Dead Kennedys-Demos (1978) Fresh Fruit For Rotting Vegetables (1980) plus Bonus disc (1980-81)- In God We Trust Inc. (1981)

Kepone Kids; Forward to Death; California Über Alles; Your Emotions; Kill the Poor; Holiday in Cambodia; Kidnap; Man With the Dogs; I Kill Children; Dreadlocks of the Suburbs; Rawhide; Mutations of Today; Cold Fish; Forward to Death; Viva Las Vegas
http://d01.megashares.com/dl/kiTJ5VF/Dead Kennedys 1978 Demo.rar

				http://d01.megashares.com/dl/DO2aYlV/Dead Kennedys Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables.rar
				http://d01.megashares.com/dl/RxWm3rW/Dead Kennedys [Bonus Disc].rar

 http://d01.megashares.com/dl/DdwBVI2/Dead Kennedys - In God We Trust Inc.rar

Dead Kennedys ticked all the boxes for me. Punk greats.

The Clash - Rat Patrol From Fort Bragg (1981) Fixed Link.

All I can add to the billions of words written about the greatest band ever are my  personal recollections of the way in which their music brought a bit of light into a gloomy adolescence in the late 70's and early 80's.
I've always held Combat Rock by The Clash in the very highest esteem. The release of London Calling was the high point in my life as a consumer of music- everything being perfectly right at the time - the eager anticipation, the discussion of the songs on the schoolyard, the sense of belonging to some huge gang whose members were spread across space and time.
I know that a lot of 'purists' felt that The Clash lost their way (and Sandinista was a bit of an effort) but I was absolutely bowled over by the lyricism and funky groove of Combat Rock.
Here's the album as produced by Mick Jones in 1981, a famous bootleg.

http://d01.megashares.com/dl/h94Pl7s/The Clash Rat Patrol From Fort Bragg.rar

Adam and The Ants - In Bondage (1978-79)

 Tracks 1-4 Demos & Live Recording Studio, August 1979
Tracks 5-9 Demos,  August 1978
Tracks 10-25 -Live @ The Marquee Club, London, January 12, 1978

Line up: (unless you know different?)
Adam Ant - vocals and guitar
Matthew Ashman - guitar
Andy Warren - bass
Dave Barbarossa - drums

The Smiths- Demos

A remastering of some demos and previously unheard material from The Smiths that originally resurfaced to much media attention last December.
Lossless versions and liner notes here. All credit to the original poster for their sterling work.
MP3's @ 320 all in one folder here.

1 Reel Around The Fountain (July 1983, Troy Tate final mix)

2 The Hand That Rocks The Cradle (October 1983, John Porter monitor mix)

3 This Night Has Opened My Eyes (June 1984, unreleased studio recording)

4 Rusholme Ruffians (July 1984, John Porter first take)

5 I Misses You (December 1984, instrumental)

6 There Is A Light That Never Goes Out (September 1985, early take)

7 The Queen Is Dead (Fall 1985, original unedited version)

8 Frankly, Mr Shankly (November 1985, Stephen Street "trumpets" recording)

9 Ask (9 June 1986, probable first-ever take)

10 Is It Really So Strange? ( June 1986, original unreleased studio recording)

11 Shoplifters Of The World Unite (December 1986, instrumental)

12 Sheila Take A Bow (January 1987, John Porter original version)

13 Girlfriend In A Coma (January 1987, early take)

14 Death Of A Disco Dancer (April 1987, first take)

 15 Paint A Vulgar Picture (April 1987, early take)

16 Heavy Track (April 1987, instrumental)

Talking Heads- Demo (1975)

This is the demo that Talking Heads recorded for CBS records in 1975. They were not signed, and it was another 2 years before they made it onto vinyl.


David Byrne- vocals, guitar
Chris Frantz – drums
Tina Weymouth- bass


http://d01.megashares.com/dl/cJzxPRi/talking heads demos1975.rar

The Coventry Automatics Aka The Specials- Dawning Of A New Era (recorded 1978)

Line up:
Jerry Dammers - keyboards,
Terry Hall - vocals,
Lynval Golding - guitar , vocals,
Roddy 'Radiation' Byers - guitar,
'Sir' Horace Gentleman/ Panter - bass,
Silverton Hutchinson - drums
Neville Staples appears on the cover but at the time the recording was made he was still the roadie.
This is a 1978 demo (good sound quality) by the band that went on to become The Specials/ The Special AKA. Familiar tunes, slightly unfamiliar arrangements. An interesting listen for all those who have fond memories of this, the thinking man’s ska band.

The Screamers - Demos (1977-78)

The Screamers originated in Seattle and moved to Los Angeles in 1977.
Although cited by many later punks as a great influence, the Screamers never released a record, and their reputation rests on bootlegs and practice recordings such as this one. Having their roots in performance art and with visuals being an important aspect of their work, they initially planned to release their debut album in video form only (a remarkable proposition in the early 80’s).
Punk Rock without guitars and bass? You bet. Call it synthpunk? Why not just call it punk.

Warsaw demo (1977)

Warsaw took their name from the track Warszawa off David Bowie's Low album.
In January 1978 They changed their name to Joy Division to avoid confusion with metal band Warsaw Pakt

Recorded at Pennine Sound Studios, Manchester, July 18th , 1977, this was intended as a demo, and is noteworthy as being their first recorded work.
The line up contains a couple of transparent aliases- Pete Hookey is of course Peter Hook, and Barney Rubble later reverted to Bernard Sumner. Steve Brotherdale was only with the band briefly before leaving to join an outfit called Panik, who, he felt, had more potential than Warsaw. (Either that or the other band members simply abandoned him at the roadside one night). Steve Morris took over on drums, completing the line up that would be Joy Division and later the backbone of New Order.

Spunk -Sex Pistols demos- (1976)

Never mind Never Mind the Bollocks Here’s The Sex Pistols, here’s the Sex Pistols…
So, who played the bass on Never Mind the Bollocks?
Sid Vicious? Well, on one track.
Glenn Matlock? Ditto
It was Steve Jones.
That’s the thing about Bollocks, brilliant album as it is, it’s far from typical of the punk genre. It’s essentially an overcooked, multi tracked studio oeuvre, more a testament to the work of producer Chris Thomas than a representation of the raw power that made the Pistols such a potent force.
Whereas most punk was direct, with a rapid route from brain to vinyl , Bollocks was tinkered with over and over whilst the band and their material were the focus of various wrangles.
It was eventually released on 28 October 1977.
In July 1976 the Pistols had recorded these tracks at the Gooseberry Studios under the producership of Dave Goodman. The bootleg first appeared weeks before release of Bollocks, a move probably choreographed by Malcolm McLaren to maximise both financial returns and media interest in the band.
Like most important bootlegs, Spunk has been recycled and repackaged a great number of times with various embellishments or omissions.
This is a more faithful representation of the Sex Pistols sound- no excessive overdubs, with Matlock’s original bass lines that Jones did not reproduce for Bollocks.
Sex Pistols:
Johnny Rotten – vocals
Steve Jones- guitar
Glenn Matlock- bass
Paul Cook- drums

Buzzcocks- Time’s Up (1976)

For those of you who are only familiar with the Buzzcocks from their commercially successful Pete Shelley fronted days this will be a treat. The urgency of these songs and their hectic execution is a fantastic testament to the spirit of punk as it was in 1976. These recordings pre date the Spiral Scratch EP, which was a landmark in being the first punk record to be self-released, thus extending the do it yourself ethos from ‘anyone can be in a band’ to ‘anyone can release a record’.
No remix demos- all recorded live, no dubs, Revolution Studio Manchester, one afternoon October 1976.
Line up:
Howard Devoto, vocals
Steve Diggle- bass
John Maher- drums
Pete Shelley- starway guitar

Ripped from Mute CD (2000)

New York Dolls- Demos (1972-1973)

The profoundly influential New York Dolls Formed in 1971. Their brand of raw glam rock laid the foundations for the New York scene of the mid seventies and consequently the evolution of punk. (Aside: I’ve got my music on random, as ever, and as I’m writing this The Sex Pistols came on! Did you no wrong…). The Dolls are the closest we have to an archetype of the seventies rock band. Uber fan Morrissey (an author of a book on the band) described seeing their appearance on The Old Grey Whistle Test as the first emotional experience of my life. Host Bob Harries dismissed them smugly as ‘mock rock’, but this was exactly what the music scene needed at the time, a foil to the turgid, earnest fare that was the staple of the day.
I’m not going to pretend to be an expert on New York Dolls, but I understand that these demos from 1972-73 have been recycled in various forms over the years, both as bootlegs and official releases.
What we have here:
The 1st demos, The Mercer Street Sessions- (1972, released as Lipstick Killers in 1981).
The 2nd demo recorded in October of 1972 at Escape Studios in Kent, England.
The 3rd demo Planet Studios 1973- (19 of these tracks were released as Seven Day Weekend in 1992: here there are an additional 3 songs- I think from the same session, but welcome corrections from readers).

Line up:
David Johansen - vocals
Johnny Thunders - guitar
Sylvain Sylvain - guitar
Arthur "Killer" Kane - bass
Billy Murcia - drums

This post is dedicated to my very good friends, Mr. James ‘Big Jim’ Baker and his charming wife Terri, who is celebrating her birthday today.

Television- Fairland Demo (1974)

Ok, these 5 tracks were recorded in 1974 before Richard Hell (nee Myers) fell foul of his boyhood buddy Tom Verlaine (nee Miller) and left Television. Hell, of course, went on to become one of punk's elder statesmen. Brian Eno at the controls.

Line up:
Tom Verlaine- guitar , vocals
Richard Hell- bass
Richard Lloyd- guitar
Billy Ficca- drums

The Velvet Underground and Nico- Sceptre Studios Acetate (1966)

It’s April 1966 and at the Sceptre Studios The Velvet Underground are working on what will be the most influential record in the history of rock music. On 25th April a rough version of 9 of the albums’ 11 eventual tracks was committed to acetate. Each track is either a different mix or a different version of the completed work. It turns up in a New York flea market in 2002. The story goes that it was bought for 75cents. It later sold on e bay for $ 25,000… I didn't win it.
If you are familiar with the album this is a refreshing change. Obviously there’s a lot of surface noise but some of my vinyl copies of The Velvet Underground and Nico became equally crackly through overplay.
If you don’t know the album I suggest you buy it as soon as possible.

Artistes:
Lou Reed – vocals,lead and ostrich guitar
John Cale – electric viola,piano, bass, backing vocals
Sterling Morrison – lead & rhythm guitar, bass, backing vocals
Maureen Tucker – percussion
Nico – chanteuse

Television- Double Exposure (1975)

Listening to so called independent music in the 1980’s there was no escaping from the influence of Television. It was so tempting to post a rip of their superb Marquee Moon LP of 1975, but that is still readily available, and I figured that regulars to Burning Aquarium deserved something just a little bit special. So what we have here is a 1975 demo, produced by the genius Brian Eno.
Island Records turned the band down on the 'strength' of this demo.
Line up:
Tom Verlaine- guitar , vocals
Fred Smith- bass
Richard Lloyd- guitar
Billy Ficca- drums.