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Demos, Sessions & Interviews etc The intention of this page is provide some background to the early demo recordings and the many radio sessions done by the Dels over the years. Some of the info is fairly sketchy so if you know more please feel free to mail me.
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Original John Peel Demo Tape - 1981 The original (and typically self-deprecating!) letter Justin sent to John Peel was featured in the sleeve notes to Hatful Of Rain as follows: Dear Mr Peel, We are Del Amitri from Glasgow and since this recording of Footfall we have been unable to rehearse due to accomodation problems, that is why I'm sending you this tape to you now (incase we never exist again). This tape includes the rather shoddy recording of Footfall, the only song we managed to get recorded on the Revox in the half-hour it was leant to us. The rest is recorded live on a portable Stereo Recorder and there are some exceedingly boring snipets of guitar from the recording of Footfall, indeed if you listen to all of this tape we apologise for wasting your time. Footfall can be heard on the end of this tape as well after the other rubbish. The 'songs' on this tape appear in this order: 1. Footfall 2. One (Live) 3. Boring Rot 4. Walk On Tacks (Live) 5. Footfall (Again) The band have been playing their guitars for 2 months. We can be contacted at 334 5475 if not then 942 3404 if not then 942 3513. Justin Currie If anyone knows any further details about this tape or any of songs featured please let me know. [Return to top] |
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Mass Market Demos - 1981/82 A further demo tape was produced in 1982 featuring seven songs as follows: The Fabulous Pacific Footfall Penelope Summer Blushes Tired Of Waiting What She Calls It These songs were recorded during 1981 & 1982 on a Revox 1/2 track and a Teac 4 track. The band line-up at the time was: Guitars - James Scobbie & Donald Bentley Bass & Vocals - Justin Currie Drums - Paul Tyagi [Return to top] |
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London Record Demo - 1984 Deceive Yourself (In Ignorant Heaven) Embarrassment Of Riches Heard Through A Wall [Return to top] |
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John Peel Sessions During 1984 & 1985 the band did two sessions for the John Peel show. The first was on 24 April 1984 and featured: Heard Through A Wall Crows In The Wheatfield Breaking Bread Deceive Yourself (In Ignorant Heaven) The second was in March 1985 and featured: Hammering Heart Ceasfire The King Is Poor Keepers [Return to top] |
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Radio Orwell Interview, Ipswich - 28 Oct 1985 An early radio interview with Justin & original drummer Paul Tyagi on a local Ipswich radio station. The band had signed to Chrysalis by this time. They were touring around the UK, but were also busking in various other towns such as Ipswich where they could not find a venue for a proper show. [Return to top] |
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GLR Radio Session - 11 Jan 1990 Interview plus acoustic tracks: Nothing Ever Happens No Holding On [Return to top] |
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Billy Sloan's Fast Forward, Radio Clyde - 17 Jan 1990 Nothing Ever Happens No Holding On Another Girl (cover of the Beatles songs from the Help! album) Spit In The Rain [Return to top] |
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Vara Studios, Amsterdam - April 1990 Interview plus acoustic tracks: Nothing Ever Happens No Holding On Spit In The Rain [Return to top] |
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KTCZ Radio, Minneapolis - May 1990 An interview and two acoustic tracks on radio on the same day as a live show in Minneapolis. For details of the main show look here. Nothing Ever Happens No Holding On [Return to top] |
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Jonathan Ross Show - June 1990 No interview, just a full band appearance playing three live songs. Stone Cold Sober Move Away Jimmy Blue Kiss This Thing Goodbye [Return to top] |
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Phillip Schofield Show, Radio One - June 1990 An interview & acoustic tracks at the end of June 1990, just after the band had played at the Glastonbury Festival. Move Away Jimmy Blue Nothing Ever Happens [Return to top] |
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Jackie Brambles Show, Radio One - October 1990 Interview and acoustic tracks: This Side Of The Morning Spit In The Rain [Return to top] |
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Jackie Brambles Show, Radio One - April 1992 Interview and acoustic tracks: Always The Last To Know Spit In The Rain [Return to top] |
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GLR Radio Session on Richard Skinner show - 8 May 1992 Interview and acoustic tracks: Be My Downfall I Won't Take The Blame [Return to top] |
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WHFS Washingston Radio Show - 28 May 1992 Interview and acoustic tracks: Always The Last To Know Stone Cold Sober [Return to top] |
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WXRT Chicago Radio Show - 1 June 1992 Interview and acoustic tracks: Kiss This Thing Goodbye Be My Downfall I Won't Take The Blame [Return to top] |
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Johnny Walker show, Radio One - June 1992 Interview only [Return to top] |
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BBC Earshot Session - July 1992 Interview and acoustic tracks: Be My Downfall I Won't Take The Blame [Return to top] |
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Nicky Campbell Session, Radio One - 8 July 1992 Interview and acoustic tracks: I Won't Take The Blame Always The Last To Know Whiskey Remorse Be My Downfall Spit In The Rain [Return to top] |
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Radio One Roadshow - 17 July 1992 Unusually for a roadshow appearance these songs were performed live and not mimed. Always The Last To Know Be My Downfall [Return to top] |
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Radio Clyde - 19 July 1992 Interview plus acoustic tracks: I Won't Take The Blame Whiskey Remorse [Return to top] |
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Cities 97, KTCZ Minneapolis Radio Show - 23 Sept 1992 Interview and acoustic tracks: Always The Last To Know I Won't Take The Blame [Return to top] |
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Top Albums, French TV Show - 1993 Interview plus acoustic track: Always The Last To Know [Return to top] |
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Radio Clyde Interview - 11 Oct 1993 This interview was the day before the Renfrew Ferry show and included an early acoustic version of Drowned on Dry Land with different lyrics to the more recent versions. For details of the main show look here. [Return to top] |
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Simon Mayo Show, Radio One - 7 February 1995 Interview and acoustic tracks: Nothing Ever Happens Be My Downfall (with Justin getting the words wrong) Driving With The Brakes On [Return to top] |
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Idiot's Delight Radio Show, WXRX-FM, NYC - 9 April 1995 Interview and acoustic tracks: Food For Songs Here And Now Drowned On Dry Land [Return to top] |
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KBCO Studio C, Boulder, CO - 5 May 1995 An interview and three acoustic tracks on radio on the same day as a live show in Boulder. For details of the main show look here. Food For Songs Tell Her This Driving With The Brakes On [Return to top] |
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GLR Radio Session - 25 July 1995 Interview plus acoustic track Tell Her This [Return to top] |
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Capitol Radio Party - 25 June 1995 A couple of live songs at the Capitol Radio Party Roll To Me Always The Last To Know [Return to top] |
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Virgin Radio Session - 25 July 1995 Short interview plus acoustic tracks. According to the date on my copy this seems to be on the same day as the GLR session above. Does anyone know if this is correct? Driving With The Brakes On Tell Her This [Return to top] |
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Johnnie Walker Show, Radio One - 6 August 1995 Interview plus acoustic tracks. This early version of Medicine appears on the bootleg CD Swimming With Your Boots On. Crashing Down Start With Me Medicine [Return to top] |
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Off The Record, Westwood One, US Radio - 18 September 1995 This appearance features on an official Westwood One Entertainment CD. Also featured on that weeks show were Lenny Kravitz and Deep Blue Something. Interview and one acoustic track: Driving With The Brakes On (CD version) Always The Last To Know (CD version) Tell Her This (live acoustic) [Return to top] |
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WNEW, New York - 26 September 1995 Interview plus three acoustic tracks. Tell Her This Food For Songs Roll To Me [Return to top] |
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WHTZ-FM (Z100), NYC - 27 September 1995 Interview plus one acoustic track (with Justin's voice sounding pretty dodgy). Roll To Me [Return to top] |
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The Mix 105.1, New York - October 1995 Interview plus two acoustic tracks. Unsure of the exact date of this show, but it is sometime during the first week of October 1995, as they talk about the Irving Plaza show that happened "last Tuesday", and an appearance on Good Morning America that happened "last Friday". Roll To Me Tell Her This [Return to top] |
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WNNX Radio Show, Atlanta - 6 October 1995 Acoustic tracks that would later appear on the bootleg CD Swimming With Your Boots On. Food For Songs Tell Her This Roll To Me Driving With The Brakes On Here And Now Be My Downfall [Return to top] |
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World Cafe, WFUV-FM, NY - 9 January 1996 Radio session: Food For Songs One Thing Left To Do Roll To Me Driving With The Brakes On Be My Downfall [Return to top] |
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WXRT Chicago - 5 April 1996 Interview plus two acoustic tracks: Tell Her This Drowned On Dry Land [Return to top] |
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Kevin Matthews show, WLUP Chicago - 5 April 1996 Interview plus two acoustic tracks: Tell Her This Medicine [Return to top] |
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End Zone, KENZ, Salt Lake City, Utah - 17 April 1996 Interview plus three acoustic tracks: Be My Downfall Tell Her This Drowned On Dry Land [Return to top] |
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Later with Jools Holland - 3 June 1997 Couple of tracks played on the BBC2 TV show. Also appearing that day were Primal Scream, Suzanne Vega and Placebo. Have a look at the Del Amitri page on the BBC Online Later Website for more details. Not Where It's At Some Other Sucker's Parade [Return to top] |
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Collins & Maconie Show, Radio One - 8 June 1997 Justin appears as a guest on the show, which involves him reviewing the latest single releases. [Return to top] |
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Capitol Radio, London - 11 June 1997 Interview plus three live tracks with full band (described by Justin as a ramshackle performance). The interview talked a bit about the Ben Elton play Popcorn which features a lead character named Bruce Delamitri - some words from the play were then used as the introduction on the tour later that year (see the 1997 page for more details). Not Where It's At Some Other Sucker's Parade Mother Nature's Writing [Return to top] |
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WXRT, Chicago, with Lynn Brehmer - 24 June 1997 Interview plus two acoustic tracks. This version of Not Where It's At is a fairly well known one with a mandolin - at the end Justin says 'you sounded a bit like Peter Buck then' (he's the guitarist from REM). Not Where It's At Medicine [Return to top] |
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Buzz 105.1, New York - 31 July 1997 Interview plus two acoustic tracks on the same day as the bands appearance at the Supper Club, New York. For details of the Supper Club show look here. The interview gets quite funny when the American DJ trys to say that Justin's songs are inspired by 'a higher power' - Justin retorts by saying he's an atheist and they're just pop songs! Medicine Not Where It's At [Return to top] |
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CD101, Columbus, Ohio - 13 August 1997 Interview plus two acoustic tracks. The subject of Justin's atheism (see above) comes up again. Justin confirms that he doesn't believe in God, but does believe in Darwin (because it sounds feasible, whereas the theory of a strange man on a cloud making the world in seven days doesn't). Not Where It's At Medicine [Return to top] |
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Radio Bremen - 30 September 1997 On the day of their Bremen show, the band also appeared on Radio Bremen doing a short interview and three acoustic live tracks: Not Where It's At Medicine Tell Her This [Return to top] |
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Zoe Ball Breakfast Show - 29 May 1998 Justin appears as a guest on the show in the run up to the World Cup, in order to promote the Scottish theme song, Don't Come Home Too Soon. He helps out with the quiz to give away World Cup tickets and gives away the answer - but the contestant doesn't notice! [Return to top] |
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Simon Mayo Show, Radio One - 10 June 1998 The band appear as guests on the show live from France, on the day of the Scotland vs Brazil match that opened the World Cup. Much is made of the fact that the band didn't get tickets for the match, despite recording the official Scottish song. Justin also tells of a dream he had where Scotland win 1-0 due to an own goal from the Brazilian defender Roberto Carlos. Ironically (and unfortunately), Scotland lost 2-1 due to an own goal! Played acoustically on the show: Don't Come Home Too Soon You've Got To Hide Your Love Away (cover of the Beatles song) [Return to top] |
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Simon Mayo Show, Radio One - 18 June 1998 Another World Cup appearance on the day of the Scotland vs Morocco match, with. an acoustic version of: Don't Come Home Too Soon At the end of the song Justin (and then the crowd) start chanting 'we're going through, we're going through' to the tune of 'Here We Go'. Sadly, it didn't turn out that way! [Return to top] |
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Mark Radcliffe Show, Radio One - 18 June 1998 Another World Cup appearance with an acoustic version of: Don't Come Home Too Soon This version includes a snippet from the 1978 Scottish song at the end.... we're on the march with Ally's army.... [Return to top] |
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Virgin Radio - 12 August 1998 Interview plus acoustic performance of: Always The Last To Know [Return to top] |
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GLR Sessions - 12 August 1998 Another interview plus live tracks featuring the full band. To me this is a fairly ramshackle performance, and the guitar work on High Times sounds very amateurish (sorry guys!). High Times Just Like A Man Always The Last To Know [Return to top] |
Hatful Of Rain Promo CD - Interview & session tracks 1998
 A promo interview CD with three acoustic tracks was made to promote the Greatest Hits album. This later surfaced for sale at £200, with the excessive price prompting a boycott of a well known internet music dealer. Always The Last To Know Roll To Me Cry To Be Found [Return to top] |