Demos Federico

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Track Listings
Disc: 1
1. It's Only Me [Demo Version]
2. Fanzine [Demo Version]
3. Chapel of Love [Demo Version]
4. One More Dance [Demo Version]
5. Honalu [Demo Version]
6. Unoriginal Sin [Demo Version]
7. Where Baby Walks
8. Marcy [Demo Version]
9. Love Letter
10. That Was
See all 16 tracks on this disc
Disc: 2
1. Lonely Ones [Version #1]
2. Then Carolyn
3. Witness
4. My Town
5. Mysteries in a Doll's House
6. Longest Breath
7. Treasure Island
8. Walking With Lorraine
9. Try Me
10. Weekend
See all 13 tracks on this disc

Editorial Reviews
Product Description
Wounded Birds two CDs by Holly & The Italians were very successful, so much so that Holly Beth Vincent gave them access to two decades worth of demos and previously unreleased material. They have compiled these tapes into a two CD set spanning her entire career. Tracks range from early demos made in 1979 & 1982, through unreleased songs recorded in the 80's and early 90's. 2003.

Demos Federico,Holly & the Italians,Wounded Bird Records,New Wave,Pop,Rock,Rock/Pop

Demos Federico
Demos Federico
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • inspirational and frustrating
  • Buried treasure from a time of glory!
 Demos Federico
Holly & the Italians
Manufacturer: Wounded Bird Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00008BNTP
Release Date: 2003-02-25

Tracks:

  1. It's Only Me [Demo Version]
  2. Fanzine [Demo Version]
  3. Chapel of Love [Demo Version]
  4. One More Dance [Demo Version]
  5. Honalu [Demo Version]
  6. Unoriginal Sin [Demo Version]
  7. Where Baby Walks
  8. Marcy [Demo Version]
  9. Love Letter
  10. That Was
  11. Hey Christine
  12. Does Anyone
  13. You Can Love Her
  14. Lonely
  15. Here Comes Another Day
  16. Mercy

Tracks:

  1. Lonely Ones [Version #1]
  2. Then Carolyn
  3. Witness
  4. My Town
  5. Mysteries in a Doll's House
  6. Longest Breath
  7. Treasure Island
  8. Walking With Lorraine
  9. Try Me
  10. Weekend
  11. She Transforms
  12. Iguana
  13. Lonely Ones [Version #2]

Album Description

Wounded Birds two CDs by Holly & The Italians were very successful, so much so that Holly Beth Vincent gave them access to two decades worth of demos and previously unreleased material. They have compiled these tapes into a two CD set spanning her entire career. Tracks range from early demos made in 1979 & 1982, through unreleased songs recorded in the 80's and early 90's. 2003.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars inspirational and frustrating.......2006-12-02

As the previous reviewer said there is no filler here. Even though I've heard some of these songs before in different incarnations this still feels like a proper Holly album. These songs represent Holly during the time she kind of fell off the music map up to her resurfacing as the Oblivious. Everything here is a winner. The songs are so catchy and Holly is quite an underrated guitar player. Still I think it's her voice with its breathy romantic melancholy that sucks me in. It makes me glad to know that without a record contract Holly still moved onward and continued to make music of merit with little or no audience. The fact that these tracks have only recently seen the light really angers me in that so many monumentally untalented people crank out so much dreck when someone like Holly is ignored. I hope I'm not alone in eagerly awaiting to see if Holly decides to release anything anytime soon (it took almost a decade last time she went away). So how about it Holly? If you actually read this somewhat gushy review please know that you are missed respected and loved.

5 out of 5 stars Buried treasure from a time of glory!.......2006-08-31


Gems and gold buried for 20 years! None of this material has ever been previously released, it's off demo tapes and you will be hearing in many cases pristine, brand-new Holly songs you've never heard before! Many are obviously, not sugar-coated by commercial production... and you'll love them that way--raw power and the clean edge of newborn songs. Highlights: the gorgeous epics "Hey Christine" and "Here Comes Another Day"; sweet surfy, irresistible "Love Letter"; "Lonely"; the two versions of "Mercy"; awesome demo versions of "Honalu" and "One More Dance"; hard-rockers "Weekend" and "Iguana"... and the never-before-heard original version of "You Can Love Her", which Shirley Manson covered as a devastating goth prophecy with Angelfish. There is the lovely second version of "The Lonely Ones", written for a movie soundtrack... and on and on.

Once you fall under the spell of Holly's unique, passionate, commanding, and unforgettable voice you'll trip on every one of these 29 songs! Echoes of goth, of surf beckon in the depths of these new wave war dances. They cover a whole spectrum and show all of Holly's vibrant styles... much like the facets of a diamond. Here and there, it is still a diamond in the rough, and you may wish you could dial down a slightly harsh track in an otherwise mind-blowing demo, but these are minor flaws utterly eclipsed by the steady professional power and inspiration flowing like high voltage through all of this music.
Thank God they released these!

Bottom line: ain't no "filler", ain't no "mellow" on these discs. In this case, "demo" stands for "demolition"!
29 rounds of live ammunition for your CD player.

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