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Elliott Smith - Either Or Demos (1996)

Track listing:
CD1
  1. Speed Trials 3:00
  2. Cupid's Trick 3:04
  3. Angeles 2:40
  4. Go By (Instrumental) 3:52
  5. Ballad Of Big Nothing 2:45
  6. New Monkey 3:13
  7. Between The Bars 2:16
  8. No More 2:36
  9. Now You Wanna Show Me How 2:44
  10. Bottle Up & Explode 2:39
  11. Placeholder 2:24
  12. Punch & Judy 2:33
  13. Alameda 3:43
  14. Pretty Mary K 3:23
  15. Pictures Of Me 3:50
  16. Say Yes 2:15
  17. See My City Dead 3:30
  18. Some (Rock) Song 2:30
CD2
  1. Abused (Instrumental 2:59
  2. Bottle Up & Explode 2:38
  3. Alameda 4:15
  4. Speed Trials 3:21
  5. Go By (Instrumental) 3:47
  6. No More 2:35
  7. New Monkey 3:54
  8. Between The Bars 2:13
  9. Alameda 3:41
  10. Angeles 2:43
  11. Cupid's Trick 3:06
  12. Punch & Judy 2:31
  13. Say Yes 2:16
  14. Ballad Of Big Nothing 2:48
  15. Abused (Instrumental 3:03
  16. Either Or (No More) 2:30
  17. Georgia 1:51
  18. Going Nowhere 3:56
  19. Seen How Things Are Hard 3:26

Notes

These demos are believed to have been recorded between the "Elliott Smith" & "Either/Or" albums and include many of the songs
that would show up on "Either/Or". Two sets of demos have been shared by Charlie over at Sweet Adeline. Below these two sets
are a few other songs that weren't included, but are believed to have been recorded around the making of "Either/Or".

From Disc 1: Final versions of Tracks 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 12, 13, 15, & 16 would go on to appear on "Either/Or".
The final version of Track 10 appears on "XO".
A completely different version of Track 14 appears on "Figure 8" (The songs are only similar in their title).

From Disc 2: Final versions of Tracks 3, 4, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, & 14 would go on to appear on "Either/Or".
The final version of Track 2 appears on "XO".

"Going Nowhere", "Georgia", & "Seen How Things Are Hard" are tracks believed to have been recorded in "Either/Or" sessions,
but were not included in the leak of the other songs above.
"Either/Or" is a similar song to the other demo "No More", but with different lyrics.