Generation X - Chiswick Demos speed corrected

This interesting set of rare 1977 demos from Generation X surfaced a few months ago on the web via the great Music Ruined My Life blog. Date given as February 77, presumably done for Chiswick Records, the set sounds very much like the demos that would eventually appear on the Perfect Hits single in 1977 (a fake boot single done by the band itself), only in a much rougher state. I'm assuming that this was a first mix of the demos, and that they were remixed a few months later for the fake boot release. As great as this initial leak was, it had a few problems, the major one being it played too slow, and second, that some heavy background noise could be heard between the tracks. So I removed all dead filler (nothing was happening in those anyway), and speed-corrected it using the Perfect Hits single running times as reference. It might not be exactly like the real deal, but come close enough, and makes them much more listenable than hearing it in slow motion. Previously never heard before, the demo version of Kleenex is much more sinister than the final version, with Billy referencing Northern Ireland and the National Front, giving the song a much edgier feel. I also included a much nicer sleeve art to boot. Enjoy this fine piece of Generation X history.


Generation X - Chiswick Demos speed corrected.


1 Kleenex
2 Listen
3 Ready Steady Go !
4 Your Generation
5 Save My Life


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