While we were discussing unreleased stuff, Dave sent some people down in the basement to look for some tapes. They came back, and Dave put one in... it was the instrumental track they used to open the Revival tour, though in an extended form. He called it "We 3 are 4"...the tape also had "Rich Girl", "Fear No Evil" and "Precious" THEN he said, "here's a good one"... he explained that they had recorded a secret album in 1985 that was never released (I'll explain why in a bit) - it's an album of cover tunes done in HIGH EURYTHMIC STYLE.... The first track was "Last Night I Dreamt Somebody Loved Me" originally by the Smiths. Dave said "Annie did a really brilliant vocal on this one" - he sat us down on the sofa so we could hear in stereo, and set the tape rolling.... IT WAS ABSOLUTELY ETHEREAL... drowned in rich synth strings with a transcendent vocal performance by Annie.... Lori and I looked at each other with amazement that we were actually listening to the stuff. After that song, Dave said "That would be a smash hit if we ever released it!"

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