Friday, April 25, 2008

The Go-Betweens - 16 Lovers Lane Acoustic Demos


A gem and maybe one of the rarest official items from the band.
This freebie was given away with the issue 58 of the
French magazine Les Inrockuptibles
Posted on the day of the release of Robert Forster's 1st
solo Lp since Grant's death and the end of the Go-betweens
is released. Today Robert is doing an in store appearance
in town at Rocking Horse Records and I hope to not only
buy "the evangelist" but get it signed.
This CD is a 10 out of 10, studio recorded, acoustic
demos, of possibly their best album, a must for any fan.
I will post on the in store appearance later.

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17 comments:

  1. UnknownApril 28, 2008 at 5:30 AM

    Thanks Bob.

    This is not strictly speaking a bootleg, but maybe one of the rarest official items from the band. This freebie was given away with the issue 58 of the French magazine Les Inrockuptibles. Anyway, it´s a great record!
    Stephane

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  2. bob nebeApril 28, 2008 at 5:48 AM

    Thanks for the info i'll correct the post ciao bob

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  3. AnonymousApril 29, 2008 at 3:37 AM

    Bob this is a gem, i've read of it but until now never heard it. i still recall the feeling i had the first time i heard "i need 2 heads" in '81, (the power of that single reminded me much of the same feeling i had when i first heard "psycho killer" in 77), robert and grant and lindy certainly had something very special.
    cheers
    steve

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  4. bob nebeApril 29, 2008 at 4:02 AM

    I still have a copy of the original 7 in single "i need to heads" fantastic song and i first saw the gobs play when they were touring for "before Hollywood" and still a 3 piece. I'm glad i saw them then cause by the next Lp they had started adding members and changing instruments, still awesome but different.
    Glad you finally get to hear these demos
    ciao bob

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  5. AnonymousMay 27, 2008 at 6:50 AM

    Stéphane is right : this was a free CD given with the french magazine Les Inrockuptibles in 1996.

    Here is the front page :
    http://img370.imageshack.us/my.php?image=page01zk6.jpg

    The title can be translated as : The Go-Betweens, the most underrated band in the rock history ?

    I've also scanned the 8-page interview if you are interested in :
    http://rapidshare.com/files/118010372/Scans.rar.html

    Thanks for your nice blog.

    Chris (from France)


    PS : Unfortunately, the pages are a little bit too large for my old scanning machine. And of course, the all interview is in french. But there are also some nice black & white pictures of the band.

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  6. bob nebeMay 27, 2008 at 1:47 PM

    Thanks for the info and pics Chris,
    I'm taking a look now
    ciao bob

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  7. AnonymousNovember 23, 2008 at 5:08 PM

    This one seems to have disappeared. Any chance of posting it again?

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  8. bob nebeNovember 23, 2008 at 10:30 PM

    sure voodooboy, its worth having
    ciao bob

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  9. AnonymousNovember 24, 2008 at 4:39 PM

    Thanks Bob,

    If there is anything I can do for you in return... Great demos!!

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  10. bob nebeNovember 25, 2008 at 3:32 AM

    Voodooboy, if you have anything that you think would fit in here let me know and I'll tell you if I haven't got it,otherwise enjoy the ride
    ciao bob

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  11. Craig, SydneyApril 23, 2011 at 9:56 PM

    Thank you thank you thank you!

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  12. essteeFebruary 24, 2013 at 9:48 PM

    Any chance for another repost of this -- all the links seem to be brokean and I can't find it anywhere else.

    If possible, would be much appreciated!

    Cheers.

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  13. bob nebeMarch 2, 2013 at 9:36 PM

    back up

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  14. AnonymousMarch 2, 2013 at 11:32 PM

    Bob,

    You're awesome! Thanks.

    esstee

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  15. AnonymousJune 4, 2014 at 3:46 PM

    Here's hoping ever so much you can give this gem a re-up! Please!

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  16. bob nebeJune 5, 2014 at 3:08 AM

    back up

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  17. AnonymousJune 5, 2014 at 3:45 AM

    Thanks a ton! Life upgrade!

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