File under: 'Eclectic'
mp3
The mp3s below are all free to download and are either unreleased songs or alternative mixes of songs appearing on my albums.
The copyright in these sound recordings is owned by Rockhopper Records (C) 2001 - 2010.
You've Got To Give It Up, Baby (Alternative mix)Slightly different mix to the one on By The Banks Of The A350.
- A Better Way / Such A Shame (Studio rehearsal)
Recorded at Robannas Studios in Birmingham, October 2004. Line-up:
Blake: vocals, guitar
Paul Kench: lead guitar
Magda McCaffry: bass
Jamie Jordan: drums
- Yuri Searches For God (Alternative mix)
The monks chant a bit louder in this mix. Original on By The Banks Of The A350.
- My T Rex (Live recording)
- Recorded live at Slak Bar, Cheltenham in 2002 with Juliette Prais on lead vocals, me on bass, Paul Kench on lead guitar and Jamie Jordan on drums. We were known collectively as The Dandelions in those days. Unreleased.
- The Blue Room [Vocal version] (Unreleased track)
Vocal version. Edited instrumental version appears on Latest Pop Sounds.
- I Need Your Love (Alternative mix)
New mix - original version on the Final Whistle LP.
- See The Light (Unreleased track)
Was tempted to put this on The Parousia but ran out of space in the end. This is an edited version.
- Lucky Man (Alternative mix)
Different mix to the one appearing on Final Whistle.
- Silver Sun (Edit)
Edited version - full length track appears on Solomon's Tump.
- Baby Don't Be Down (Alternative mix)
I was never able to get a satisfactory mix of this song. This is a slightly different one to the version on By The Banks Of The A350.
- Falling (Live recording)
Taken from an acoustic gig at the St. James Wine Vaults in Bath, 2008. Unreleased.
- Sink Or Swim (Unreleased track)
Went for an Elliott Smith type vibe but never happy with this one. Left off By The Banks Of The A350.
- Circles (Alternative mix)
New mix, better than the original Final Whistle version, I think.
- Kintara (Alternative mix)
Stripped back version.
- She's My Baby (Unreleased track)
Another outtake from the By The Banks Of The A350 sessions.
- Manna From Heaven (Demo)
Recorded at my ex-girlfriend's parents' place. I remember seeing her Dad getting off his tractor and marching up to the house while I was recording the drums on this in the spare room. He gave me a dressing down and told me enough was enough for the day. How I've suffered for my art! Unreleased.
- Let It Go (Alternative mix)
Rare early studio version of the song from Solomon's Tump.
- Help Yourself (Rehearsal)
From a 2001 session at the now defunct 'Stargazer' rehearsal rooms in Cheltenham, this line-up was known as The Dead Sea Souls and featured Julie Davis on vocals, Paul Kench on lead guitar, me on bass, someone called Debbie on drums whose last name I can't remember and a chap called Gareth on keyboards (who again remains surname-less). We weren't together long before Gareth and Debbie left, Julie was fired and Paul and I went on to form The Dandelions. Unreleased.
- Your Loving Arms (Demo)
Written (and recorded) while on holiday in a caravan near Stackpole in Pembrokeshire along with quite a few others that made it on to Final Whistle. For some reason I never got round to recording this one properly. Probably because the piano in my house won't stay in tune. Unreleased.
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