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Old songs. New format. High price. ?27.

Has those two Beach Boys songs that were being debated recently. And the Heroin demo.



http://www.spincds.com/luminous-cd-41894

THE JADES - So Blue - Leave Her for Me (Single/Time 1002, 1958) - LEWIS REED - Your Love - Merry Go Round (1962 Demo) THE PRIMITIVES - The Ostrich - Sneaky Pete (Single/Pickwick City 9001, 1964) THE INTIMATES - I've Got A Tiger In My Tank (Single/Epic 5-9743, 1965) DONNIE BURKS - Why Don't You Smile Now (Single Decca 32134, 1965) LOU REED - Heroin (Demo/Pickwick Studios, 1965) THE ROUGHNECKS - You're Driving Me Insane (LP/Soundsville!, Design 197, 1965) THE BEACHNUTS - I've Got A Tiger In My Tank - Cycle Annie (LP/Soundsville!, Design 197, 1965) THE SURFSIDERS - Little Deuce Coupe - Surfin' (LP/'Sing The Beach Boys Songbook' Design 208, 1965) THE ALL NIGHT WORKERS - Why Don't You Smile Now (Single/Round Sound 1, 1965).

Legit? Somehow I rather doubt it!

Bet they lifted the Pickwick Heroin demo off the Youtube Lou memorial vid the scamps..

bleach wrote:Bet they lifted the Pickwick Heroin demo off the Youtube Lou memorial vid the scamps..

Exactly what I was thinking...maybe even the version posted here. Maybe downloaded from MY link!

on the back of the album it says : that it's the second take from Pickwick,heroin. Surfaced at the New York tribute for the Late Reed....

What was Reed's involvement with the Donnie Burks record, other than as songwriter?

And, where is that cover photo from?

I think the cover photo is from Vogue, of all places - Cale describes it in Welsh for Zen.

I've bought this lp recently. The sound quality form the record is pretty good ... Al the old singles sound a bit noisy/old, but I guess there are no real better sounding alternatives... I should do a comparison to know for sure, but for me these sound ok.
The Heroin demo sounds very good. It's like Lou Reed sitting in your living room. I was quite impressed. I don't think it's recorded from a speaker or something like that. But I can check the difference between the you-tube video and the track on lp.
Simon

I've always understood that Lou's only involvement was indeed as a (co) songwriter. I don't think I've ever seen any credible evidence to the contrary

Sheila Klein wrote:What was Reed's involvement with the Donnie Burks record, other than as songwriter?

Falling Spike wrote:I've bought this lp recently. The sound quality form the record is pretty good ... Al the old singles sound a bit noisy/old, but I guess there are no real better sounding alternatives... I should do a comparison to know for sure, but for me these sound ok.
The Heroin demo sounds very good. It's like Lou Reed sitting in your living room. I was quite impressed. I don't think it's recorded from a speaker or something like that. But I can check the difference between the you-tube video and the track on lp.
Simon

That would be very interesting if "Heroin" isn't sourced from youtube.