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Wino Wednesday: The Obsessed, 1985 Promo Demo in Full

Posted in Bootleg Theater on January 7th, 2015 by JJ Koczan

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This isn’t the first The Obsessed demo. Starting out as Warhorse in 1976 before switching to the lasting moniker the next year, the band already had at least two recordings prior to this one in 1980 and 1982, and there are other hints of things out there, live recordings and so on, that make the history even harder to chase down. Their self-titled debut was recorded around this time, and there was the whole thing with the lost Metal Blade album, so while I’d like to be able to speak with some authority about where/when this demo falls into place amid everything else, I’d only be pretending — as I think, would most others who attempted the same who weren’t actually involved in the band in some way.

That said, if anyone wants to donate a complete history of 1985 Promo Demo, I’m all ears. Seems likely to me this is compiled from different sources, but if you want to check out some raw versions of “Feelings,” “Kill Ugly Naked,” “Neatz Brigade” and “Mental Kingdom,” it’ll sort you out with all the tape hiss you can ask for. Still, even with only half the story told — the half that goes, “It’s a thing and it exists” — it’s worth a glimpse into the earlier doings of The Obsessed, and after you listen I doubt you’ll need me to point out how well these tracks have managed to hold up even as we hit the 30-year mark since they were put to tape.

With Spirit Caravan‘s reunion having taken such precedent last year, there wasn’t much word from The Obsessed throughout 2014, and I’m not sure how much that’ll change this year with the promise of a new Wino & Conny Ochs album and other projects on the horizon, but they”re always somewhere in the background, and as a vehicle for Wino to return to whenever he feels it’s right, they’ve proven a more than worthy home base.

Enjoy and have a great Wino Wednesday:

The Obsessed, 1985 Promo Demo

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