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issue 1 june 2004

cd-rs should not be confused with proper factory pressed bootlegs (silvers). because everyone with a cd burner has already made 50 of his own, cd-rs are not really collectibles and should be regarded as this generation’s c60s. i never let my cd-rs anywhere near my collection of silvers. burn them, trade them, listen to them, enjoy them! just don't pay for them because you'll get ripped off. i think it is immoral to sell homemade cd-rs.

however, i will make an exception this time, because this is too bloody good.

a few months ago, there was a bloke in camden town selling a new series of bootlegs he called classic suede. on enquiry he said they were his own old live and rare recordings. but they’re not just any old junk; this is top stuff!

the first cd (out of 4 in the series) is called so young, so gone. the artwork is not that bad and is printed in color. the record boldly starts off with “she's not dead” with different lyrics, even darker if you ask me as brett cries "so alone, so alone somewhere, stay away, stay away from her". this track alone is worth a trip to camden (or at least worth installing soulseek for) :-) then comes “pantomime horse” and “moving”, followed by an excellent instrumental mix of “animal nitrate” that i just love! the guitars are quite different on this one (try to resist singing along). then there’s “animal lover”, “sleeping pills” (with slightly different lyrics) and last but not least “animal nitrate” again, this time with vocals. these tracks are listed as “demos recorded in 1991” but they are in fact rough mixes of the album tracks from late 92/early 93.