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Indian Summer
Indian Summer

Original Demo Recordings
16 Tracks '74 - '86

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Tracklisting

1The Ringing of Bells3'54
2Merlin's Time 1'18
3Absolutely Sweet Marie 4'23
4The Candidate 1'09
5Life in a Bottle 4'38
6Doubting Thomas 4'00
7Company 2'15
8Another Face in the Crowd3'02
9A Small Fruit Song 3'52
10Dreaming 4'12
11 Josephine Baker 3'31
12 Electric Air 5'22
13Dangerzone 3'56
14Tonton Macoutte4'19
15Palace of Versailles 5'43
16Lyke Wake Dirge4'24

Some of these tracks also appear on Best of the Unreleased Tracks '73 - '99

Another great selection of demos and rarities; some have popped up in other places since - but at the time this came out, these were as rare as the tracks on SLAGIATT. Studio quality sound on most tracks; a couple of lower quality.

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Overall Quality (entirely subjective!)Five Star
Originality / UniquityFive Star
Sound Quality Four Star

This is impossible to find 'new' - I buy all my rarities from ebay, but I recommend observing before bidding - prices vary considerably.
Check if there's a copy for sale.
Most of the tracks are available on studio and compilation CDs.

copy may be available to buy

Small Fruit Song can be found on "To Whom It May Concern" (1966-70)

To whom it may concern

Palace of Versailles first appeared on "Time Passages" (1978)

Time Passages

The Candidate was on "Russians and Americans" (1979)

Russians and Americans

Merlin's Time can be found on "24 P Carrots" (1980)

24 Carrots

Josephine Baker later appeared on "Last days of the Century" (1988).

Last days of the Century
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