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A vinyl bootleg containing a selection of [[Portastudio Demos 1982|Portastudio Demos from 1982]]<br/>
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[[Image:Hard Reign Green Cover.jpg|thumb|left|335px|''Hard Reign'' - Cover of the first edition]]
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[[Image:Hard Reign BW Cover.jpg|thumb|right|345px|''Hard Reign'' - Cover of the second edition]]
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This vinyl bootleg is a rather widespread and interesting one.<br/>
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It contains all the tracks that were recorded on a [[Portastudio Demos 1982|Portastudio recording device]] during an [[Portastudio Demos 1982|early recording session in 1982]] <br/>for the [[Reptile House EP]].<br/>
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Therefore, these tracks have become commonly known as the [[Portastudio Demos 1982|Portastudio Demos]].<br/>
 
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[[Image:Hard Reign Green Cover.jpg|thumb|left|330px|''Hard Reign'' - Cover of first edition]]
 
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[[Image:Hard Reign BW Cover.jpg|thumb|right|345px|''Hard Reign'' - Cover of second edition]]
 
 
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'''Release Notes'''
 
'''Release Notes'''
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* Label: Portasound
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* Label: unknown
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* Catalog#: SIS-1
 
* Catalog#: SIS-1
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* Format: Vinyl LP
 
* Format: Vinyl LP
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* Released: 1990
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* Released: 1990 (UK)
 
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[[File:Hard Reign With Made In The UK Stamp in Sleeve.jpg|thumb|left||335px|''Hard Reign'' - First (green) Edition with Sticker on Label]]
 
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'''Remarks'''
 
'''Remarks'''
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* First pressing has a light green-white sleeve and white labels with 'Promotional Copy Only' on them.
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* Released in '''two editions''':
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* The second edition has a black-white sleeve and plain white labels.
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: The first edition has a light green-white sleeve and white labels with 'Promotional Copy Only' printed on them.
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* Mistakes on the covers of both are
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: The second edition has the same cover, but in a black-white printing. Its labels are plain, however.
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: A2 is called [[Body Politic]],
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: Some have a white, others a pale blue colour.
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* B4 is called [[Kiss The Carpet]].
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* Supposedly a promo item.
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* Some of the first edition labels come with a white "MADE IN THE U.K." sticker.
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* The front cover image is the same as appears in the press article "The Devil's Floorshow"
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: that was released in the Melody Maker music magazine edition of 15th of January 1983.
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: For images plase scroll [[Hard Reign (LP)#Additional_Pictures|down below]]
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* On the spine appears only the [[Main Page|band's]] name and no bootleg title.
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* Back cover notes: [[File:Hard Reign spine.jpeg|thumb|right|345px|''Hard Reign'' - Detail of the spine]]
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: PORTASTUDIO DEMOS
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: All Rights Reserved
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: (R)1990 (C)1980
 
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'''Note:'''
 
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* There is also a [[Hard Reign (7")|7" vinyl bootleg with the same title]] but completely different tracks.
 
 
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[[File:Hard Reign black green.jpeg|thumb|left|335px|''Hard Reign'' - Back cover of the first edition]]
 
== Track List ==
 
== Track List ==
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[[Image:Hard Reign Label 1rst Edition.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Label 1rst Edition]]
 
 
{|
 
{|
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| '''Title on back cover'''&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
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| '''Supplementary notes'''
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| A1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
 
| A1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
 
| [[Valentine (song)|Valentine #1]]
 
| [[Valentine (song)|Valentine #1]]
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| A2.
 
| A2.
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| [[Fix|Body Politic aka Fix]]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
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| [[Body Politic]]
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| Pre-version of [[Fix (song)|Fix]]
 
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| A3.
 
| A3.
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| A5.
 
| A5.
 
| [[Driver]]
 
| [[Driver]]
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| Unreleased song; some similarities to [[Heartland (song)|Heartland]]
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{|
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| B1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
 
| B1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
 
| [[Good Things (song)|Good Things]]
 
| [[Good Things (song)|Good Things]]
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| Unreleased song
 
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| B2.
 
| B2.
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| B3.
 
| B3.
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| [[Burn It Down]]
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| [[Burn]]
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| Very different to the final version of [[Burn]]; <br/>known as well under the title "[[Burn It Down]]"
 
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| B4.
 
| B4.
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| [[Burn|Kiss The Carpet aka Burn (Instrumental)]]  
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| [[Kiss The Carpet (song)|Kiss The Carpet]]
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| An instrumantal version of [[Burn]]
 
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| B5.
 
| B5.
 
| [[Valentine (song)|Valentine #2]]
 
| [[Valentine (song)|Valentine #2]]
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| Differs slightly to Take 1
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|}
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'''Note:''' There is also a [[Hard Reign (7")|7" vinyl bootleg with the same title]] but completely different tracks.<br/>
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For recent price developments see [http://www.sistersbootlegs.de/lps/hardreign.htm sistersbootlegs/Hard Reign]<br/>
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== Additional Pictures ==
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- Please click into files for larger views -
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{|
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| [[File:The devils floorshow 1.jpg|thumb|left|210px|''Melody Maker'' - 15th January 1985 <br/>"The Devil's Floorshow" (page 1)]]
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| [[File:The devils floorshow 2.jpg|thumb|left|210px|''Melody Maker'' - 15th January 1985 <br/>"The Devil's Floorshow" (page 2)]]
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| [[Image:Hard Reign Label 1st Edition.jpg|thumb|left|305px|''Hard Reign'' - Label of the first edition]]
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| [[File:Hard Reign label sticker.JPG|thumb|left|300px|''Hard Reign'' -  First Edition Label with U.K. sticker]]
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For recent price developments see [http://www.sistersbootlegs.de/lps/hardreign.htm sistersbootlegs/Hard Reign]...<br/>
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{|
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| [[File:Hard Reign black.jpg|thumb|left|350px|''Hard Reign'' - Overview of the second edition with plain white labels<br/>The attachment is an A4 ad for the lyric book "[[Postcards From Above The Chemist]]" published by "[[The Reptile House Ltd]] in 1992.]]
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| [[File:Hard Reign label blue.jpeg|thumb|left|425px|''Hard Reign'' - Overview of the second edition with pale blue labels]]
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| [[File:Hard Reign back green.JPG|thumb|left|280px|''Hard Reign'' - Second (b/w) edition cover (back)]]
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[[Category: Promos]]
 
[[Category: Promos]]

Latest revision as of 00:35, 5 July 2018

Hard Reign - Cover of the first edition
Hard Reign - Cover of the second edition


This vinyl bootleg is a rather widespread and interesting one.

It contains all the tracks that were recorded on a Portastudio recording device during an early recording session in 1982
for the Reptile House EP.

Therefore, these tracks have become commonly known as the Portastudio Demos.


Release Notes

  • Label: unknown
  • Catalog#: SIS-1
  • Format: Vinyl LP
  • Released: 1990 (UK)


Hard Reign - First (green) Edition with Sticker on Label


Remarks

  • Released in two editions:
The first edition has a light green-white sleeve and white labels with 'Promotional Copy Only' printed on them.
The second edition has the same cover, but in a black-white printing. Its labels are plain, however.
Some have a white, others a pale blue colour.
  • Some of the first edition labels come with a white "MADE IN THE U.K." sticker.
  • The front cover image is the same as appears in the press article "The Devil's Floorshow"
that was released in the Melody Maker music magazine edition of 15th of January 1983.
For images plase scroll down below
  • On the spine appears only the band's name and no bootleg title.
  • Back cover notes:
    Hard Reign - Detail of the spine
PORTASTUDIO DEMOS
All Rights Reserved
(R)1990 (C)1980



Hard Reign - Back cover of the first edition

Track List

Title on back cover            Supplementary notes
A1.    Valentine #1
A2. Body Politic Pre-version of Fix
A3. Lights
A4. Anaconda
A5. Driver Unreleased song; some similarities to Heartland

B1.    Good Things Unreleased song
B2. Phantom
B3. Burn Very different to the final version of Burn;
known as well under the title "Burn It Down"
B4. Kiss The Carpet An instrumantal version of Burn
B5. Valentine #2 Differs slightly to Take 1



Note: There is also a 7" vinyl bootleg with the same title but completely different tracks.

For recent price developments see sistersbootlegs/Hard Reign

Additional Pictures

- Please click into files for larger views -

Melody Maker - 15th January 1985
"The Devil's Floorshow" (page 1)
Melody Maker - 15th January 1985
"The Devil's Floorshow" (page 2)
Hard Reign - Label of the first edition
Hard Reign - First Edition Label with U.K. sticker


Hard Reign - Overview of the second edition with plain white labels
The attachment is an A4 ad for the lyric book "Postcards From Above The Chemist" published by "The Reptile House Ltd in 1992.
Hard Reign - Overview of the second edition with pale blue labels
Hard Reign - Second (b/w) edition cover (back)


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