Suede - The Drowners (Rocking Horse Demo) (Record Store Day 7", 2011) (Suede mp3)

I was lucky enough to pick up a cache of Record Store Day releases and, despite not doing any of that queuing malarkey, still managed to get a few things I really wanted including a Wild Beasts 7", Fleet Foxes 12", The View 7", a James Yorkston 10" and this little gem which was the last copy at Resident in Brighton.

The 7" features original band demos of 'The Drowners' and 'To The Birds' on a double-A-side 7" presumably recorded at Rocking Horse Studios.

This is a nice reminder of the raw power of Suede and what a great live band they were. Both tracks will be included on the CD reissue of 'Suede' in June but it's a nice item and the cover art is a unique tweaking of the original Drowners sleeve.

Thought I'd share 'The Drowners (Rocking Horse Demo)' which is only a layer of Ed Buller's production polish away from the version that kicked-off Suedemania back in 1992. The song has already been honed and the parts are all there. Bernard Butler's guitar is that gorgeous combination of grind and groove, the signature drum intro is already in place and Brett's vocal is as camp as you like.

Download Suede 'The Drowners (Rocking Horse Demo)' (Suede Drowners Rocking Horse mp3) (Divshare)

The Suede albums are reissued over five weeks starting on May 30th. You can read more and see the tracklistings for the 2CD+DVD sets here on the Suede website.