Hard Reign (LP)

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


This is one of the most common vinyl bootlegs containing a selection of the Portastudio Demos from 1982


Release Notes

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


Hard Reign - Detail of the spine

Remarks

  • Released in two editions:
The first 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.
  • Some of the first edition labels come with a white sticker "MADE IN THE U.K."
  • Supposedly a promo item.
  • On the spine appears only the bands name.
  • Back cover notes:
PORTASTUDIO DEMOS
All Rights Reserved
(R)1990 (C)1980


Hard Reign - Back cover of the first edition

Note:


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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

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Hard Reign - Label of the first edition
Hard Reign - Label with U.K. sticker


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.