The
master tapes containing the original tracks for the Tanx album,
which having been transferred to ADAT were used to compile
The Tanx Recordings, carried a far greater amount of instrumentation
than had previously been used by the band. This enabled us,
having assembled ‘rough mix-downs’ of the songs,
to present a considerable amount of previously unheard or
concealed material, along with many false starts, vocal studio
directions and ad-libs.
On
this release you can hear Marc approving to Bill Legend’s
creation of the drum introduction to Rapids and his disapproval
of his missing the ending to The Street & Babe Shadow,
the hidden vocal on Life Is Strange, and an additional guitar
and recorder on Highway Knees. The additional tracks also
offer exciting, newly discovered recordings of Children Of
The Revolution and Solid Gold Easy Action.
As
with all TPL releases, the package includes a reproduction
of one of the original session master tape boxes along with
recording details and track notes.
This
release is supplied free with The Tanx Recordings T-shirt.