Stefan Posted April 5, 2013 Report Share Posted April 5, 2013 I had to do a separate thread on this. Out next week from AOR Heaven. From AOR Heaven's newsletter: Based in West Fife and started in the early 80's Garrison went on to be one of the best rock bands to come out of Scotland and toured extensively with the likes of Dare, Thunder, and Ian Gillan. Between 1988 and 1991 the band recorded a bunch of great demos which attracted Atlantic Records to offer them a deal. The band started recording their debut in 1990, but the upcoming Grunge wave put everything to rest. What a pity, cause we’re talking about fantastic British AOR stuff next to TOBRUK, FM, SHY or HEAVY PETTIN. Limited edition of 500 copies – don’t miss it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff Posted April 5, 2013 Report Share Posted April 5, 2013 Like I said in the other thread if the sound quality is good, this'll be the best thing that happens in 2013. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stefan Posted April 5, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 5, 2013 It is digitally remastered. Whatever that means soundwise when speaking of demos... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lettard Posted April 5, 2013 Report Share Posted April 5, 2013 Might well look into this one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glen Posted April 5, 2013 Report Share Posted April 5, 2013 Well I've heard about 3 or 4 tracks and they were pretty good. Pretty typical for the era really. If the sound quality is good it will be worth a look but demo recordings don't fill me with glee. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JC_AOR Posted April 6, 2013 Report Share Posted April 6, 2013 It's about time, but I'd like to know the tracklist and quality. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melodicrockoz Posted April 6, 2013 Report Share Posted April 6, 2013 It's a been a long time coming, great seeing AOR Heaven pushing these demos out, finally! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lettard Posted April 17, 2013 Report Share Posted April 17, 2013 ordered mine today,so i'll let you all know when it arrives Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eaglesfan3000 Posted April 18, 2013 Report Share Posted April 18, 2013 Purchased, now if someone would re-issue those Fire demos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retrospect Records Posted April 18, 2013 Report Share Posted April 18, 2013 They mastered it off the Time Warp recordings. LOL. There's NOTHING legit about that release my friends. Love Georg but please... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesEagle Posted April 18, 2013 Report Share Posted April 18, 2013 They mastered it off the Time Warp recordings. LOL. There's NOTHING legit about that release my friends. Love Georg but please... Are you referring to the new Garrison CD? (I wasn't sure what you meant by "that release".) Wondering whether I need this one ... if the sound quality is good, it's a must, but... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glen Posted April 18, 2013 Report Share Posted April 18, 2013 They mastered it off the Time Warp recordings. LOL. There's NOTHING legit about that release my friends. Love Georg but please... Are you referring to the new Garrison CD? (I wasn't sure what you meant by "that release".) Wondering whether I need this one ... if the sound quality is good, it's a must, but... but u know the sound quality will not be good.........the clue is in the word 'demo' ;-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesEagle Posted April 18, 2013 Report Share Posted April 18, 2013 They mastered it off the Time Warp recordings. LOL. There's NOTHING legit about that release my friends. Love Georg but please... Are you referring to the new Garrison CD? (I wasn't sure what you meant by "that release".) Wondering whether I need this one ... if the sound quality is good, it's a must, but... but u know the sound quality will not be good.........the clue is in the word 'demo' ;-) He he. Yeah, good point. I just thought there might be some magical technical wizardry done to make them sound great ... and I know nothing about these things! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff Posted April 19, 2013 Report Share Posted April 19, 2013 Anyone got any feedback on the sound quality of this one yet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lettard Posted April 24, 2013 Report Share Posted April 24, 2013 Got mine today,well packaged with an 8 page booklet containing pics of the band and bio,very nicely done,the sound quality is better than the old demo cd-r I had,cleaned up well but still as it says on the tin,it is demos,just nice to have a cd that the band helped with and gave permission to instead of my old cd-r...tracklisting is: 1.Are You Ready 2.Oh Mama 3.I Will Be There 4.Rock It 5.Give Me Love 6.Stay With Me(Tonight) 7.Hold Back The Night 8.Lies 9.Too Far Gone 10.Never Let It Go 11.Here I Am 12.Out Of Luck 13.Strange Kind Of Love haven't had a chance to completely listen to this as Ive just got home and given it a quick spin.oh and btw it isn't on AOR Heavens label,its on a label called Street Legacy Records. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kourosofsteel3 Posted April 27, 2013 Report Share Posted April 27, 2013 Steel legacy, you mean...too bad they didn't put a rose on the helmet, as they promised Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesEagle Posted June 28, 2013 Report Share Posted June 28, 2013 Anyone fancy putting up a review of this one...? Still undecided! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest asylum Posted August 9, 2014 Report Share Posted August 9, 2014 great band.....missed that demo cd...its already sold out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff Posted August 9, 2014 Report Share Posted August 9, 2014 I never got a physical copy of this one either. I wish I had, but I have to admit I was disappointed with the track selection, and also the sound quality of the tracks that were selected was not far off the demos I already own. The thing with this band is they kind of "did a Treat" and countless other bands. They had a really ridiculously melodic, basically perfect sound and recorded a lot of songs in this style. But then, must have been around 1991-1993, like a lot of really awesome melodic rock bands, they opted to strip back their style and go for a really average/basic style instead. So whilst half their songs are literally perfect (from the early era) there are also a bunch of average songs too (from their later years). Sadly, this release featured more of their weaker songs than it needed to do. And gems were missed. But above all, sound quality is still so poor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest mb910799 Posted February 22, 2015 Report Share Posted February 22, 2015 Hi Guys.......just found this on the web and want to clarify a few things. We.....Garrison are back together and playing again. The demos we released were on Steel Legacy Records and them only. All the others are not authorised by the band so will be interesting to see how many people actually have a copy on a different label. Here is our Facebook page if anyone wants to get in touch with offers of a cd release or gig offers, or who just want to know about the band. https://www.facebook.com/garrisonfife Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melodicrockoz Posted February 24, 2015 Report Share Posted February 24, 2015 is it time for another reissue of the demos, perhaps a new track listing ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JC_AOR Posted February 24, 2015 Report Share Posted February 24, 2015 is it time for another reissue of the demos, perhaps a new track listing ? Absolutely ? Just to echo the other Garrison thread in the music videos section... Hey guys, good to hear you're back together. In recent years there have been several bands from "your era" that have reformed to re-record their older material, with a nice new shiny production job. Just wondering if this is something Garrison would ever consider? As cool as the collection of demos is, it's still a collection of demos and demos only have a limited replay value. And also, a lot of your earlier songs - the real pure melodic rock / AOR tunes - were excluded from the official release in place of some of the stuff recorded a little later, which was different in style and personally, for me, not as brilliant as the earlier stuff. I know there'd be a lot of fans out there who would love to see you re-record those old gems in your archives. Is there any remote chance it may ever happen? I couldn't agree more. Those early Garrison songs are some of the best songs I have ever had the pleasure of hearing and are certainly IMO the best songs in existence that are in need of re recording and/or remastering. As Geoff noted the recent Garrison CD left off a whole bunch of their best songs. With a bit of polish and a better track selection, Garrison could release one of the best AOR / melodic hard rock CDs ever! Incredible songs guys!!!! There is definitely a LOT of interest in AOR & melodic rock circles surrounding Garrison so hopefully high quality recordings of all the tracks do surface some day. It would be criminal not to do these songs justice. And on a side note are their any more songs / demos out there that haven't been mentioned early in this thread? Oh and is there any old band pics or pics of the original demo cassettes to look at?Great work Garrison and it's really cool to hear your back playing. Cheers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stefan Posted February 25, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 25, 2015 Is this a legit copy? http://www.ebay.com/itm/GARRISON-The-Demo-Recordings-CD-ORG-Ltd-500-Steel-Legacy-2013-OOP-NEW-SEALED-/321679223177?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4ae5936989 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eaglesfan3000 Posted February 25, 2015 Report Share Posted February 25, 2015 Is this a legit copy? http://www.ebay.com/itm/GARRISON-The-Demo-Recordings-CD-ORG-Ltd-500-Steel-Legacy-2013-OOP-NEW-SEALED-/321679223177?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4ae5936989 Yup looks like the one I have. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glam_junkie Posted July 22, 2015 Report Share Posted July 22, 2015 saw these going for $5 a pop (new sealed) at a record store at swedenrock. Had too much other stuff I wanted to buy for myself, otherwise i mighta grabbed some for trade fodder. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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