Notes

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The most complete single-disc collection of Richard Thompson demos from this period in his career. Tracks come from four sessions between June 1980 and early 1984, i.e. the period between the final Richard and Linda Thompson album 'Shoot Out the Lights' and Thompson's second (non-instrumental) solo album, 'Across a Crowded Room'.

1. The Wrong Heartbeat (a)
2. Walking on a Wire (a)
3. Wall of Death (a)
4. Lucky in Life (a)
5. Modern Woman (a)
6. Just the Motion (a)
7. Speechless Child (a)
8. Jealousy (b)
9. Love Is Bad For Business (b)
10. How I Wanted To (b)
11. Small Town Romance (b)
12. Honky Tonk Blues (c)
13. Farther Along (c)
14. Move It On Over (c)
15. Banish Misfortune (c)
16. When the Spell Is Broken (d)
17. Love in a Faithless Country (d)
18. Walking Through a Wasted Land (d)
19. Jennie My Love (d)
20. Shine On Love (d)
21. In Over Your Head (d)
22. Fire In the Engine Room (d)


a) "The Wormwood Demos," Wormwood Studios June 1980. 'The Wrong Heartbeat' is not the version released on the 'Watching the Dark' anthology. 'How Many Times' from these sessions is to be released on the Richard Thompson boxed set next February, and has been removed from the torrent;
b) New York, August 1982;
c) "The Sugar Hill Demos", August 1982;
d) 'Across a Crowded Room' demos, January 1984