Have you ever wondered what your favorite bands sounded like way back when? Ya know, before they got good famous and honed in on that famous sound you hear today? Of course you have. Mick Jagger had to start somewhere. And Lennon didn't always have those cool hipster glasses.
But what of Radiohead [pre-Greenwood days]? Quite literally just released are two very [very] old Radiohead songs that date back 25 years. The tracks which are titled, "Everybody Knows" and "Girl (In The Purple Dress)", supposedly date back to 1986! So not only was I just being born, but I had a sick soundtrack to back me up!
According to the Youtube user [Klootme] who uploaded these rare gems, the story goes something like this:
"The demo was given to my husband at 17 in school. We used to go and see them play in Oxford and was friends with them. They were fairly inactive from 1987 -1990 as a band. But when everyone had finished Uni they got back together and tried to make a go of it. They went to the States…we went backpacking to India for 6 months. Six months later we retured from India…saw Colin with a binbag full of laundry at the lauderette…..”so much for the States” we laughed…….” I remember seeing them in Oxford where me and my husband made up an audience of 6!”
The demo tape entitled, "On A Friday" includes some old buried jams and a few remixes, which sound like some weird-ass dub versions with shotty vocals that refuse to commit. Guess Thom & Co. were still working out the kinks on their Casio. Still, a nice lesson in rock history. And just be forewarned, the songs also sound VERY 80's with horns, slow swooning ethereal beats and pianos.
Tracklist:
Fragile Friend
Girl (In The Purple Dress)
Everybody Knows
Mountains (On The Move)
Fat Girl
Lemming Trail
Lock The Door
Fragile Friend (Remix)
Lemming Trail (Remix)
Lock The Door (version)
In The Breeze
DOWNLOAD two demos off the...well, demo below:
Radiohead - Girl (In The Purple Dress)
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