{"product_id":"bundle-4-the-beta-band-album-working-archive-copy","title":"The Beta Band - Album Demos [Bundle 5]","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA rare set of original demo recordings documenting The Beta Band’s creative development during the period leading up to their self-titled debut album.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe four DAT tapes contain a substantial collection of early recordings, alternate mixes and works-in-progress, providing a direct window into the band’s writing and recording process before songs reached their final released form. Handwritten track listings reference recordings including “The Hard One,” “Round The Bend,” “It’s Not Too Beautiful,” “The Beta Band Rap,” “The Cows Wrong,” “Broken Up A Ding Dong” and additional session material.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSeveral tapes are labelled as mixes, mix revisions and session DATs, indicating their use as working studio references during the production process. Together they chart the evolution of key songs from early ideas and rough arrangements through to more developed recordings.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePreserved within producer Chris Allison’s archive, these tapes offer a rare opportunity to hear The Beta Band’s creative process as it unfolded in the studio and represent an important surviving record from one of the most influential British alternative groups of the late 1990s.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIncluded in this Lot\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\" aria-level=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFour studio DAT demo tapes\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\" aria-level=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe 3 E.P.’s\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e CD digipak (see note below)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCollectibility \u0026amp; Provenance\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\" aria-level=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFour original studio DAT demo tapes\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\" aria-level=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHandwritten track listings and studio annotations\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\" aria-level=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEarly versions and works-in-progress of Beta Band recordings\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\" aria-level=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDocuments the band’s pre-release creative process\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Chris Allison","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54613296972105,"sku":"LDN_CABETA_0011","price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0064\/9992\/files\/LDN_CABETA_BUNDLE5_1_fa1a092d-a5d8-4e06-8af9-ce17e482420e.jpg?v=1781625414","url":"https:\/\/waxpoetics.com\/products\/bundle-4-the-beta-band-album-working-archive-copy","provider":"Wax Poetics","version":"1.0","type":"link"}