PJ Harvey: 4-Track Demos 12"

Vinyl reissue of 1993 collection of demos written and recorded at PJ Harvey's home in 1991-1992. It includes eight demos of songs from her art-punk classic, Rid of Me, released earlier in that year along with six demos of additional songs. Without producer Steve Albini and her band in tow, Harvey's music is stripped to its barest essence here and the results are fascinating. This period also firmly established Harvey's creative relationship with photographer and director Maria Mochnacz who shot the artwork for Rid Of Me and 4-Track Demos and directed the videos for "50ft Queenie" and "Man-Size.""4-Track Demos was partly encouraged by Steve Albini [producer of Rid of Me]," Harvey told Filter. "He loved the demos for that album so much he thought they should be out there and I tended to agree with him. It seemed like showing another side of what I do and introducing new songs that I hadn't recorded on a record. It was a lovely thing to do and it felt like the right time because my three-