All files on this page are original compositions (unless otherwise noted). In no way do any of these files violate anyone else's copyright. You have the right to download any or all of these MP3 or uncompressed WAVE files for your own personal use. You may not utilize the content or other intellectual properties contained within these files for monetary or other personal gains.
These recordings were made at a time when the CD was unheard of, the 8-track tape was still being phased out and the Dolby sound system was just being introduced into the marketplace. As a result, you may hear some surface noise or hiss. We tried to improve the sound quality, but there was only so much we could do with these original homemade cassette recordings.
Other original compositions created but not recorded included Dizzy Dee, Twilight Juice and Greasy Doorknobs Reprise.
If you like your rock-and-roll raw and unpolished then this is the MP3 for you. This is nothing but guitars and drums played fast and hard. Well, fast and hard for 1982.
This tune is actually two separate pieces of music slapped together and improvised, more or less, as it was being played. This was the real fun of being in a band. Cut loose and just go with the flow.
Many times musicians will record their material without the vocals to fine tune the arrangement. This is the only known existing recording of Kurt's song. The lyrics, however, tell the story of a young man who was eating buttered popcorn when his girlfriend knocks at his door. Unfortunately for the protagonist, he forgets to wipe his hands and can't grip the doorknob to let his girlfriend in. It's a tragic story of love and loss.
This recording was made at the exact moment when Kurt and Julie first introduced this song to the rest of the band members. So this is a very early rendition of the song before we had the opportunity to smooth it out a bit and expand on the original composition. Yet this remains the most sincere and heartfelt version ever recorded. For everything there is only one first time.
Martin put a great deal of work into this piece to expand the sound a bit without losing the simplistic beauty that made the song what it is. Listeners will notice the addition of an instrumental break within the body of the composition and a slight guitar ending that helps to bring the song to a logical conclusion.
Now the original demo and the instrumental version are brought together. The vocals are smoother, the music is a bit richer, but the sincerity is not lost. We attempted to keep the entire composition as close to the original idea as possible.
This is the only known surviving copy of the manuscript. This is Rick's bass tab copy of Please Don't Leave.
A newly discovered recording made by Martin was found on one of the band's practice tapes. The exact nature of the composition wasn't known until a manuscript, written in Martin's hand, was recently unearthed.
It is unclear whether this piece of music was intended as a stand-a-lone work or if it was meant as an introduction for another song. In any event, it was recorded twice and the two versions are here spliced together as a single file.
The Star-Spangled Banner
Written by Francis Scott Key / Performed by Martin and Kurt
Copyright: Public DomainMartin and Kurt performing the American National Anthem.
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