Mishka). Its a very good and solid collection of songs that leans heavily on The Beatles, and fits in nicely with the Britpop movement of the time (it was released in 1997). Highlights include the opener, Circles, and Nobody's Fool, which would probably appeal to many of Dodgy's fans. Recommended for everyone, a great album.
1 Circles
2 Peace Of Mind
3 Waking Up
4 Nobody's Fool
5 Come On Easy
6 Downbeat
7 East Coast
8 O.K. Alright
9 Hormonious
10 Passport To Rec.
11 They Said I'd Know
12 Up Against It
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=364PEN17
Link originally from Power Pop Criminals blogspot

The Beatles - Esher Demos

Have delivered on the Mod and Britpop boasted at the top of the blog, decided to fulfil another one of these witha a Beatles post. These demos were recorded before the White Album (possibly in India, not sure) and are all acoustic, which means different versions of some well-known songs. Most of these ended up on The White Album but some remained urnreleased. Apparently Child Of Nature is an early verison of Jealous Guy. Not properly listened to these but from what I remember the sound quality is pretty good. Obviously can't recommend individual tracks but, hey, its The Beatles, do you need any more incentive than that? Recommended to anyone, especially fans of The White Album.
Cry Baby Cry
Child of Nature
The Continuing Story of Bungalow Bill
I'm So Tired
Yer Blues
Everybody's Got Something to Hide Except for Me and My Monkey
What's the New Mary Jane
Revolution
While My Guitar Gently Weeps
Circles
Sour Milk Sea
Not Guilty
Piggies
Julia
Blackbird
Rocky Raccoon
Back in the USSR
Mother Nature's Son
Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da
Dear Prudence
Sexy Sadie

Link can be found near the top of this page, strangely you seem to download it directly from the blog. Anyway: http://knowyourconjurer.blogspot.com/2010/06/esher-demos.html

The Real People - Marshmellow Lane

The Real People are a band from Liverpool, and have been active since the mid-80s. In this time, they have only put out 5 albums, two of them unreleased (this one and another, entitled Closer). On top of this there have been over 100 demos leaked online, most of which I am in possession of and will be posting when I can. Much like Oasis, the only two members who have lasted are two brothers; Tony and Chris Griffiths. The band's claim to fame is, fittingly, helping Oasis on their way early in their career, by letting them record in their studio in Liverpool free of charge. They also apparently laid down guide vocals for some of Oasis' sessions, which resulted in Liam's switch from his 'old' style of singing to the style we heard on Definitely Maybe. This album would have been The Real People's 2nd LP, had it not been cancelled shortly before release in 1992. I would've posted the self-titled debut but it was recently made available on iTunes and therefore is no longer 'rare'. This is a surprisingly long album, and although definitely not the band's strongest work (that would, in my opinion, come a few years later) it has its moments, especially Feel The Pain, Believer and Too Much, Too Young (no, not a cover). Even so, a good album by a criminally underrated band. Would recommend it to to anyone, especially curious Oasis fans. Having said that, their 3rd album (2nd officially released one ) What's On The Outside is probably their best and also the best starting point. Not gonna post that as it is also available on iTunes.
Same Mistakes
What You Want
Dream On
Car Outside
Sooner Or Later
Feel The Pain
Seen The Light
All Is Not Lost
I Don't Belong
Wasting Your Time Away
Somehow Fly
Remember The Time
Run And Hide
Someone
Believer
Space
Too Much Too Young

http://www.mediafire.com/?gg1dz3mnizg
Link originally from the excellent Weekender blog.

The Action - Uptight And Outasight

The Action were a 60s mod band from London. Not sure they ever released a studio album but there are plenty of compilations, including a 'lost album', available. This 27-song compilation comprises all their original BBC sessions, as well as a reunion gig from 1998 that takes up disc 2. With this many songs it's bound to be patchy, but there are some excellent songs here: I'll Keep On Holding On, Never Ever and Shadows And Reflections all stand out.  Most of these are Action originals, as far as I know, and the second disc is bogged down a bit by covers of old blues numbers. If you want to get into the Action this is probably not a very good place to start, but if you're already familiar with them you can do worse than to download this. Recommended to anyone who likes the Mod bands of the 60s or early Small Faces.
 Tracklisting here: http://www.discogs.com/Action-Uptight-And-Outasight/release/1449018

http://rapidshare.com/files/147643706/actUpout.rar.html
Link originally from Trashsistors blogspot

Cast - 2010 BBC Radio Merseyside Session

This was a session Cast did soon after they reformed last year, to promote the All Change 15th anniversary tour. The band are on good form, as anyone who saw them live (including me) can testify. No new tracks; all are taken from All Change, with the exception of Live The Dream which is from the follow up, Mother Nature calls (well worth hunting for if you haven't got it). A good performance with great sound quality but by no means essential. I again made the artwork (on a roll today!) but for some reason it came out really pixelated. It's not included in the download but as far as I know there is no other artwork available so this will have to do!
1 Alright
2 Promised Land
3 Sandstorm
4 Tell It Like It Is
5 Four Walls
6 Fine Time
7 Walkaway
8 Live The Dream
9 History

http://rapidshare.com/files/437512502/cast_radio_merseyside_nov_2010.zip
Link thanks to Effectomatic Who forum member Doug.ie

Viva Brother - Live At The Hamburg Molotow (2011-04-02)

Have only posted older stuff so far so decided to post something new. Brother have been very divisive so far, picking up a lot of haters but a lot of fans in a short space of time.They were formed in Slough in early 2010 and apparently got signed after only 4 gigs, one of which was ina curry house! I was planning on seeing them live later this month but they cancelled the gig so this bootleg, the only one I have yet come across, is the closest I'll get for a while. It's only a 7-song set but includes a couple of songs that are scheduled for the album but have not been heard yet, as well as all the singles and tracks released so far. Sound quality is ok, but only bother downloading if you like them as this is unlikely to win any new fans. Worth pointing out that I made the artwork above, knocked it up on Paint in about 10 minutes (theres a different one, not made by me, inside the actual download). First time I've ever done anything like this so feedback on it is welcome.
1 Still Here
2 New Year's Day
3 Fly By Nights
4  Darling Buds Of May
5 High Street Low Lives
6 David
7 Time Machine

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=OFHKYGH3
Link courtesy of Live4ever forum user Silkyskills

Heavy Stereo - Deja Voodoo

Another rarity this time, this one from Gem Archer's old band, Heavy Stereo.  They were on Creation Records (which is probably how Noel knew Gem before asking him to join Oasis) and released this one album. Their sound is usually described as glam, but songs like Cartoon Moon and Keep Up would fit on any Britpop compilation. There is an obvious Oasis influence as well. Gem's voice is probably a bit 'Marmite', sounds a bit like an early Liam Gallagher (as can be heard in the previous post) but with more strained vocals.  Good consistent collection of songs though; my favourites are Chinese Burn, Cartoon Moon and Shooting Star.  They released a couple of singles that weren't on this album as well as about 8 b-sides, I have these on a collection that I will post when I get my laptop fixed. Obviously the band's main claim to fame is Gem joining Oasis and, later, Beady Eye, but apparently the drummer is now in the Jim Jones Revue. Recommended for anyone that is curious or likes both Glam and Britpop (especially Oasis).
1 Chinese Burn
2 Cartoon Moon
3 Déjà Voodoo
4 Tell Yer Ma
5 Crown Of Thoughts
6 Mouse In A Hole
7 Bangers And Mash
8 Deep Fried Heart
9 Reaching For Heaven
10 Keep Up
11 Planet Empty
12 Shooting Star
http://www.mediafire.com/file/ndidzzzmdzt/PepeDéjà Voodoo.rar

Link originally from The Last Beatniks blogspot.

Oasis - The Early Years

A pretty much comprehensive collection of Oasis' various demo recordings between 1992-3. 17 songs here, including some that made it on to Definitely Maybe or were used as B-sides, and some that would never be heard of again. Liam's voice is still quite whiny and reedy here, nowhere near as good as heard on the debut but interesting all the same. The songs mostly range from ok to good, with the one exception being the rather bad Life In Vain (apparently written before Noel joined). Worth downloading for the unreleased songs or just if you're curious. Link is my own.

1. See The Sun
2. Must Be The Music
3. Better Let You Know
4. Snakebite
5. Rock 'n' Roll Star
6. Strange Thing
7. Bring It On Down
8. Fade Away
9. Columbia
10. Cloudburst
11. Take Me
12. Must Be The Music (Version 2)
13. Life In Vain
14. I Will Show You
15. Better Let You Know (Version 2)
16. Take Me (Version 2)
17. Colour My Life


http://www.mediafire.com/?m56uu3ig6mb33my

The Eyes - The Arrival Of The Eyes

The banner boasts bootlegs and rarities but have only got bootlegs up so far, decided I need to vary it a bit so here goes: The Eyes were a 60's Brit Invasion/ Mod band from London. This collects pretty much everything they ever did (28 songs), including a Rolling Stones cover album from later on in their career under the name The Pupils. However, the best tracks here are easily the four singles they released in 1965 and '66, which are at the start of this collection.  These sound pretty similar to early Who; they even have a song called My Degeneration! It becomes a bit samey towards the end and is not the most solid of collections, but most people will find at least something to love here. Link is my own.

When The Night Falls
I'm Rowed Out
The Immediate Pleasure
My Degeneration
Man With Money
You're Too Much
Good Day Sunshine
Please Don't Cry
Radio London Promo
Shakin' All Over (Demo)
When The Night Falls (Demo 1)
I'm Rowed Out (Demo)
The Immediate Pleasure (Demo)
My Degeneration (Alt. Version)
Man With Money (Alt. Version)
When The Night Falls (Demo 2)
I Wanna Be Your Man
Not Fade Away
If You Need Me
19th Nervous Breakdown
As Tears Go By
Satisfaction
Route 66
The Last Time
Play With Fire
Get Off My Cloud
Little Red Rooster
It's All Over Now

http://www.mediafire.com/?dbbeiqpz5565adn

The Seahorses - Unreleased 2nd Album

The demos for The Seahorses' 2nd album, which was never released, are collected here. The album supposedly had the working titles of Minus Blue or Motorcade, but I have it saved as 'Unreleased 2nd Album'. I found this great artwork online so decided to use it for this post. Good, solid collection
of songs that contains two of my favourite ever Seahorses tunes: Cocksucker Blues and Tombraid, which bizarrely seems to be an ode to Lara Croft. Good sound quality, definitely worth a download. Link is my own.

1. Night Train

2. Anamorphosis

3. 700 Horses

4. Dolphin

5. Something Tells Me

6. What Can You See?

7. Cocksucker Blues

8. I Want You

9. Tombraid

10. Reach Out

http://www.mediafire.com/?holnr14nl4mlnot

The Verve - Sympathy For The Demos

Think these are from around the Urban Hymns era, some songs off that album as well as some that ended up on Richard Ashcroft's first solo album. Great collection and definitely worth a download if you have any interest in The Verve. I also have 3 volumes of rarities that I will post if the demand is high, but my laptop is broken so won't be able to get them up til it's fixed or I get a new one. Link is my own although I'm not sure where the excellent artwork is from.

One More For The Lovers
Space And Time
Sonnet
A Song For The Lovers
One Before Dinner
Misty Morning June
Lord I've Been Trying
Jerusalem
The Drugs Don't Work
C'mon People
The Crab
A Little Bit of Love
Lord I Guess I'll Never Know
Monte Carlo
New York (Siren Mix)
It Takes Two

http://www.mediafire.com/?wo062ada5ak4v6e
 
Post dedicated to my good friend deHSFau :)