Are there any viva hate era demos or session tracks available

[Pantomime-horse]

Are there any bootlegs of viva hate era demos or session tracks out there?

[DavidA]

Some here (http://www.smithstorrents.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=120). I expect some people here will have it as MP3.

[matt]

I read in 'Songs that saved your life' that Moz recorded session tracks with John Peel in the viva hate era, and they never got broadcast. I wonder where they are now, in some BBC Archive collecting dust?!?

[Uncleskinny]

I read in 'Songs that saved your life' that Moz recorded session tracks with John Peel in the viva hate era, and they never got broadcast. I wonder where they are now, in some BBC Archive collecting dust?!?

Oooh, I know this, someone with a big nose who knows told me...hold the line caller, I'll be back with information...

P.

[Uncleskinny]

I read in 'Songs that saved your life' that Moz recorded session tracks with John Peel in the viva hate era, and they never got broadcast. I wonder where they are now, in some BBC Archive collecting dust?!?

Suedehead
Margaret On The Guillotine
Disappointed

P.

[matt]

Oooh, I know this, someone with a big nose who knows told me...hold the line caller, I'll be back with information...

P.

They're probably under lock and key in a big warehouse like at the end of 'Raiders of the Lost Ark' :lbf:

[smiths22]

Some here (http://www.smithstorrents.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=120). I expect some people here will have it as MP3.

MP3's here (http://www.sendspace.com/file/osuuhg)
pass: morrissey-solo-smiths22
thanks to the original uploader

1. Morrissey - Please Help The Cause (Demo) (2:06)
2. Morrissey - Please Help The Cause (Demo With Sandie Shaw And Moz) (2:13)
3. Morrissey - Dial A Cliche (Rough Version) (2:27)
4. Morrissey - Hairdress On Fire (Vini Reilly Vocals) (3:37)
5. Morrissey - I Know Very Well How I Got My Note Wrong (1:33)
6. Morrissey - Dial A Cliche (Morrissey Talking At End) (2:41)
7. Morrissey - Dial A Cliche (Wrong Key-Talking At End) (2:42)
8. Morrissey - Morrissey Talking About Everyday Is Like A Sunday (0:30)

[DAVIE]

They're probably under lock and key in a big warehouse like at the end of 'Raiders of the Lost Ark' :lbf:

Wonder why they never got broadcast?
All The Smiths ones have got leaked...Hmm, so frustrating!
Does anyone know who played on the John Peel seasons for those three songs??

[Jamie]

Wonder why they never got broadcast?
All The Smiths ones have got leaked...Hmm, so frustrating!
Does anyone know who played on the John Peel seasons for those three songs??

From Mozipedia, p. 464: "Beyond the underlying friction between Street and Reilly, morale was further shaken when the Viva Hate group took a break to the BBC Studios in Maida Vale to record Morrissey's debut solo radio session for John Peel. 'A very sad experience,' recalls Street. 'The BBC engineers had a bad attitude. They were treating me like I was just a bass player so when I was trying to explain that I was the songwriter and producer they just ignored me. Morrissey was unhappy. Vini was in another one of his moods. So it was a fucking nightmare, basically.

"The session was never finished nor broadcast, though prior to his death Peel informed this author that his producer, the late John Walters, retained a copy of the tapes. The running order remains unconfirmed though Paresi is sure that 'Suedehead' and 'Margeret on the Guillotine' were amonth those attempted. 'The saddest thing about the whole Peel fiasco is that it had a massive impact on Morrissey in terms of thinking whether he could play live with us as a group,' adds Paresi. 'That was a huge disappointment for me, personally, but another blow to his confidence before the album was even finished.'"

[DAVIE]

From Mozipedia, p. 464: "Beyond the underlying friction between Street and Reilly, morale was further shaken when the Viva Hate group took a break to the BBC Studios in Maida Vale to record Morrissey's debut solo radio session for John Peel. 'A very sad experience,' recalls Street. 'The BBC engineers had a bad attitude. They were treating me like I was just a bass player so when I was trying to explain that I was the songwriter and producer they just ignored me. Morrissey was unhappy. Vini was in another one of his moods. So it was a fucking nightmare, basically.

"The session was never finished nor broadcast, though prior to his death Peel informed this author that his producer, the late John Walters, retained a copy of the tapes. The running order remains unconfirmed though Paresi is sure that 'Suedehead' and 'Margeret on the Guillotine' were amonth those attempted. 'The saddest thing about the whole Peel fiasco is that it had a massive impact on Morrissey in terms of thinking whether he could play live with us as a group,' adds Paresi. 'That was a huge disappointment for me, personally, but another blow to his confidence before the album was even finished.'"

Hmm, I wish there was more talk about the Viva Hate sessions. It's a shame they never did anything live. If anything these "lost" BBC Sessions are the closest thing. I wonder who holds them now....

[mr.m]

Cheers, but it's asking me for a password to extract the files from the zip file? am I just being thick?
MP3's here (http://www.sendspace.com/file/osuuhg)
pass: morrissey-solo-smiths22
thanks to the original uploader

1. Morrissey - Please Help The Cause (Demo) (2:06)
2. Morrissey - Please Help The Cause (Demo With Sandie Shaw And Moz) (2:13)
3. Morrissey - Dial A Cliche (Rough Version) (2:27)
4. Morrissey - Hairdress On Fire (Vini Reilly Vocals) (3:37)
5. Morrissey - I Know Very Well How I Got My Note Wrong (1:33)
6. Morrissey - Dial A Cliche (Morrissey Talking At End) (2:41)
7. Morrissey - Dial A Cliche (Wrong Key-Talking At End) (2:42)
8. Morrissey - Morrissey Talking About Everyday Is Like A Sunday (0:30)

[CrushingBore]

Try "morrissey-solo-smiths22", I bet it works. It always does.

[mr.m]

Many thanks!
Try "morrissey-solo-smiths22", I bet it works. It always does.