THE BUG EYED MONSTERS
Pre-gig Folly Jam 1985
01. Mystio
02. Rolling Regret
03. Exactly What I Feel
04. Up
05. Folly (take 1)
06. Folly (take 2)
07. Folly (take 3)
08. Folly (take 4)
09. Stars Are Stars
10. Transmission
11. Shot By Both Sides (take 1)
12. Shot By Both Sides (take 2)
13. Dreams Never End
14. Plastic Passion (take 1)
15. Plastic Passion (take 2)
16. Unchain My Heart (take 1)
17. Unchain My Heart (take 2)
18. 24 Hours
19. New Dawn Fades (cut)
SOURCE: Audience recording
TIME: 90:00
BAND MEMBERS: Simon Holmes (vocals, guitar), John Boyce (bass), Mark Temple (drums)
COMMENTS: This is from the collection of John Boyce. The band later formed into The Hummingbirds. It is listed as an audience recording since it was recorded on a portable tape machine and not through a soundboard or mixing desk. Some of the songs did not have proper titles.
ARTWORK AVAILABLE: No

 

THE BUG EYED MONSTERS
Scrap Tran Jam 1985
01. Transmission
02. Rolling Guitar Chug
03. Folly (take 1)
04. Folly (take 2)
05. Up (take 1)
06. Up (take 2)
07. Up (take 3)
08. Instrumental (take 1)
09. Instrumental (take 2)
10. Instrumental (take 3)
11. Instrumental (take 4)
12. Jams
13. Dropped Horror Roll
SOURCE: Audience recording
TIME: 89:40
BAND MEMBERS: Simon Holmes (vocals, guitar), John Boyce (bass), Mark Temple (drums)
COMMENTS: This is from the collection of John Boyce. The band later formed into The Hummingbirds. It is listed as an audience recording since it was recorded on a portable tape machine and not through a soundboard or mixing desk. Some of the songs did not have proper titles.
ARTWORK AVAILABLE: No

 

THE BUG EYED MONSTERS
Live 1985
01. Transmission
02. Stars Are Stars
03. Dreams Never End
04. Plastic Passion
05. New Dawn Fades
06. Definitive Gaze
07. Daze Release
08. Cafeteria
09. Exactly What I Feel
10. Mystio
11. Up
12. Dive Bomb
13. Folly
BONUS TRACKS
14. New Dawn Fades (beginning cut)
15. Public Image
16. Damaged Goods
17. Transmission
SOURCE: Audience recording
TIME: 60:31
BAND MEMBERS: Simon Holmes (vocals, guitar), John Boyce (bass), Mark Temple (drums)
COMMENTS: This is from the collection of John Boyce. The band later formed into The Hummingbirds.
ARTWORK AVAILABLE: No

 

THE BUG EYED MONSTERS
Early Period Rehearsals 1985
Rehearsal 1
01. Up (take 1)
02. Up (take 2)
03. Dive Bomb (take 1)
04. Mystio
05. Dive Bomb (take 2)
06. Hawke Breeze
07. Epic
08. Transmission
09. Plastic Passion
10. Folly
Rehearsal 2
11. Cafeteria
12. Exactly What I Feel
13. Folly
14. Hawkbreeze
15. All This Way
16. Cure Me
17. Hammer Me
18. Untitled
19. Untitled 2
Rehearsal 3
20. Shot By Both Sides (beginning cut)
21. Stars Are Stars
22. Transmission
SOURCE: Audience recording
TIME: 96:03
BAND MEMBERS: Simon Holmes (vocals, guitar), John Boyce (bass), Mark Temple (drums)
COMMENTS: This is from the collection of John Boyce. The band later formed into The Hummingbirds. It is listed as an audience recording since it was recorded on a portable tape machine and not through a soundboard or mixing desk. Some of the songs did not have proper titles.
ARTWORK AVAILABLE: No

 

THE BUG EYED MONSTERS
Mid Period Rehearsals 1985
Rehearsal 1
01. Houses
02. Blitzkrieg Bop (take 1)
03. Blitzkrieg Bop (take 2)
04. Jam (take 1)
05. Jam (take 2)
Rehearsal 2
06. Untitled
Rehearsal 3
07. Lana Turner
08. There She Goes Again
09. Folly
10. Houses
11. Cafeteria
12. Jam
13. Epic (take 1)
14. Epic (take 2)
15. Jam
16. Blitzkrieg Bop
Rehearsal 4
17. Today Of All Days (take 1) (beginning cut)
18. Today Of All Days (take 2)
19. Today Of All Days (take 3)
20. Cafeteria
21. Houses
22. Lana Turner (take 1)
23. Lana Turner (take 2)
SOURCE: Audience recording
TIME: 91:20
BAND MEMBERS: Simon Holmes (vocals, guitar), John Boyce (bass), Mark Temple (drums)
COMMENTS: This is from the collection of John Boyce. The band later formed into The Hummingbirds. It is listed as an audience recording since it was recorded on a portable tape machine and not through a soundboard or mixing desk. Some of the songs did not have proper titles.
ARTWORK AVAILABLE: No

 

THE BUG EYED MONSTERS
Late Period Rehearsals 1985
Rehearsal 1
01. Loop Swing
02. Innersense
03. Quizzling
04. Candle (take 1)
05. Candle (take 2)
06. Stop Start (take 1)
07. Stop Start (take 2)
08. Chase Invader
09. Casio Drone (cut)
Rehearsal 2
10. Funky Stamping Ground (take 1)
11. Funky Stamping Ground (take 2)
12. Alimony
13. Lana Turner
14. Today Of All Days
15. Quizzling
SOURCE: Audience recording
TIME: 53:48
BAND MEMBERS: Simon Holmes (vocals, guitar), John Boyce (bass), Mark Temple (drums)
COMMENTS: This is from the collection of John Boyce. The band later formed into The Hummingbirds. It is listed as an audience recording since it was recorded on a portable tape machine and not through a soundboard or mixing desk. Some of the songs did not have proper titles.
ARTWORK AVAILABLE: No

 

THE BUG EYED MONSTERS
Mixes 1985
01. Loop Buzz (instrumental)
02. Houses
03. Today Of All Days
04. Lana Turner
05. Alimony
06. Folly
07. Cafeteria
08. Lana Turner (take 2)
09. Alimony (take 2)
10. Folly (take 2)
11. Houses (take 2)
12. Loop Swing (instrumental)
13. Innersense (instrumental)
Pre-gig Rehearsal 1985
14. Folly
15. Cafeteria
16. Houses
SOURCE: Studio recording
TIME: 53:48
BAND MEMBERS: Simon Holmes (vocals, guitar), John Boyce (bass), Mark Temple (drums)
COMMENTS: This is from the collection of John Boyce. The band later formed into The Hummingbirds. Some of the songs did not have proper titles.
ARTWORK AVAILABLE: No

 

THE HUMMINGBIRDS
Pre-gig Jam 1986
01. Stamping Ground
02. Lana Turner
03. Today Of All Days
04. Quizzling (aborted)
05. Quizzling
06. Swim To Shore
07. Hindsight
08. Candle
09. Three In The Morning
10. Alimony
11. There She Goes Again
12. All The Things She Said (aborted)
13. All The Things She Said
SOURCE: Audience recording
TIME: 55:46
BAND MEMBERS: Simon Holmes (vocals, guitar), Alannah Russack (vocals, guitar), John Boyce (bass), Mark Temple (drums)
COMMENTS: This is from the collection of John Boyce. It is listed as an audience recording since it was recorded on a portable tape machine and not through a soundboard or mixing desk.
ARTWORK AVAILABLE: No

 

THE HUMMINGBIRDS
Rehearsals 1986
Rehearsal 1
01. There She Goes Again (end only)
02. Candle
03. Quizzling
04. You Say (aborted)
05. You Say
06. Alimony
07. Artist In Hell
08. Trouble
09. Hindsight
10. Death Metal Pop
Rehearsal 2
11. Handsight
12. Leave My Kitten Alone
13. Death Metal Pop
14. Candle
15. House Take Over
"Australian Music Show", Triple J radio, 1988
16. Interview with Simon and Alannah
SOURCE: Soundboard recording except for track 16 which is a radio broadcast
TIME: 78:49
BAND MEMBERS: Simon Holmes (vocals, guitar), Alannah Russack (vocals, guitar), John Boyce (bass), Mark Temple (drums)
COMMENTS: This is from the collection of John Boyce.
ARTWORK AVAILABLE: No

 

THE HUMMINGBIRDS
Demos and Rehearsals
THE BUG-EYED MONSTERS: Demos, 1985
01. Today Of All Days
02. Cafeteria
03. Folly (take 1)
04. Funky Stamping Ground
05. Loop Grunge
06. Folly (take 2)
Now Studios, Sydney 1986
07. Alimony
08. Lana Turner
09. Houses
Rehearsal 1986
10. Quizzling
11. You Say
Demos 1986 or 1987
12. Today Of All Days (instrumental)
13. Lana Turner
Kings Lane Studio, Sydney 1987
14. Alimony
15. Hindsight
16. Three In The Morning
17. Swim To Shore
18. Swim To Shore (acoustic)
19. Dragged Over The Coals
4 Track Demos
20. Candle
21. Hindsight (cocktail mix)
22. House Taken Over
23. Trouble
24. Leave My Kitten Alone
25. Artist In Hell
Ibis Burger Studio, Sydney 2016
26. I See You
27. Svengali
28. When Will I Be Satisfied
29. How Many Times
SOURCE: Studio recording
TIME: 113:17
BAND MEMBERS:
Tracks 1-9: Simon Holmes (guitar, vocals), John Boyce (bass), Mark Temple (drums)
Tracks 10-13: Simon Holmes (guitar, vocals), Alannah Russack (guitar, vocals), John Boyce (bass), Mark Temple (drums)
Tracks 14-25: Simon Holmes (guitar, vocals), Alannah Russack (guitar, vocals), Robyn St. Clare (bass), Mark Temple (drums)
Tracks 26-29: Simon Holmes (guitar, vocals), Mark Temple (drums), Danny Yau (bass), Alannah Russack (guidance, good vibes)
COMMENTS: Some of these recordings were released as bonus tracks on various singles.
ARTWORK AVAILABLE: No

 

THE HUMMINGBIRDS
Sydney University, Sydney, Australia, March 1990
01. Today Of All Days
02. Hindsight
03. Word Gets Around
04. House Taken Over
05. Barbarian
06. Three In The Morning
07. Hollow Inside
08. (banter)
09. Tuesday
10. She Knows...
11. Blush
12. Wonderful World
13. Paranoid
14. Get On Down
15. Alimony
16. Priest Of Love
17. (crowd noise)
18. There She Goes Again
19. Artist In Hell
SOURCE: Audience recording
TIME: 78:50
BAND MEMBERS: Simon Holmes (vocals, guitar), Alannah Russack (guitar, vocals), Robyn St. Clare (bass), Mark Temple (drums)
COMMENTS:
ARTWORK AVAILABLE: No

 

THE HUMMINGBIRDS
Roskilde Festival, Denmark, July 1, 1990 (Source 1)
01. Hindsight
02. Word Gets Around
03. Three In The Morning
04. Today Of All Days
05. Tuesday
06. House Taken Over
07. Barbarian
08. Hollow Inside
09. She Knows...
10. Michelle As Well
11. Alimony
12. Blush
13. Get On Down
14. Priest Of Love
15. There She Goes Again
16. Artist In Hell
SOURCE: Audience recording
TIME: 65:25
BAND MEMBERS: Simon Holmes (vocals, guitar), Alannah Russack (guitar, vocals), Robyn St. Clare (bass), Mark Temple (drums)
COMMENTS: This is a digital clone of the willer master recording.
ARTWORK AVAILABLE: No

 

THE HUMMINGBIRDS
Roskilde Festival, Denmark, July 1, 1990 (Source 2)
01. Hindsight
02. Word Gets Around
03. Three In The Morning
04. Today Of All Days
05. Tuesday
06. House Taken Over
07. Barbarian
08. Hollow Inside
09. She Knows...
10. Michelle As Well
11. Alimony
12. Blush
13. Get On Down
14. Priest Of Love
15. There She Goes Again
16. Artist In Hell
SOURCE: Audience recording
TIME: 66:37
BAND MEMBERS: Simon Holmes (vocals, guitar), Alannah Russack (guitar, vocals), Robyn St. Clare (bass), Mark Temple (drums)
COMMENTS: This is a digital clone of the Honecker master recording.
ARTWORK AVAILABLE: No

 

THE HUMMINGBIRDS
"Triple J Sunday Sessions", Sydney, Australia, June 9, 1991
01. introduction
02. I Wanna Be Sedated
03. interview
04. Two Weeks With A Good Man In Niagara Falls
05. interview
06. Dragged Over The Coals
SOURCE: Audience recording
TIME: 15:34
BAND MEMBERS: Simon Holmes (vocals, guitar), Alannah Russack (vocals, guitar)
COMMENTS: Acoustic session
ARTWORK AVAILABLE: No

 

THE HUMMINGBIRDS
Manning Bar, Sydney University, Sydney, Australia, September 17, 2011
CD.1:
01. Hindsight (beginning cut)
02. Sister Golden Hair
03. Dragged Over The Coals
04. G-Spot
05. Blush
06. She Knows...
07. Love Me Tender
08. Hollow Inside
09. Tuesday
10. Word Gets Around
11. House Taken Over
12. Get On Down
13. Alimony
14. Barbarian
15. Three In The Morning
16. Michelle As Well
17. If You Leave		 CD.2:
01. (crowd noise)
02. Rainydaydream
03. Eyes Grow Feet
04. If A Vow
05. Two Weeks With A Good Man In Niagara Falls
06. Gone
07. (crowd noise)
08. Take The Skinheads Bowling
SOURCE: Audience recording
TIME: 72:24 / 26:48
BAND MEMBERS: Simon Holmes (vocals, guitar), Alannah Russack (guitar, vocals), Mark Temple (drums), Danny Yow (bass), Jeremy Smith (guest on the last track)
COMMENTS: This is a digital clone of the gjfatty master recording.
ARTWORK AVAILABLE: No

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