Either/Or Era Demos


These demos are believed to have been recorded between the "Elliott Smith" & "Either/Or" albums and include many of the songs
that would show up on "Either/Or". Two sets of demos have been shared by Charlie over at Sweet Adeline. Below these two sets
is another song that wasn't included, but is believed to have been recorded around the making of "Either/Or".

Some of the demos below have been removed as they are available on the New Moon release.
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Tracklisting

Disc 1
01 - Speed Trials
02 - Cupid's Trick
03 - Angeles
04 - Go By (Instrumental) [Available on New Moon]
05 - Ballad of Big Nothing
06 - New Monkey [Available on New Moon]
07 - Between the Bars
08 - No More
09 - Now You Wanna Show Me How
10 - Bottle Up & Explode [Removed - RIAA]
11 - Placeholder [Available on New Moon]
12 - Punch & Judy
13 - Alameda
14 - Pretty Mary K (Other Version) [Available on New Moon]
15 - Pictures of Me
16 - Say Yes
17 - Fear City [Available on New Moon]
18 - Some (Rock) Song
Disc 2
01 - Abused (Instrumental - Version 1)
02 - Bottle Up & Explode [Removed - RIAA]
03 - Alameda
04 - Speed Trials
05 - Go By (Instrumental) [Available on New Moon]
06 - No More
07 - New Monkey [Available on New Moon]
08 - Between the Bars
09 - Alameda
10 - Angeles
11 - Cupid's Trick
12 - Punch & Judy
13 - Say Yes
14 - Ballad of Big Nothing
15 - Abused (Instrumental - Version 2)




Seen How Things Are Hard [Available on New Moon]

From Disc 1: Final versions of Tracks 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 12, 13, 15, & 16 would go on to appear on "Either/Or".
The final version of Track 10 appears on "XO".
A completely different version of Track 14 appears on "Figure 8" (The songs are only similar in their title).

From Disc 2: Final versions of Tracks 3, 4, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, & 14 would go on to appear on "Either/Or".
The final version of Track 2 appears on "XO".

"Going Nowhere", "Georgia", "Either/Or (No More)" were previously listed in this section, but are now available under
the "Basement II" Demos page. While these three songs were included in the "Basement II" leak, they were most likely
recorded during the Either/Or era.

"Seen How Things Are Hard" is believed to have been recorded during "Either/Or" sessions,
but was not included in the leak of the other songs above.




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