Added: Jan 2, 2012
From: marshallstarvideo
Duration: 38:25
These are the demos Stuart recorded in 1981. He'd recorded them at the basement of the Community Centre at Townhill, opposite where he lived, just outside Dunfermline. He took me there after I'd joined him, and we recorded some drums (using The Skids old kit). We then moved the equipment to our first rehearsal space, which was disused furniture warehouse, near the bus stance in Dunfermline. Most of the songs were re-worked by the original band of Peter and Alan Wishart, me (Clive Parker), and Bruce Watson, a number of which were used on the Crossing album. From what I recall Stuart had a little Tascam 4-track home recorder which almost everyone used for demoing songs in those days. It recorded onto cassette, and quality diminished with every subsequent overdub. Nevertheless, such is the sophistication of the recording it was obvious Stuart had everything 'locked down', even at such a young age. I understand Universal Records are including some of these tracks on the re-released Crossing album in 2012, and one would hope they have the original master, as there is some damage rendered to my copy, so a fair amount of repair and restoration has been necessary. Distortion, drop-out, and hiss is still present. Songs; Angle Park Heart Soul (at 4.16) Wake (at 8.04) We Could Laugh (at 12.20) Harvest Home (at 19.48) The Lost Patrol (at 24.13) The Crossing (at 28.22) Inwards (at 31.17) Echoes (at 35.09) For further info', please join me on Facebook at; http://facebook.com/parker.clive Instrumentation / Vocals; Adamson
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tyeistops Says:
Jan 9, 2012 - Inwards......great!! x
firecoalman Says:
Jan 28, 2012 - This is unbelievably generous of you toward fans of early Big Country... I personally am more interested in the very early songs, melodies and ideas which were the genesis of what was to become the distinct 'Big Country' sound.Many thanks Clive for putting these on YouTube... I sincerely hope they'll remain here without any 'interference' from any vested interests as I feel they are part of a historic legacy of a man who shared so much with his fans already... Thanks Clive ;-) R.I.P Stuart
firecoalman Says:
Jan 28, 2012 - This is unbelievably generous of you toward fans of early Big Country... I personally am more interested in the very early songs, melodies and ideas which were the genesis of what was to become the distinct 'Big Country' sound. Many thanks Clive for putting these on YouTube... I sincerely hope they'll remain here without any 'interference' from any vested interests as I feel they are part of a historic legacy of a man who shared so much with his fans already... Thanks Clive ;-) R.I.P Stuart
dbc1dc Says:
Feb 2, 2012 - This is really, really cool, thanks for posting this!
kingbrunodagaul Says:
Feb 6, 2012 - these songs are real gems, even with the poor sound quality, the strength of the songwriting and melodies still hits home. Stuart was an extremely gifted musician, he influnced me when I was a budding rock guitarist, a great source of inspiration, brill upload.
boldonchris Says:
Feb 15, 2012 - Fantastic!!! Thanks for posting. Stuart was a huge influence for me as a guitarist. The band I played in, in the 80's covered a few B C songs as well as original stuff. One of our original songs was called 'Unsung Heroes' written about the Falklands War. However, your good self should be classed as a unsung hero for posting this...once again Thanks.
bfbjr Says:
Feb 16, 2012 - My favourite band ever!! Thanks!!!!!
GunslingerSCFC Says:
Mar 4, 2012 - Thank you so much, Marshall! R.I.P Stuart
mrtmjl Says:
Mar 5, 2012 - This is fantastic. Thanks so much for posting all these great demos. If only Stuart was still with us...
jaamman Says:
Mar 11, 2012 - Thank You Clive!! This is Awesome to hear The Beginnings!! I would soo love a book on the Founding of Big country and the Early History!! Thanks Again!!
bsheltonh Says:
Apr 21, 2012 - WOW! I've been a Big Country fan forever, and this is just way cool to hear. It reinforces what I always knew -- that Stuart was a raw talent and force of nature. He just had it. It's undeniable. My teenage music was like rubbing two sticks together compared to this.
skidco1 Says:
Apr 27, 2012 - Hi Clive. Thanks very much for another totally unexpected and brilliant early recording - you're right to say that Stuart had very developed songs at this point. I've two questions for you, if you don't mind, as follows: (1) Is this all Stuart's work or does it also include you and the rest of the band on overdubs after Stuart had laid down his parts? (2) Do you have any more material in the vaults that you might be able to share with us at a later date? Thanks, Paul
. . . . . . . because these video appear directly from youtube.com which we cannot control it.)
neilfunn Says:
Jan 3, 2012 - Awesome.