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[[Image:Hard Reign BW Cover.jpg|thumb|right|345px|''Hard Reign'' - Cover of the second edition]]
 
[[Image:Hard Reign BW Cover.jpg|thumb|right|345px|''Hard Reign'' - Cover of the second edition]]
 
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This is one of the rather common vinyl bootlegs containing all songs that were recorded on a [[Portastudio Demos 1982|Portastudio at a session in '82]] for the [[Reptile House EP]].<br/>
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This vinyl bootleg is a rather widespread and interesting one.<br/>
Commonly these songs are known as the [[Portastudio Demos 1982|Portastudio Demos]].
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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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'''Release Notes'''
 
'''Release Notes'''
 
* Label: unknown
 
* 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 (UK)
 
* Released: 1990 (UK)
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[[File:Hard Reign spine.jpeg|thumb|right|345px|''Hard Reign'' - Detail of the spine]]
 
[[File:Hard Reign spine.jpeg|thumb|right|345px|''Hard Reign'' - Detail of the spine]]
 
'''Remarks'''
 
'''Remarks'''
 
* Released in '''two editions''':
 
* Released in '''two editions''':
: The first has a light green-white sleeve and white labels with 'Promotional Copy Only' printed on them.
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: 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 and plain labels. Some are white, others pale blue.
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: 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.
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* Some of the first edition labels come with a white "MADE IN THE U.K." sticker.
 
* Some of the first edition labels come with a white "MADE IN THE U.K." sticker.
* The front cover image is the same as it appears in the article "The Devil's Floorshow"
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: released in the Melody Maker magazine, 15th of January 1983. (See images down below)
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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.
 
* On the spine appears only the [[Main Page|band's]] name.
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* Back cover notes:
 
* Back cover notes:
 
: PORTASTUDIO DEMOS
 
: PORTASTUDIO DEMOS

Revision as of 11:36, 3 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 - Detail of the spine

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.
  • Back cover notes:
PORTASTUDIO DEMOS
All Rights Reserved
(R)1990 (C)1980
Hard Reign - Back cover of the first edition


Note:


For recent price developments see sistersbootlegs/Hard Reign

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


Additional Pictures

- Please click into files for larger views -

Hard Reign - Label of the first edition
Hard Reign - Label with U.K. sticker
Melody Maker - Article "The Devil's Floorshow" (page 1)
Melody Maker - Article "The Devil's Floorshow" (page 2)


Hard Reign - Overview of the second edition with pale blue labels
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 the first time by "The Reptile House Ltd in 1992.