Hidden talents...
Davie (on the high seas) has come up with an idea for a theme:
"How about the hidden tracks at the end of cds? It would be a nightmare for you to find them but would be most informative for your listeners. My suggestion would be Frankie Miller's Long way ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ. There is a track at the end about namedropping. Probably not the best one to play but hey it's the only one I know, although I think Oasis hid one on one of their albums."
Davie is right when he says it would be a nightmare to produce a show like this, but if we can come up with enough good ones in advance then there's no reason why we can't do it. There is a web site called . It's swamped with annoying ads but it's still a fairly useful resource.
The one hidden track that blew me away was Cold, Cold Earth which was hidden at the end of Allison Moorer's album The Hardest Part. It is her reflection on the of her mother at the hands of her father and makes for an uncomfortable but unforgettable listen
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At 1st Jul 2008, norriemaclean wrote:Grrrr hidden tracks!
Anyway this will challenge the production team....there is a hidden David Gray track on White Ladder but its before the album starts! You need to rewind the CD into -ve numbers and you get I Just Cant Through to Myself which is pretty good.
Norrie MacLean, Renfrew
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At 2nd Jul 2008, uncle_andrew wrote:Hidden track suggestion. An early example is Her Majesty by The Beatles (from Abbey Road, 1969). It's listed as a proper track on the CD version but on the original LP it was hidden. I had listened to the LP a few times before I eventually heard it, and it gave me quite a surprise because I was just about to lift the record player arm when it started. It's only about 30 seconds long, so quite good if you find your show needs to fill a small gap.
Are there any earlier examples of hidden tracks?
Andrew, Aberdeen
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At 2nd Jul 2008, TheWesthillDon wrote:There is a great hidden track at the end of Travis' The Man Who album - "Blue Flashing Lights".
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