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Comsats aficionados have slobbered over rumors of unreleased songs and outtakes for 25 years, and To Before is a sampling of that manna. Singer/guitarist Stephen Fellows seems surprised at the results, noting, "I'd not heard some of this since we did it." Disc one is the early period, with original version demos (some reworked later, like "The House That..."), a rare debut single, and genius finds like "Work" and "Time to Burn." (Sadly, still no sign of the three other radically different versions of "Ju Ju Money" out there, somewhere!) Disc two mostly emanates from that synth pop period between 1982's fantastic Fiction and 1992's terrific artistic comeback My Mind's Eye, but it's much more "rock" than the Land and 7 Day Weekend phase. The pièce de résistance is the original demo of "Venus Hunter," a fantastic song on the Fellows tape, but badly overproduced when redone on 1990's Fire on the Moon (released under the name Dream Command, not Comsat Angels). It's a quavering psychedelic rock brew that pointed clearly to 1992's My Mind's Eye salvation, years hence. Can we ask for a Volume 2? ~ Jack Rabid
Two CD compilation of demos, out-takes and other 'deleted' stuff from 1978 to 1993 largely taken from The Comsat Angels' own archives. 17 previously unreleased recordings, several of which had been thought lost, including: the ultra-rare first single on CD for the first time, band demos 79-81, tracks from their first self-produced 1978 single and tracks done at same session, tracks recorded in the cellar of the band house in Sheffield 79 - 80, rehearsal recordings, tracks from limited release album Fire On The Moon and early My Minds Eye demos. This double disc set comes in a sumptuous card gatefold sleeve. Renascent. 2007. Comsat Angels To Before Songs | 1. | Mass |
| 2. | Have You Seen |
| 3. | Work |
| 4. | I Get Excited |
| 5. | House That... |
| 6. | Red Planet |
| 7. | Specimen No. 2 |
| 8. | Eye of the Lens |
| 9. | You Never Learn |
| 10. | Tilted |
| 11. | Island Heart |
| 12. | Time to Burn |
| 13. | Lost Continent |
| 14. | Something's Got to Give |
| 15. | You Move Me |
| 16. | Carried Away |
| 17. | Born Again |
| 18. | Ice Sculpture |
| 19. | She's Invisible |
| 20. | Under the Influence |
| 21. | I.K.T.F. |
| 22. | Trnasport of Delight |
| 23. | Venus Hunter |
| 24. | There's Something Going On |
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"I usually like for my songs to tell a story, in the folk tradition. However, occasionally something will slip in that doesn't fit that mold. Mostly, I hope that those listening will hear the lyrics and enjoy the journey."Don L Williams.Dry Rain and Other Southern Folk Tales is the culmination of several years of effort by singer/songwriter Don L Williams. The CD contains 13 original songs and feature Don on vocals, acoustic guitar, harmonica, mandolin and keyboard. He was also joined on some tracks by friends and fellow musicians for harmony, bass, slide guitar and piano. "I am fortunate to have very talented friends and musicians who were willing to share their talent on my CD. I am especially grateful to my friend Nonie Eakle for playing bass on eleven of the thirteen tracks, and playing fiddle on Rainy Highway."The songs encompass many musical stylings from the Dylan like title track "Dry Rain" to the bluesy "Baby I'm Weak" with a few Americana/Folky tunes such as "Nowhere", "Cotton Mill" and "Coal Mining Town". "Dry Rain was written after a songwriting workshop that I attended at the Kerrville Folk Festival in Texas", Don says. "We heard what sounded like rain falling ...
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