Early Licorice Tea Demos Sessions

Spring 1994: Henry Dorn's Residence - Charleston, SC

Dancing Virginia [Licorice Tea Demos / The Early Years Volume 1]

"Hidden Track" [Licorice Tea Demos / The Early Years Volume 1]

Lamplight (alternate demo version) [unreleased]

Matchbox Whistler (alternate demo version) [unreleased]

Smiling Down (alternate demo version) [unreleased]

History & Notes:  Dancing Virginia was actually not recorded in a professional studio.  All the above mentioned songs were recorded on a Tascam 238 cassette 8-track recorder in sound engineer Henry Dorn's living room.  The version of Smiling Down that was recorded at Henry's is an earlier demo featuring a slower tempo.  Lamplight, Matchbox Whistler, and Smiling Down were later rerecorded in a professional studio, and the versions listed above are unreleased.  The version of Dancing Virginia was kept "as is," and made it onto the album. Trivia note:  the "hidden track" after Opium was recorded binaurally in Henry's kitchen. This means that if you listen to it with headphones, it has a 360 degree effect that sounds like you're sitting in the middle of the table surrounded by the entire conversation.