Unearthing a Rare Bootleg of “Hide Yer Eyes” by Slowdive
In 1991, shoegaze band Slowdive released their debut LP “Just for a Day.” Two years later, in 1993, came “Souvlaki.” But between the two, the band wrote and recorded upwards of 40 songs. Today I dig into a handful of those, which found their way onto a bootleg titled “Hide Yer Eyes” in around 2011 on Alti Philosophi Records.
0:00 Slowdive, Kisses, and their 2023 LP Everything is Alive
0:35 Introducing Hide Yer Eyes
1:11 Alti Philosophi Records
2:08 The Reception of Just for a Day
4:03 The History of Hide Yer Eyes
5:30 What Slowdive’s Christian Savill Said About The Souvlaki Demos
6:36 The Music on Hide Yer Eyes
8:20 The Questionable Ethics of Bootleg Labels
9:23 Hide Yer Eyes Variants & Pressings
10:28 A Final Comment on Hide Yer Eyes and Everything is Alive
MORE ABOUT THE VIDEO
The ten songs featured here were theoretically supposed to be a follow up to Slowdive’s 1991 LP in 1992, but they were ultimately scrapped. Well, all but “Dagger” which became the closing track on “Souvlaki.” No other song featured here was officially released by the band, though a handful have been covered by others.
In this video, I discuss the bootleg label Alti Philosophi, share the history of these demo recordings and why they were ultimately scrapped, quote member Christian Savill discussing what was referred to as The Souvlaki Demos, and share some thoughts on the release, and talks the assorted variants that have been pressed.
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