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Interested in some long-lost Tragically Hip demos? Listen here.

The Internet is a repository of fascinating artefacts. A fan points us to a long-lost demo recorded by the Tragically Hip from 1986. These recordings were made with Red Rider guitarist Ken Greer and were done about a year before the Hip landed their major label deal with MCA.

Fascinating, really. Listen before someone complains and takes them down.

https://youtu.be/6N8XdsEfkFc

Alan Cross

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9 thoughts on “Interested in some long-lost Tragically Hip demos? Listen here.

  • Glad to see some stuff from my channel being shared. I worked on this in my studio for a few weeks to make it a bit more listenable.

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    • You did an excellent job! Hip fans the world over are grateful.

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      • Agreed. These songs are fantastic. You did a brilliant job with these tracks. Hip fans everywhere are grateful.

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      • Alan Cross, could you PLEASE give proper credit to the original poster of this phenomenal recording. John has given all Hip fans an incredible amount of material, and I would truly like to see credit given where credit is due. Thanks!!!!

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  • I can’t believe these guys were sitting on this stuff since at least 1986! Not sure why this wasn’t on the EP

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  • Is there a way to download these demos?

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  • Thanks for posting those songs and for getting back to me. Would be great if the Hip did a comprehensive release of all their albums with unreleased and demo material!

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