Rites Of Spring "Six Song Demo 1984" 10"

Because the band had broken up before ever playing, there was no plan to officially release the recording, so the completed songs were dubbed onto cassette tapes and given out to friends, who passed them along to others. As a result of the tape-trading the recordings were heard far and wide, though each copy suffered a loss of sound-quality.

These six songs capture Rites of Spring in its earliest stages. Once the band started playing out, the songs gained velocity and intensity (see the 7-minute plus version of End on End that closes their LP), but many of the elements that defined their music frenzied energy, sharp melodies, and introspective lyrics were already very much in place.

Tracklist:

End On End
Remainder
Persistent Vision
Hain’s Point
All There Is
By Design