The Dream Syndicate - The Days of Wine and Roses - 4CD

4 CDs 

54 songs from the original line-up, including 10 hard-to-find rarities and 31 never released recordings.

An exceptional early ‘80s guitar-powered gem, remastered in full and includes a wealth of unreleased material. This newly expanded 4 CD collection includes tracks from main protagonist Steve Wynn’s earlier combo 15 Minutes, the debut EP, astounding cover renditions (Johnny Cash, Janis Joplin, The Who), recordings of the band’s first ever rehearsal, along with several visceral live concerts from the pre-album era.

Celebrating the album’s 40th anniversary, this beautifully house bookback edition also includes 30 pages of liner notes by band historian Pat Thomas, new interviews with Kendra Smith, engineer Paul Cutler and producer Chris D, rare photos, gig posters, and more.

Central to the hugely influential Paisley Underground scene of the early 1980s that spawned Green On Red, The Bangles, Long Ryders and Rain Parade. With a nod to the Velvet Underground, Quicksilver Messenger Service and Dylan, packed into an incendiary slow-burn punk fuse, ‘The Days Of Wine And Roses’ is a glorious, upbeat sprawl, everything that rock ‘n’ roll should be.

 

“The Days Of Wine And Roses’ is as timelessly potent as the records that inspired it.” Uncut

 

“Arguably the finest LP to come out of the Paisley Underground's salad days.” AllMusic

 

The Dream Syndicate

The Days Of Wine and Roses (4xCD Expanded Edition)

History Kinda Pales When It and You Are Aligned

Steve Wynn – Dennis Duck – Kendra Smith – Karl Precoda

 

Disc One: Original Days of Wine and Rose album + Down There EP

1 Tell Me When It's Over

2 Definitely Clean

3 That's What You Always Say

4 Then She Remembers

5 Halloween

6 When You Smile

7 Until Lately

8 Too Little, Too Late

9 The Days of Wine and Roses

10 Sure Thing (Down There EP Version)

11 That's What You Always Say (Down There EP Version)

12 When You Smile (Down There EP Version)

13 Some Kinda Itch (Down There EP Version)

Disc Two: Even More Hot Rocks (no hits & out of phase cookies)

1 That's What You Always Say  (15 Minutes / 7 inch Single Version)

2 Last Chance For You (15 Minutes / 7 inch Single Version)

3 Too Little, Too Late (Rehearsal Version, 1981)

4 Definitely Clean (Rehearsal Version, 1981)

5 Is It Rolling, Bob? (Rehearsal Version, 1982)

6 A Reason (Rehearsal Version, 1982)

7 Like Mary (Rehearsal Version, 1982)

8 Outside the Dream Syndicate (Rehearsal Version, 1982)

9 Last Chance For You (Rehearsal Version, 1982)

10 Unknown song with lyrics  (Rehearsal Version, 1982)

11 Some Kinda Itch (Live at KPFK, 1982)

12 Open Hour (Live at KPFK, 1982)

Disc Three: Crackling Noises Ok - Do Not Correct

1 Until Lately  (Live at 1313 Mockingbird Lane, CA, 1982)

2 Sure Thing (Live at 1313 Mockingbird Lane, CA, 1982)

3 Then She Remembers (Live at 1313 Mockingbird Lane, CA, 1982)

4 It’s Gonna Be Alright (Live at 1313 Mockingbird Lane, CA, 1982)

5 Halloween (Live)

6 That’s What You Always Say (Live)

7 Sure Thing  (Live)

8 Definitely Clean (Live)

9 Too Little, Too Late (Kendra vocal) (Live)

10 When You Smile (Live)

11 Some Kinda Itch (Live)

12 That’s What You Always Say  (Rehearsal Version)

13 Road Runner (Rehearsal Version)

14 Instrumental (Rehearsal Version)

Disc Four: Live'r Than You'll Ever Be

1 Tell Me When It’s Over (Live at the Country Club, Reseda CA, 1982)

2 That’s What You Always Say (Live at the Country Club, Reseda CA, 1982)

3 Sure Thing (Live at the Country Club, Reseda CA, 1982)

4 Then She Remembers (Live at the Country Club, Reseda CA, 1982)

5 Halloween (Live at the Country Club, Reseda CA, 1982)

6 Definitely Clean (Live at the Country Club, Reseda CA, 1982)

7 When You Smile (Live at the Country Club, Reseda CA, 1982)

8 Days of Wine and Roses” (Live at the Country Club, Reseda CA, 1982)

9 Halloween (Backstage, Tucson AZ, 1982)

10 Definitely Clean (Backstage, Tucson AZ, 1982)

11 That’s What You Always Say (Backstage, Tucson AZ, 1982)

12 Folsom Prison Blues (Backstage, Tucson AZ, 1982)

13 Until Lately (Backstage, Tucson AZ, 1982)

14 Some Kinda Itch (Backstage, Tucson AZ, 1982)

15 Piece of My Heart (Backstage, Tucson AZ, 1982)