Boston : We Found It In The Trash , Honest ! ( The Boston Demo Tape )

Most of the Boston bootlegs

 that surfaced in the late '70s

 contained live recordings, 

but

 We Found It in the Trash Can, Honest!

 is an exception. 

Released in 1977,

 this rare bootleg LP

 offers demos that

 Boston 

recorded in

 Tom Scholz's 

home studio in 1975 

 the very demos

 that led to a contract

 with Epic Records. 

Those who own 

Boston's 

self-titled debut 

album of 1976

 would recognize 

most of the songs on

 Trash Can 

 while

 "Don't Be Afraid of Love"

 is a rarity 

that was never

 released commercially,

 "More Than a Feeling,"

 "Rock & Roll Band,"

 "Hitch a Ride,"

 "Peace of Mind," 

and

 "Something About You"

 all ended up being

 re-recorded

 for Boston's first album.

 As the bootlegger points out

 in the liner notes,

 the differences between 

these early pre-Epic

 demo versions 

of the songs 

and the final version

s heard on 

Boston 

can be either subtle or obvious 

 in some cases, 

verses were added

 or dropped.

 This record offers 

decent sound quality,

 although not surprisingly, 

Boston 

sounds a lot more produced.

 An album of demos 

wouldn't appeal to those

 with only a casual interest

 in Boston's music, 

but Trash Can

 is a bootleg that 

hardcore

 Boston collectors 

found interesting.

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