DEMONSTRATION * DRY super rare limited vinyl PJ Harvey
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Description
Never played, very rare copy of PJ Harvey's 'Dry,' including extra demonstration LP (numbered 2959) on front of album. Neither disc has ever been removed from their sleeves, as I put this into storage as soon as I bought it, so inner and outer sleeves in immaculate condition.
See following description:
Demonstration is a song-by-song demo of Dry that was released along with the album as a very limited-edition double-LP. It features only Harvey and her guitar, with some simple multi-tracking of her voice and instrument, and nothing else. Dry was a bare bones album featuring her three-piece band, but Demonstration is sparse like a Nick Drake record, and surprisingly softer and more rounded than the studio version that it led to. On Dry, Harvey hid her voice within a storm of guitars and noise, but here there’s nowhere to hide, so she often sings with more feeling and energy.
Dry is one of the best records of the 90’s, and yet it’s debatable whether the best version of the album was released. Certain tracks – like ‘Dress’ and ‘Plants And Rags’ – undoubtedly benefitted from some studio polish, but others – like the plaintive ‘Oh My Lover’ and the defiant ‘Happy And Bleeding’ – sound just right in their unvarnished state. The emotional core of Harvey’s songs are so stark and elemental that they are easily and compellingly conveyed in their barest forms. At the very least, Demonstration is a fascinating blueprint of a brilliant album.
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