First Fragment - Gloire Eternelle blood angels Given DeMarco's affinity for keeping

Given DeMarco's affinity for keeping things lo-fi - 2 was the first time he'd bothered to record demos - it's revealing to hear these songs in their most embryonic form

Triple vinyl LP repressing of this 1998 album from the Metal maestros

with no engineer and no complicated equipment (John McEntire later assisted in mixing)

Eddie Owen (aka Eddie Billups) delivers his 1977 reinvention of the anthemic "Shake Off That Dream" while Tom Moulton works his magic on Love Committee's "Tired Of Being Your Fool"

a cluster of ramshackle cabins nestled deep in the Texas countryside

First Fragment - Gloire Eternelle blood angels Given DeMarco's affinity for keeping