Wednesday 21 March 2012

Essential Demo - Husker Du - Northern Lights Demo 1979

Recorded in 1979 by Colin Mansfield, Husker Du had fully embraced the change from Land Speed Record. Recorded in 1979 in his basement as nice gesture for good friends. Needless to say it's one of my favorite Husker Du boots. Exceptional quality and delivery. Colin Mansfield had this to add,
 
"I was involved in recording most (probably all --
it's a long time ago) of the recordings made in
the basement of Northern lights. Both Greg and I
were working there (Greg in the record/head shop,
and I was setting up Twin Cities Imports in the basement). My band at the time, Fine Art, had already released an LP and was getting some radio play, and the boys (well, Greg and Grant, I think Bob was satisfied with their choice) asked me if I would record and produce some demos for them. (I owned a 4-track reel-to-reel, a mixer and mics and was more than happy to help out some friends). Anyway, the sets [on the 'Northern Lights' and 'Colin Mansfield' demos] are pretty much the same thing and while it may be of interest to collectors to separate them out, I did record more than the three tunes."


1. Picture Of You
2. Can't See You Anymore
3. The Truth Hurts
4. Do You Remember
5. Sore Eyes

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1 comment:

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