Exklusiver Stream: A-ha – „Cold River“ (Demo)

Nach den Wiederveröffentlichungen der ersten beiden Alben „Hunting High and Low“ und „Scoundrel Days“ erscheint am 23. Oktober der nächste Schwung an Platten, die A-ha vor ihrer ersten Trennung 1994 eingespielt hatten: „Stay On These Roads“ (1988), „East Of The Sun West Of The Moon“ (1990) und „Memorial Beach“ (1993). Die Deluxe-Editionen auf Doppel-CD enthalten rund 50 zuvor nicht veröffentlichte Live-Aufnahmen, B-Seiten und Remixe.

Während „Stay On These Roads“ mit seinen kurzen Popsongs an die Geschmeidigkeit ihres Debüts anknüpfen sollte, zeigten besonders „East Of The Sun West Of The Moon“ und „Memorial Beach“ a-ha als Band, die sich weiterentwickeln wollte. Die drei Musiker näherten sich dem Bluesfolk an, experimentierten mit Songlängen und nahmen in Prince‘ Paisley-Park-Studios auf um amerikanischer zu klingen.

Hören Sie hier exklusiv die Demoversion von „Cold River“ – ein Song, dessen Ursprünge auf die Zeit von „Hunting High And Low“ zurückreichen, dessen finale Version aber erst fünf Jahre später auf „East Of The Sun West Of The Moon“ erschien:

TRACKLIST

Stay On These Roads (Deluxe Edition)

Disc 1

01 Stay On These Roads
02 The Blood That Moves The Body
03 Touchy!
04 This Alone Is Love
05 Hurry Home The Living Daylights
06 There’s Never A Forever Thing
07 Out Of The Blue Comes Green
08 You Are The One
09 You’ll End Up Crying

Bonus Tracks

11 Stay On These Roads (Extended Remix)
12 You Are The One (12″ Remix)
13 The Living Daylights (Extended Version)
14 The Blood That Moves The Body (Extended Remix)
15 Touchy! (Go-Go Mix)

Disc 2*

01 Stay On These Roads (Early Version)
02 The Blood That Moves The Body (Demo)
03 Touchy! (Original Mix)
04This Alone Is Love (Demo)
05 You Are The One (Early Version)
06 Cold River (1987 Demo)
07 Hurry Home (Demo)
08 I’ll Never Find You In This Streetful City (Demo)
09 The Living Daylights (Demo)
10 There’s Never A Forever Thing (Demo)
11 Out Of The Blue Comes Green (Alternate mix)
12 You’ll End Up Crying (Demo)
13 You Are The One (Alternate Version)
14 Touchy! (Demo)
15 Umbrella (Demo)
16 Thus Ended Our Love Affair (Demo)
17 There’s Never A Forever Thing (Acoustic Version)
18 Evitar (Demo)
19 You Are The One (Demo)
20 Sail On My Love (Writing Session)
*Alle Tracks bislang unveröffentlicht

East of the Sun, West of the Moon (Deluxe Edition)

Disc 1

01Crying In The Rain
02 Early Morning
03 I Call Your Name
04 Slender Frame
05 East Of The Sun
06Sycamore Leaves
07 Waiting For Her
08 Cold River
09 The Way We Talk
10 Rolling Thunder
11 (Seemingly) Nonstop July

Disc 2

01Early Morning (Early Version)*
02 East Of The Sun (Early Version)*
03 I Call Your Name (Instrumental Demo)*
04 Slender Frame (Demo)*
05 Waiting For Her (Demo)*
06 Cold River (Demo)*
07 Trees Will Not Grow On Sand (Demo)*
08 Rolling Thunder (Demo)*
09 I Call Your Name (NRK Live)*
10 Manhattan Skyline (NRK Live)
11 Early Morning (NRK Live)
12 Slender Frame (NRK Live)*
13Rolling Thunder (NRK Live)*
14 Sycamore Leaves (NRK Live)*
15 Crying In The Rain (NRK Live)
16 East Of The Sun (NRK Live)
17 (Seemingly) Nonstop July (NRK Live)
18 I’ve Been Losing You (NRK Live)
* Bislang unveröffentlicht

DVD a-ha – Live in South America

01 The Sun Always Shines On T.V.
02 Cry Wolf
03 I Call Your Name
04 Slender Frame
05 Touchy!
06 Scoundrel Days
07 Rolling Thunder
08 I’ve Been Losing You
09 Early Morning
10 Take On Me

Memorial Beach (Deluxe Edition)

Disc 1

01 Dark Is The Night For All
02 Move To Memphis
03 Cold As Stone
04 Angel In The Snow
05 Locust
06 Lie Down In Darkness
07 How Sweet It Was
08 Lamb To The Slaughter
09 Between Your Mama And Yourself
10 Memorial Beach

Bonus Tracks

11 Move To Memphis (Extended Mix)
12 Angel In The Snow (Acoustic Instrumental)

Disc 2*

01 Dark Is The Night For All (Demo)
02 Cold As Stone (Demo)
03 Angel In The Snow(Demo)
04 Locust (Demo)
05 Lie Down In Darkness (Demo)
06 How Sweet It Was (Demo)
07 Bar Room (Demo)
08 Lamb To The Slaughter (Demo)
09 Between Your Mama And Yourself (Demo)
10 Memorial Beach (Demo)
11 Dark Is The Night For All (Alternative Version)
12 Swing Of Things (Live March 17, 1994 at The Sentrum Scene/ Oslo, Norway)
13 Dark Is The Night For All (Live March 17, 1994 at The Sentrum Scene/ Oslo, Norway)
14 Move To Memphis (Live March 17, 1994 at The Sentrum Scene/ Oslo, Norway)
15 Cold As Stone/Sycamore Leaves (Live March 17, 1994 at The Sentrum Scene/ Oslo, Norway)
16 Shapes That Go Together (Live March 17, 1994 at The Sentrum Scene/ Oslo, Norway)
*Alle Tracks bislang unveröffentlicht