* tracks released on the Rare Cult box set
** track released on the Best of Rare Cult
(RCBOX2)
original release 2002 by Beggars Banquet
LABELS:
UK
:
Beggars Banquet - 5CD Limited edition boxset
+ 3 booklets (8 pages each) - RCBOX2
musicians
: (CD2 and CD3 track 1 - 7 / KISS Related tracks only !!!)
Ian Astbury (lead vocals)
Billy Duffy (guitars)
Jamie Stewart (bass)
Eric Singer (drums)
Eric Singer related tracks (21 songs) recorded and mixed at Track Record, Hollywood, June
11/12, 1988.
NOTES :
CD
1 - THE E.ZEE DEMOS
Demos of songs and rough ideas recorded at E.zee studios in North London.
Though nine of these tracks appeared on the Rare Cult box set, the entire session is included on this release in it’s proper context, with the unedited introductions and in the order that the songs were recorded.
CD 2 and 3 - the SONIC TEMPLE DEMOS, June 11/12, 1988 : featuring
Eric Singer on drums.
The Cult was back down to the original core three members and ready to try out ideas for the new album. On 11th June they entered Track Record studios at 5102 Vineland Avenue, North Hollywood
with session drummer Eric Singer, to record fourteen tracks
(CD2) and on the following day they laid down a further seven
(CD3, track 1 - 7).
All songs recorded during the two day session are written by Ian
Astbury and Billy Duffy, produced by The Cult. (1st engineer John Carter;
2nd engineers Edgar Garcia, Pete Magdaieno and Ken Palakovitch.)
The second session (CD3, track 8 - 15), recorded on 13th August at Track Record, was the serious pre-production for Sonic Temple, with both producer Bob Rock and engineer Mike Fraser in attendance. On all eight tracks the arrangements have been reworked and tightened up; from the a cappella introduction to Wake Up Time For Freedom to the acoustic guitars on Edie, the song structures are much closer to the versions found on Sonic Temple.
CD 4 - THE CEREMONY DEMOS
The Red Zone tracks are the pre-production recordings for Ceremony, recorded on 23rd - 25th January 1991. Most of the songs from the finished album sessions are present here, though many would undergo lyrical revision and several have alternate, ‘working’ titles. Recorded live in one take with a scratch rhythm section and featuring rough guide vocals, the tracks provide a raw snapshot of the genesis of the album.
CD 5 track 1 - 3 : THE HOT NIGHTS DEMOS
The Hot Nights demos were discovered on a 7” reel of tape by Billy Duffy, too late to consider including in the original box set. Neither Billy, nor producer Steve Brown, could remember any details of the recording which took place in October 1986, presumably around the time of mixing the Peace album at the Townhouse in London. However Angel is a fully formed demo for Lil’ Devil, complete with lyrics, and Upbeat Track is the instrumental basics of Soldier Blue.
Extra
notes
:
This Box set is a rare opportunity to own a comprehensive and insightful collection of demos from
The Cult. Brimful of raw power and passion, you can hear rudimentary versions of classics in the making, unadorned experimental sessions and almost complete songs.
The set comprises a hefty 5 CDs boasting 77 tracks, 51 of which are previously unreleased. Taking in sessions dating back to 1986 and up until 1991, each set also features extensive
sleevenotes.
THE CULT DEMOS BOX SET is released in a limited, numbered edition - only 3000 box sets!
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