| Identifier | 4730023 |
| Created At | Tue May 23 2023 23:54:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) |
| Media Type | CDR |
| Media Count | 1 |
| Show Rating | B |
| Sound Rating | C+ |
| Note | Studio tracks |
| Trades Allowed |
Performance
| The Verve 1996-??-?? Urban Hymns Demos, Unknown, Unknown | |
|---|---|
| Set 1 | 1. Space And Time
2. Sonnet 3. Song For The Lovers 4. One Before Dinner 5. Misty Morning June 6. Lord, I've Been Trying 7. Jerusalem 8. The Drugs Don't Work 9. Come On People 10. Crab 11. Little Bit Of Love 12. Lord I Guess I'll Never Know 13. Monte Carlo 14. Oh Sister 15. New York (Siren Mix) 16. One More For The Lovers 17. It Takes Two 18. News excerpt |
| Set 2 | |
| Set 3 | |
| Comment | These are the legendary "Urban Hymns" demos recorded by Richard Ashcroft during 1996. Verve drummer Peter Salisbury plays drums on most tracks, and most likely Simon Tong plays as well although no one is sure of the lineup other than Ashcroft and Salisbury.
There are 3 songs from "Urban Hymns," two b-sides from that album, 3 tracks that a few years later would appear on Ashcroft's debut solo album, and eight unreleased tracks. Obviously, the absence of Nick McCabe from the proceedings is a negative, but the unreleased tracks and early versions of other songs make a nice addition to the Verve catalog. The last track is a 50-odd second news blip regarding the leak of these tapes, which occured before the release of "Urban Hymns." The website mentioned, I believe, is a still active Verve site called Verve Universe (http://www.odc.net/~ssharma/verve/). |