Demos (Imperial Drag album)

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Demos
Imperial Drag - Demos.jpg
Compilation album by
ReleasedMay 2, 2005
Genre Rock, glam rock, progressive rock
Length160:58
Imperial Drag chronology
Imperial Drag
(1996)
Demos
(2005)

Demos is a compilation of demos and non-album tracks by Imperial Drag, released on May 2, 2005. Five additional tracks were subsequently made available exclusively through the Not Lame Recordings website. [1]

The album was distributed through the (now defunct) Weedshare music distribution service. [2]

Track listing

Demos (CD1)
No.TitleLength
1."She Cries All Night"3:31
2."Smellin' Like a Rose"4:06
3."Mother Nature"2:53
4."Boy or a Girl (Demo)"4:20
5.""Breakfast" by Tiger (Demo)"4:38
6."Turpentine & Honey (Demo)"5:12
7."Gypsy Sister (Demo)"3:49
8."There You Go Again (Demo)"4:41
9."Sweet Sweet Love (Demo)"2:51
10."Could've Been You"4:00
11."Scaredy Cats & Egomaniacs (Demo)"4:11
12."I Won't Pay to Buy It"3:54
13."Countless Poets"4:17
14."Look Back over My Shoulder"4:09
15."Hey Honey Please"5:02
16."Please Leave Me Home for X-Mas"3:27
17."Lovin' from the Oven"3:50
Total length:68:51
Demos (CD2)
No.TitleLength
1."Do You Spy"4:12
2."Strange"4:11
3."I Don't Feel a Thing"2:35
4."Private Hell (Demo)"2:12
5."Morning Star (Demo)"4:54
6."What Makes You Think (Demo)"3:22
7."Slowdown"4:06
8."Not Enough (Demo)"3:44
9."Why Can't I Be Someone Else (Demo)"3:14
10."Playboy After Dark (Demo)"3:05
11."Crosseyed (Demo)"3:38
12."Down with the Man (Demo)"2:29
13."The Man in the Moon (Demo)"4:14
14."Zodiac Sign (Demo)"3:25
15."The Salvation Army Band (Demo)"4:22
16."Stare into the Sun (Demo)"4:23
17."Illuminate (Demo)"4:23
18."Working Class High (Demo)"3:18
19."Overnight Sensation (Demo)"6:13
Total length:72:02
Not Lame Exclusive Tracks
No.TitleLength
1."A Bruise Is Still a Bruise (Demo)"5:18
2."Dandylion (Demo)"2:49
3."Half Off Sale (Demo)"2:33
4."Spyder (Demo)"4:56
5."Suzy Suicide (Demo)"4:29
Total length:20:05
  1. "Jellyfish Fans - The Good News Just Keeps Coming!!". Not Lame Recordings. Archived from the original on 13 June 2011. Retrieved 2 December 2010.
  2. "Featured Artist: Imperial Drag". Shared Media Licensing, Inc. Archived from the original on 15 March 2006. Retrieved 2 December 2010.

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