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I saw a request for this somewhere out there, and I needed an excuse to post something. I’m pretty sure this little acoustic session known as the “White Room Demos” was sent out to people on The Format’s email list back in the day. It contains what is probably my favorite version of the b-side “Your New Name.” It’s also got an early version of “Janet” with a lot of lyrical differences and a more upbeat tempo than the final version, which I first heard back in ’04, so this is definitely pre-Dog Problems by a few years. Enjoy.

The Format – White Room Demos
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1. Your New Name
2. Janet

  • Worstbandnameever

    Hey Luke – I’ve grabbed some of the format live tracks off your blog that I did not have.  I know if might be a long shot, but do you have a studio version of swans?

    Thanks.

    matt

  • http://twitter.com/_thebackground thebackground.org

    I do! Sort of. I ripped it from the Moving MacAllister (I think that was the movie?) DVD. So, it’s got the cheesy dialogue from the movie all over it. It’s not really worth listening to outside of curiosity. But I can post it if you like.

  • Brooke

    Heads up to both of you……..the studio version leaked to Tumblr about a year ago. It’s up on youtube now. Here ya go:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=reSk284_8RQ

    P.S. Thanks for posting the White Room demos. I’ve been looking for them for a really long time. The Format’s old demos sure were special.

  • http://twitter.com/_thebackground thebackground.org

    Wow, thanks! I don’t know how I wasn’t aware of this.