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Released: 2009-06-02

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Title Tracks for Demos
  • 1. Marrakesh Express (Crosby, Stills & Nash)
  • 2. Almost Cut My Hair (David Crosby)
  • 3. You Don't Have To Cry (Stephen Stills)
  • 4. Deja Vu (David Crosby)
  • 5. Sleep Song (Graham Nash)
  • 6. My Love Is A Gentle Thing (Stephen Stills)
  • 7. Be Yourself (Graham Nash)
  • 8. Music Is Love (David Crosby, Neil Young & Graham Nash)
  • 9. Singing Call (Stephen Stills)
  • 10. Long Time Gone (David Crosby & Stephen Stills)
  • 11. Chicago (Graham Nash)
  • 12. Love The One You're With (Stephen Stills)

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Demos
  • CROSBY,STILLS & NASH DEMOS

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This 12 song compilation of previously unreleased demos from 1968 to 1971 offers a behind-the-scenes glimpse at the earliest days of one of rock's most legendary partnerships. After four decades as 'three together', the creative partnership of David Crosby, Stephen Stills, and Graham Nash is one of the most enduring and influential in contemporary music. This compilation of previously unreleased material takes an unprecedented look at the earliest days of their collaboration with 12 demos from 1968 to 1971-destined to be classic songs that would later be featured on CSN's studio albums and solo titles. While a number of demos feature members performing solo (and one finds them joined by Neil Young), the set opens with the trio harmonizing on 'Marrakesh Express', recorded four months before their self-titled debut LP was released in 1969.

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Demos
  • Audio CD: 0 pages (2009-06-02)
  • Publisher: Rhino Records
  • Label: Rhino Records
  • Studio: Rhino Records
  • Sales Rank in Music: #51705

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26 of 27 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars A Good Trip Back For What It's Worth, June 2, 2009
This review is from: Demos (Audio CD)
To my ears these demos are of better quality than the recent Stills release "Just Roll Tape"...The song selection/sequencing and the way the performances/performers vary make it a great disc to listen to from beginning to end. So not only do you get the early skeletal versions of the songs (and they really sound much better than "rough demos") with different twists...you also get a real "album" with various moods that you can enjoy in its own right. Not a lot of harmony singing...so this shouldn't be an introductory cd for anyone, but fans will definitely appreciate these versions!
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30 of 36 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars DEMOS, June 2, 2009
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Stuart Jefferson (San Diego,Ca) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Demos (Audio CD)
One disc 41 minutes approximately. The sound,even for demos,is fine. These tracks were overseen by Graham Nash who was in charge of this release.

First David Crosby released his box set. Then Graham Nash released his. Stephen Stills' box set is being assembled as I write this. Plus,with all the talk about the huge Neil Young set released today in various formats,the time was ripe for this collection of demos from CSN.

These twelve tracks,from 1968-1971,all of which ended up either on CSN or various solo albums,are a trip back in time. This is similar to STEVE STILLS' "Just Roll Tapes" release(though not even as "finished" as those tracks) from a while ago. Basically whoever you hear on vocals is the composer of the song,some of which have their own moody feel,much different than the versions released.

The first track,"Marrakesh Express", finds the trio blending their voices together a few months before their first album was released. The...Read more
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12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Surprisingly strong collection of '68-'71 demos, June 6, 2009
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Paul Allaer (Cincinnati) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Demos (Audio CD)
Usually when I see a collection like this, I'm thinking "another money-grabbing job by the label or the band" and I tend to be highly sceptical. That said, the allure of this collection is such that I simply had to check it out.

"Demos" (12 tracks; 42 min.) brings demos from the early days, the earliest being from August, 1968 and the latest from February, 1971. This compilation starts off with the most "finished" of these demos, a nice "Marrakesh Express" (the only song on here actually performed by CS&N). However, it is followed in two of the next three tracks by 2 demos from David Crosby that are nothing short of jaw-dropping: just David and his guitar on an early version of "Almost Cut My Hair", and a 7 min. version of "Deja Vu", which you have to hear to believe it. Those songs along are worth this CD, period, and we still have two-thirds of the album to go! Stephen Stills' "My Love Is a Gentle Thing" and "Singing Call" are very nice, as is "Music Is Love",...Read more
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