Light And Shadow
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A relatively new studio bootleg LP with demos from the First And Last And Always era.
Subtitle as noted on the cover back: Demos And Alternate Recordings.
This bootleg has not only been sold in online auctions, but is also distributed along
online record stores like patac, juno records and even amazon.
Release Notes
- Label: Swingshift Records UK
- Catalogue#: Mercy 2 (other sources mention SOMLAS as catalogue#)
- Format: 12" vinyl LP
- Released: 10 Feb 2017 (USA)
Remarks
- Good sound quality.
- Swingshift Records are known to reissue former releases of old demos from a variety of bands.
- This bootleg was initially sold as "1984 Studio Demos With Alternate Lyrics & Arrangements"
- Apparently the bootleg was manufactured in the UK and delivered as a "RARE IMPORT FAN CLUB ISSUE" to and from the US
- The cover front shows a slightly modified b/w print of a photo of an old wooden church
- that was originally taken as a colour photo and
- Backcover Notes:
- "DEMOS AND ALTERNATE RECORDINGS".
Editions
This bootleg was released in two editions of different vinyl colour.
- The first edition comes on black vinyl.
- Allegedly, a limited edition of 500 copies, although there is no numbering anywhere on the album,
- and insofare there is no proof of the actual number of copies.
- The second edition surfaced a few months later and is pressed on dark red marbled or dark purple marbled vinyl.
- Also a limited edition, but of 100 copies, only.
- Apart from the colour of the vinyl, there seems to be no difference between these issues.
- A test pressing is also known to exist.
- It has the same cover as the final releases and is pressed on black vinyl,
- but the labels are plain white with handwritten information on them (see the picture on the right),
- including the catalogue#, the side marker and the date of production: 11/21/16
Sources
- The versions of the songs presented on this bootleg were mainly taken from the Strawberry Sessions in 1984.
| This page is Work in Progress and going to be extended as soon as ever possible |
Track List
Side A
| Track | Additional notes | Alternative titel on other releases | |
| A1 First And Last And Always | (MARIAN LYRICS) | Red Skies Disappear | |
| A2 Black Planet | (DANCE ON GLASS LYRICS) | Dance On Glass | |
| A3 Garden Of Delight | (ELDRITCH VOCALS) | ||
| A4 Knockin' On Heaven's Door | |||
| A5 Serpent's Kiss |
Side B
| B1 Emma |
| B2 A Rock And A Hard Place |
| B3 No Time To Cry |
| B4 First And Last And Always |
| B5 Walk Away |
Additional Pictures
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