Loveboat - Unheard Demo’s & Ideas

[Pughie]

Just when you thought it was safe to go back into the water,Loveboat returns with some great unheard demo mixes.





01.Baby Doll (Perchance To Dream)


02.Catch 22 (Catch 22)


3.Love Is Rage (Love Is The Rage)


04.Precious Time (Surreal)


05.Human 200 (Crying In The Rain)


06.Alien (Alien)


07.Real Love (Freedom)


08.The Moon And The Sky (Moon & The Sky)


09.Where (Where In The World)


10.Donner Summer Esque (Here In My Heart)




01.Moon & The Sky (New Vocal 2001)


Thanks to -

For uploading

Also to Erasure4rum member guille37b for missing tracks.

[guille37b]

Hi, I have them all, including another Moon and the Sky demo.

I uploaded them here:

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/bt0k38q3teq8 ... 9_kJa?dl=0

Enjoy them!

[Pughie]

Hi, I have them all, including another Moon and the Sky demo.

I uploaded them here:

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/bt0k38q3teq8 ... 9_kJa?dl=0

Enjoy them!

Excellent stuff ive now filled in the gaps, thats the full set now, and they are stunning, the difference in these and what they eventually released is unbelievable,the change from Where In The World being a slow ballad to this demo being a mid tempo track.

[guille37b]

Yes, the change that some songs had is incredible. Also how some demos have more clarity in sound than the final product.

I love Loveboat and while I would like it to be relaunched at some point with some changes that don't break its spirit but improve the listening experience a bit, I think that will never happen. But I think playing some of those songs live like they did on the last tour with Mad As We Are is the way to put those great songs in the place they deserve.

[chemicalboy]

Thanks both, great to hear these.

[kwerty]

I was never keen on Catch 22 and was for me one of the weaker tracks on the album, but I love the version here. Wish it had stayed more like this!

A lot of people don't like the production on Loveboat, but I always thought they were going for an acoustic kind of vibe, despite the use of synths. Synths made to sound acoustic sort of thing. Hearing how many earlier versions of tracks appeared to have guitar in them, I still think that's the vibe they were trying to deliver.

[skippy]

I know some artists don't like letting people hear unfinished work, but I think it's amazing to hear these earlier versions compared to the album. I wish they would officially release full album demos like this.

I agree that they were likely going for an acoustic vibe, but I think the main issue some had with production was that the mixing and mastering sounded awful. As others have mentioned, there's more clarity in many of the demos than in the final release.

[davekcmo]

Thanks for sharing!

[Pughie]

[Cesar]

Erasure ~ Love Is The Rage (demo version with alternate lyrics)


César