LBN (House In The Woods Demo) vocals question

[Bartek Wyre]

Perhaps it has been mentioned somewhere before and I've missed it, but does anyone know who did the female part of the vocals on the LBN demo from the 20th Anniversary Edition of GT?

[hummingbird]

Traci Lords isn't it?

[Bartek Wyre]

Is it? I mean, it does sound a lot like her, but didn't she show up in the studio for like one day, did the vocals for the album and went back to the US?

[Bartek Wyre]

Originally Posted by Bartek Wyre

it does sound a lot like her,

I take that back, it does NOT sound like Traci. Nor Kylie. Nor Madonna.

[hummingbird]

She's not Madonna You can do a lot in a day, she probably did a few takes or maybe sent a tape of the song beforehand

[hummingbird]

she's clearer in the demo but to my ears it's the same.

[hummingbird]

in the track by track clips they said Martin Hall suggested her. They'd not seen any of her films and made the joke Martin had *done the research*

edit: might've been philip actually

[Radiomanic]

Could it not be that fruitcake woman who wrote a 'novel' on the band about 12 years ago? She was singing for the band at one point...can't remember her name now but the book was fucking hilarious.

[Futurologist]

Originally Posted by hummingbird

in the track by track clips they said Martin Hall suggested her. They'd not seen any of her films and made the joke Martin had *done the research*

edit: might've been philip actually

Originally Posted by Radiomanic

Could it not be that fruitcake woman who wrote a 'novel' on the band about 12 years ago? She was singing for the band at one point...can't remember her name now but the book was fucking hilarious.

Jenny something or other...Isnardi????

[andy]

Originally Posted by shug

Jenny something or other...Isnardi????

Jennifer Watkins-Isnardi

[andy]

Originally Posted by counterlanguage

Lead singer for a week in 1985/86, most incredible memory in the world.

Possibly the most random cash-in ever. But probably more accurate than Nick Wise's biog.

Jenny's memory is the best in the world, she remembers the exact times on the exact days that james' mum bought in a tray of brews when they were practising

[andy]

love how 'jangley' the demo sounds, it sounds almost mccarthy like

[UEF]

Originally Posted by counterlanguage

The demo is quite possibly the best version of the song as it's not buried in production sludge.

False. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D-_OSZNq0eg

[UEF]

Originally Posted by counterlanguage

despite really wanting her on the record, the band no doubt wanted to hear that she could actually sing?

"None of us had heard of her" - James

I think the idea that they wanted some troubled victim of society to sing on it is a bit of a fanciful story put out by the label. They wanted Kylie, couldn't have her and that was that - the record company went out to find the pornstar.