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'''''Souvlaki''''' is the second album by British shoegazing band Slowdive. It is often considered the band's best work and is a staple of the shoegazing movement. The album is also infamous for its troubled, dramatic production and harsh negative reception at the time of release, being retrospectively hailed as one of the greatest albums in the shoegaze genre.
'''''Souvlaki''''' is the second album by British shoegazing band Slowdive. It is often considered the band's best work and is a staple of the shoegazing movement. The album is also infamous for its troubled, dramatic production and harsh negative reception at the time of release, being retrospectively hailed as one of the greatest albums in the shoegaze genre.<ref>https://pitchfork.com/features/lists-and-guides/9966-the-50-best-shoegaze-albums-of-all-time/?page=5</ref>


==Background==
==Background==
Production started after a tour supporting the band's first album, ''Just For A Day''. Creation Records flubbed the album's promotion and blamed the band themselves, demanding that their next album be "full of hits". After a run-in with a toy train taking up the recording space (which another shoegazing band, Spiritualized, left behind as a joke), the band had an unproductive recording session. They then returned to England where they recorded a reported 40 tracks, of which the band was proud. After allowing Alan McGee, the head of Creation Records to listen to the tracks he loudly declared "They're all shit!", causing the now frustrated band to have to go back and record the tracks that would become ''Souvlaki''.
Production started after a tour supporting the band's first album, ''Just for A Day''. Creation Records flubbed the album's promotion and blamed the band themselves, demanding that their next album be "full of hits". After a run-in with a toy train taking up the recording space (which another shoegazing band, Spiritualized, left behind as a joke), the band had an unproductive recording session. They then returned to England where they recorded a reported 40 tracks, of which the band was proud.<ref>http://ianwatsonuk.com/slowdivetwo.html</ref> After allowing Alan McGee, the head of Creation Records to listen to the tracks he loudly declared "They're all shit!", causing the now frustrated band to have to go back and record the tracks that would become ''Souvlaki''.<ref>https://pitchfork.com/tv/27-pitchfork-classic/1429-slowdive-souvlaki/</ref>


==Availability==
==Availability==
Out of the rumored 40 recorded tracks, only 15 have surfaced on various bootleg releases, which get sparsely distributed by fans. Despite the efforts of fans desperately searching for the tracks, the tracks remain missing. Even Slowdive co-founder Neil Halstead has stated that he doesn't have the master tapes and is hoping that the material gets released sometime in the future.
Out of the rumored 40 recorded tracks, only around 20 have surfaced on various bootleg releases, which get sparsely distributed by fans. Despite fans' efforts to search for the tracks, the tracks remain missing. Even Slowdive co-founder Neil Halstead has stated that he doesn't have the master tapes and is hoping that the material gets released sometime in the future. Unfortunately, it seems an official release of these tracks isn't likely, as Sony holds all the rights to the Souvlaki demos. <ref>[https://reddit.com/r/indieheads/comments/cqqmr5/comment/ewymnz8/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3 Lead singer, Rachel Goswell, stating Sony holds the rights to Slowdive's old demos.] Retrieved 04 Dec '22</ref>


In 2016, two of the unreleased songs "Let's Go Away" and "One Hundred Times" have been found and uploaded to Soundcloud by the user "Souvlakiss".
In 2016, two of the unreleased songs "Let's Go Away" and "One Hundred Times" were found and uploaded to Soundcloud by the user "Souvlakiss."
   
   
On July 10th, 2021 one of the songs "Sleep" has been released on Spotify. It has since been removed.
On July 10th, 2021, one of the songs "Sleep" had an unauthorized release on Spotify. It has since been removed, as the band themselves didn't approve of the release.<ref>[https://twitter.com/RachelAGoswell/status/1413987065239375873?s=20&t=Y8Vh92Mq8WmxwLMZsHNQmQ Rachel confirming the Spotify release of "Sleep" was unauthorized.] Retrieved 04 Dec '22</ref>


==Reference==
On January 8th 2023, YouTube Channel Stained Glass Stories did an Interview with Slowdive guitarist Christian Savill about the songs. He said that "Hide Your Eyes" and "I Saw the Sun" were pretty close to being on the record because of Ed Buller doing mixing on them, that there exists a second version of the song "Summer Day", and also mentioned a song called "When Abby Calls" which never saw the light of day.<ref>[https://youtu.be/7ZVAhGyGhcM?si=O3GZiUqlcZxDh2-f Stained Glass Stories Interview with Cristian Savill] Retrieved 01 Apr '24</ref>
 
===Confirmed Songs===
{| class="wikitable"
! style="background-color:lightblue" | Song Title
! style="background-color:lightblue" | Availability
|-
|AB||<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''
|-
|Alabama Moon||<span style="color:orange;">'''Partially Found'''
|-
|Ambient Nightmare||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
|-
|Ball Sack||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
|-
|Been in Love Before / One Hundred Times||<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''
|-
|Bleed||<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''
|-
|C Sharp Song / Instrumental Take One||<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''
|-
|Chris Song #1||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
|-
||Dagger (Electric)||<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''
|-
|Final Day / Let's Go Away||<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''
|-
|Gang Bang||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
|-
|Hide Your Eyes||<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''
|-
|Hide Your Eyes (Version 2)||<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''
|-
|I Can't Remember||<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''
|-
|It's Not For You||<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''
|-
|It's Not For You (Drum Machine Demo)||<span style="color:orange;">'''Partially Found'''
|-
|It's Not the Future||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
|-
|Jazz Odyssey / Jazzers||<span style="color:orange;">'''Partially Found'''
|-
|Jones Bayes||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
|-
|Joy||<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''
|-
|Joy (Drum Machine Demo)||<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''
|-
|Joy (Studio/Extended)||<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''
|-
|Lady Hanging||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
|-
|Opus||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
|-
|Proggers||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
|-
|Shove 'em||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
|-
|Silver Screen||<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''
|-
|Silver Screen (Courtyard Demo)||<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''
|-
|Simon Song||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
|-
|Sleep||<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''
|-
|Song 1||<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''
|-
|Song 1 (Drum Machine Demo)||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
|-
|Song 2 / "I Thought I Saw"||<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''
|-
|Song 3 / Starman/Stars||<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''
|-
|Song 4||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
|-
|Song 7 / "I Saw the Sun"||<span style="color:orange;">'''Partially Found'''
|-
|Summer Day||<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''
|-
|Summer Day 2||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
|-
|Sweaty Scrotum||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
|-
|Tina Williams||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
|-
|Whales on Land||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
|-
|When Abby Calls||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
|}
 
==References==
{{reflist}}
 
==External Links==
*https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Souvlaki_(album)
*https://discogs.com/master/9478


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Latest revision as of 07:54, 10 April 2024

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Souvlaki album art.

Status: Partially Found

Souvlaki is the second album by British shoegazing band Slowdive. It is often considered the band's best work and is a staple of the shoegazing movement. The album is also infamous for its troubled, dramatic production and harsh negative reception at the time of release, being retrospectively hailed as one of the greatest albums in the shoegaze genre.[1]

Background

Production started after a tour supporting the band's first album, Just for A Day. Creation Records flubbed the album's promotion and blamed the band themselves, demanding that their next album be "full of hits". After a run-in with a toy train taking up the recording space (which another shoegazing band, Spiritualized, left behind as a joke), the band had an unproductive recording session. They then returned to England where they recorded a reported 40 tracks, of which the band was proud.[2] After allowing Alan McGee, the head of Creation Records to listen to the tracks he loudly declared "They're all shit!", causing the now frustrated band to have to go back and record the tracks that would become Souvlaki.[3]

Availability

Out of the rumored 40 recorded tracks, only around 20 have surfaced on various bootleg releases, which get sparsely distributed by fans. Despite fans' efforts to search for the tracks, the tracks remain missing. Even Slowdive co-founder Neil Halstead has stated that he doesn't have the master tapes and is hoping that the material gets released sometime in the future. Unfortunately, it seems an official release of these tracks isn't likely, as Sony holds all the rights to the Souvlaki demos. [4]

In 2016, two of the unreleased songs "Let's Go Away" and "One Hundred Times" were found and uploaded to Soundcloud by the user "Souvlakiss."

On July 10th, 2021, one of the songs "Sleep" had an unauthorized release on Spotify. It has since been removed, as the band themselves didn't approve of the release.[5]

On January 8th 2023, YouTube Channel Stained Glass Stories did an Interview with Slowdive guitarist Christian Savill about the songs. He said that "Hide Your Eyes" and "I Saw the Sun" were pretty close to being on the record because of Ed Buller doing mixing on them, that there exists a second version of the song "Summer Day", and also mentioned a song called "When Abby Calls" which never saw the light of day.[6]

Confirmed Songs

Song Title Availability
AB Found
Alabama Moon Partially Found
Ambient Nightmare Lost
Ball Sack Lost
Been in Love Before / One Hundred Times Found
Bleed Found
C Sharp Song / Instrumental Take One Found
Chris Song #1 Lost
Dagger (Electric) Found
Final Day / Let's Go Away Found
Gang Bang Lost
Hide Your Eyes Found
Hide Your Eyes (Version 2) Found
I Can't Remember Found
It's Not For You Found
It's Not For You (Drum Machine Demo) Partially Found
It's Not the Future Lost
Jazz Odyssey / Jazzers Partially Found
Jones Bayes Lost
Joy Found
Joy (Drum Machine Demo) Found
Joy (Studio/Extended) Found
Lady Hanging Lost
Opus Lost
Proggers Lost
Shove 'em Lost
Silver Screen Found
Silver Screen (Courtyard Demo) Found
Simon Song Lost
Sleep Found
Song 1 Found
Song 1 (Drum Machine Demo) Lost
Song 2 / "I Thought I Saw" Found
Song 3 / Starman/Stars Found
Song 4 Lost
Song 7 / "I Saw the Sun" Partially Found
Summer Day Found
Summer Day 2 Lost
Sweaty Scrotum Lost
Tina Williams Lost
Whales on Land Lost
When Abby Calls Lost

References

  1. ↑ https://pitchfork.com/features/lists-and-guides/9966-the-50-best-shoegaze-albums-of-all-time/?page=5
  2. ↑ http://ianwatsonuk.com/slowdivetwo.html
  3. ↑ https://pitchfork.com/tv/27-pitchfork-classic/1429-slowdive-souvlaki/
  4. ↑ Lead singer, Rachel Goswell, stating Sony holds the rights to Slowdive's old demos. Retrieved 04 Dec '22
  5. ↑ Rachel confirming the Spotify release of "Sleep" was unauthorized. Retrieved 04 Dec '22
  6. ↑ Stained Glass Stories Interview with Cristian Savill Retrieved 01 Apr '24

External Links

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