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the dance society - demo's vol 1 - dark entries - vinyl

New Copy

Genre: Wave / Pop / Rock

1. Intro
2. Come Inside
3. Wake Up
4. Seduction
5. Heaven Is Waiting
6. The Sway
7. Valiant To Vile
8. Seen The Light
9. The Hurt
10. Arabia
11. Outro

Dark Entries digs deep into the UK Goth underground to unearth The Danse Society Demos Vol. 1 !

The band formed in Barnsley, England in 1980 from the remnants of local post-punk bands Y? and Lips-X. Between 1980 and 1982 the band released a handful of 7'' and 12'' EPs and the debut album Seduction on their own independent label, Society Records. The band also recorded several sessions for Radio 1, including a John Peel session, and topped the Independent Charts with the single Somewhere. This 11 track collection includes an early version of the single Wake Up 5 demos that would make the cut for Heaven Is Waiting, 3 songs that would later become B-sides and 2 unreleased instrumentals. All songs have been remastered from the original tapes for vinyl by George Horn at Fantasy Studios in Berkeley, CA. Each LP includes a fold-out, double-sided newsprint poster with photos, lyrics and liner notes by original drummer Paul Gilmartin and m usic journalist Mick Mercer. 28 years later these demos capture a band at the height of their confident, powerful and haunting glory.