{"product_id":"cast-demos-92-cassette","title":"Cast - ‘Demos ’92’ Cassette","description":"\u003cp\u003eJohn Power left the La’s in 1991 and formed Cast in Liverpool the following year. By the middle of the decade they were one of the biggest new names in British guitar music; Noel Gallagher called seeing them live a “religious experience.” This cassette catches them at the very start, two years before they signed to Polydor in December 1994. The spine is hand-labeled “Cast Demos ’92,” and the handwritten inlay lists “Sandstorm,” “Four Walls,” “Alright,” “Satellites,” and “Two of a Kind,” with a songwriting credit to John Power.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSeveral of these songs reappeared three years later on Cast’s debut album, \u003cem\u003eAll Change\u003c\/em\u003e, released in October 1995. It reached No. 7, went double platinum, and became the fastest-selling debut album in Polydor’s history. Two of the songs here became Top 20 singles: “Alright” reached No. 13 and “Sandstorm” No. 8. Here they are in their first recorded form.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eKey details \u0026amp; collectability\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThat’s FX cassette, spine labeled “Cast Demos ’92”\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHandwritten inlay with five song titles and a John Power credit\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEarly versions of “Sandstorm” (UK No. 8) and “Alright” (UK No. 13), both later Top 20 singles\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePre-dates the band’s first record deal\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eProvenance\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eFrom the archive of London producer and engineer Chris Allison.\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eA percentage of Chris Allison’s proceeds from this collection will be donated to \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/restorethemusicuk.com\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eRestore The Music\u003c\/a\u003e, a social impact charity that addresses systemic inequality in music education by providing capital grants to state schools in areas of high socio-economic deprivation.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Chris Allison","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55544935907657,"sku":"LDN_CA_013","price":60.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0064\/9992\/files\/DSCF8312.jpg?v=1791401989","url":"https:\/\/waxpoetics.com\/products\/cast-demos-92-cassette","provider":"Wax Poetics","version":"1.0","type":"link"}