Description:	self released CD of rare things
	Format:	CD
	Genre(s):	Psychedelia / Space Rock
	Label:	Self-Released
	Price:	£11.99
	Availability:	Sold out / currently unavailable. Sorry!

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...according to our Maggie on 17 May 2007.

Now I have 2 semi official releases of Spiritualized out takes, rehearsals, alternative takes, instrumental and b-sides. If your a fan of the drifty reverb addicts then its worth a punt for sure.

Blue on Blue is a round up of early Spiritualized / late spaceman 3 gear. It says we have........ "the lost breakdown from "if I were with her now, the abandoned guitar squalls and feedback from "Angel sigh", the superb demo version of "These Blues", the fourteen minute version of the spacemen's "Sometime" from the first ever Spiritualized practice" ....

Second CD called Friendly Fire covers the period when the album Lazer guided melodies was released. . A furious version of Spaceman 3's Amen and stripped down versions of Smiles and Shine a light. There are also Peel sessions which marked the last time the original band played together.

Love this record? Hate it? Tell us.

What their label says...

More essential rarities for fans and collectors of late spacemen3/early Spiritualized.
Different vocal takes   , different mixes, an unheard demo version of These Blues ,
 and a version of "Sometimes" from the very first Spiritualized practice .
Following on from the very well received Friendly Fire  , Blue on Blue
focusses more on the studio side of things ...with only the last track
being taken from the live environment .
The sound quality ,(with the exception of the last track ), is excellent throughout .
These cd's have been professionally produced and mastered and they are NOT cdr's .
 

None of these versions have been released on cd before.
They remain unavailable on i-tunes .






track listing
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Why Don’t You Smile Now (alt mix)

Step Into The Breeze Instrumental(alt. mix)

Angel Sigh Guitars(alt. mix )

If I Were With Her Now (alt mix)

Anyway Violins(outtake)

Didgeridoo (Sway demo)

Take Your Time (alt. Vox)

200 Bars (alt mix)

These Blues(demo version)

Angel Sigh (alt mix 2)

Sometimes (first spiritualized rehearsal)

:runtime :1 hour and thirteen minutes :



This the tracklisting with commentary from fans who helped with the compilation .

Why Don’t You Smile Now (Alt take)
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"It might even be the same track deep down, but your version is significantly different. For instance, there’s a moment just after the first chorus where the bass is the only thing playing for a few seconds. There’s an organ as well in the finished version. The vocals on your version are less treated (it might even be a guide vocal). Yes, with knobs on – this is fantastic."


Step Into The Breeze ( alt Instrumental take)
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"There is an instrumental version of Step Into The Breeze on the Anyway That You Want Me single, but this isn’t  it. The intro on the single has overdubbed violins and more guitar than this version. I think they are the same track underneath, but this is different enough to include."

Angel Sigh. (alt take )
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  "I think I can hear someone  talking near the start, complaining about the rhythm section being out of time! The guitars are less treated than on the second take, but there again, there is the louder instrumental bit after the first verse… So I’m not sure exactly what is going on. ... it’s significantly different to the released version."

If I Were With Her Now (alt take )
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"Ooh, lovely early version. Completely different breakdown (at 2.43) than the one that we’re used to"

Anyway you want me (outtake)
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"I really like this. It’s a fun diversion. Use it as a linking track, to break up some of the longer pieces. Don’t hide it away near the end."

Digeridoo (Sway demo)
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"This has escaped onto the internet – I heard it a few weeks ago. But the quality of this version is far superior ."

Take Your Time (alt take )
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 "Lovely early vocal version "

200 Bars (alt take)
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"Yep, different to the final one. Sounds like it’s on the way though – much more than a demo. Lots of different sounds, and I think the vocals are different."

These Blues  (demo version )
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"Never heard this version before. Spacemen versions of this are a bit of a holy grail, so please do include it . Stunning, possibly the best thing on the CD."

Angel Sigh ( take 2)
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"Obviously an early take. Different vocals to the final cut. Lots of different instrumentation. Very nice!"

Sometimes (first spiritualized practice)
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"Obviously not available anywhere. I love this, but let’s face it, I would.  ."