The Arctic Monkeys - Demos And Rarities (2005)

One of the very first compilations that I put together was by The Arctic Monkeys, just after their debut album came out in 2005. I'd been following them for quite a while before that, and they used to post demos on Limewire (remember that?) which I downloaded and kept. When the album finally dropped I realised that a lot of these early songs weren't on it, and those that were sounded very different, so I decided to burn these demos to a disc. I made a cover for it, and it's sat on the shelf now for 13 years, so I think it's time that I shared it.

Track listing

01 A Certain Romance
02 Bet She Looks Good On The Dancefloor
03 Bigger Boys And Stolen Sweethearts
04 Choo Choo
05 Cigarette Smoke
06 Curtains Close
07 Dancing Shoes
08 Fake Tales From San Francisco
09 From The Ritz To The Rubble
10 Mardy Bum
11 On The Run From The MI5
12 Ravey Ravey Ravey Club
13 Riot Van
14 Scummy
15 Settle For A Draw
16 Space Invaders
17 Still Take You Home
18 Waving Goodbye To The Train Or The Bus