{"product_id":"bundle-1-the-blue-room-sessions-archive-copy","title":"Coldplay - Pre-Studio Demo Cassette","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOne of the earliest known recordings in the Chris Allison Coldplay archive, this original cassette was supplied directly to Allison before formal studio sessions had begun. Labeled simply \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Coldplay Tracks”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, it captures the group at a crucial stage of development, documenting their songwriting and rehearsal process before entering the studio to record professionally.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe cassette contains approximately nine recordings, including early demo versions of songs that would later become key parts of Coldplay’s catalogue. Among them are rehearsal recordings of ‘Shiver’ and ‘We Never Change’, preserved here before their subsequent studio treatment. The tape also includes several songs that were already officially released, alongside material that appears never to have progressed beyond the demo stage.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOf particular interest are ‘Ode To Deodorant’\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and a track \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ewith the lyric \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e‘Would I Ever Let You Down’, songs that do not appear in Coldplay’s officially released catalogue and may represent previously unheard recordings from the band’s formative years.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAs a pre-production reference tape provided to the producer prior to recording sessions, the cassette offers a rare glimpse into Coldplay’s creative process before the release of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Blue Room EP\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eParachutes\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. Few surviving artefacts document the band’s earliest rehearsals and songwriting with this level of proximity.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCollectibility \u0026amp; Provenance\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOriginal pre-studio Coldplay demo cassette\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSupplied directly to producer Chris Allison before recording sessions commenced\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLabeled \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Coldplay Tracks”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e by the band\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eContains approximately \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003enine tracks\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIncludes early rehearsal versions of ‘Shiver’ and ‘We Never Change’\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFeatures material recorded before formal studio production began\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTwo tracks that may represent previously unheard recordings\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDocuments Coldplay’s earliest songwriting and rehearsal process\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDirect provenance from the Chris Allison archive\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eExceptionally rare surviving artefact from the band’s pre-\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBlue Room\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e era development\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cb id=\"docs-internal-guid-d3c2a6d2-7fff-49fd-3d59-29436bfa7986\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Chris Allison","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54626063221065,"sku":"LDN_CACP_0005","price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0064\/9992\/files\/LDN_CACP_005.0_380ef240-8a4c-4f3f-aa87-416904eb2b41.jpg?v=1781695680","url":"https:\/\/waxpoetics.com\/products\/bundle-1-the-blue-room-sessions-archive-copy","provider":"Wax Poetics","version":"1.0","type":"link"}