List of Unreleased Songs (Updated 2024)

Below is an updated list of the known unreleased tracks. A handful of tracks in the last list have since been released. With the upcoming Cruel World show and a planned early years revisited album, I figured it would be a good time to update the list.

Here’s a list of all known unreleased tracks, sorted by year:

LEGEND

(+) Surfaced in trading circles

(*) Hasn’t surfaced, but a recording exists

(-) Hasn’t surfaced, more info is needed

1980

Cold Life (demo sessions) -

1981

First True Love Affair (Jimmy Ross Cover, Live) *

Make Up Your Mind (Live) *

Jodie Foster (Live) *

Orangotango (Live) *

1982

The Urge To Run Away (Live) +

Be Mean To Me (early version of “I Wanted To Tell Her”) +

She’s Got A Cause (early version with alternate lyrics) [Live version has been released, but a studio version also exists]

1983

Foxhole Trot (with Shay Jones) -

So So Life (Live) +

007 Theme (John Barry cover, used as a live intro to Overkill) +

1984

Hopeless Days (A snippet appears in the Industrial Accident film) *

Everyday Is Halloween (two demo versions with alternate lyrics) +

Hizbollah (early version) +

Do You Even Like It? +

Oceanside Away (with Patty J) -

The Harmonica Song -

1985

Isle Of Man (Version 1) [Unofficially appeared on “Twitched”] +

Twitch (Version 1) [Unofficially appeared on “Twitched”] +

The Angel (Short Version) [Unofficially appeared on “Twitched”] +

Abortive (Early Version) [Unofficially appeared on “Twitched”] +

My Possession (Extended Version) [Unofficially appeared on “Twitched”] +

The Angel (Remix, with new instrumentation and vocals) *

What’s My Mission Now? (Vocal version, instrumental later given to Tackhead) -

1986

Revolting Cocks-We Shall Cleanse the World (Original vocal, basis for Razormaid version) -

Thrill Kill Kult (later reworked into Lead Into Gold’s Hatred) +

The Eyes of Christ (later reworked into 1000 Homo DJs’ Apathy) +

1987

Revolting Cocks-Cattle Grind (Demo) +

1988

Ingrate-

I’m Sick-

Stigmata LP (early version of LORAH album) Stigmata/Abortive/Ingrate/Apathy/The Idiot/See More Spine/I’m Sick/The Idiot (Version)/Blackened Heart

1989

?

1990

?

1991

Revolting Cocks-Chickenshit (John Cale cover) +

1992

NWO (Bonus Beats Remix -appeared on a white label promo, but not on an official release) +

1993

Revolting Cocks-Crackin’ Up (Demo Version)+

1994

Midnight Cowboy (John Barry cover live) +

1995

Filth Pig: An alternate version of the entire album (rumored) -

Lion’s Mouth (Vocal version) -

Welt (possibly from the Welt sessions, this isn’t Noreen, but the The Fall’s piano sections originated here) -

Witchita Lineman (Glen Campbell cover, not sure if it was recorded, but it was dropped in favor of Lay Lady Lay) -

1996

?

1997

?

1998

Ambient Album (Happy Dust originated from this, along with other titles such as Yes You Are, Tinsel, Monkey Brains and Indian) -

1999

Supermanic (Demo version with samples not in final version) +

Step (Extended) +

Nursing Home (Extended) +

2000

?

2001

Dead Practice (instrumental, later became “Animosity”) *

Paydirt (instrumental, later became “Lockbox”) *

Scartown (instrumental, later became “Unsung”) *

Scartown with Anthem (instrumental, later became “Unsung-Alternate Mix”) *

2002

Crucial Bitch (early version of “Piss”) -

Trailer Smell (early version of “Broken”) -

2003

?

2004

Zero (an early version of WKYJ with alternate lyrics) *

Wasted (an early version of Worthless with alternate lyrics) *

2005

?

2006

?

2007

?

2008

?

2009

?

2010

?

2011

Double Tap (long version) *

2012

?

2013

Cats in the Microwave *

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4/10/2024: The following tracks were removed form the previous list, since they’ve been officially released on Ultimate Trax Rarities: What He Say (Demo), Here We Go (Demo), Say You’re Sorry (Demo) & Hardman. Also removed Ricky’s Hand, since a studio version has been released on the latest album.

The previous version of this list and comments can be seen here: List of Unreleased Songs (Updated)

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I wonder if wax trax will release the stuff they have?

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