Just stumbled upon this gem. Was a big fan of Din (not lucky enough to have been in the studio!), but a new peak is being reached! Thanks Dan! 

BTW this was my first Chris concert, in France, and what a blast this was! 

I loved this record from the first listen, and 25 years later I get to fall in love with it all over again.  Thank you so much for sharing this. 

Great album ..... Love the alternative mix.

Any chance this sees an official release?  Its incredible.

Track list: 1 WPL 2 Never 3 Alchemical Affair 4 Immortal Blues 5 Know 6 O God My Heart is Ready 7 Guns & Dolls 8 God Thing 9 New Machine 10 Can't Get Off 11 Din 12 Narcotic Prayer 13 Days of Obligation 14 Ultraglide

this needs to come out on cd. it's a totally different album

this would have been an epic vinyl release

This is the full album before it was "mixed" for release.  It is raw. It is pure. The poetry of Chris' lyrics are more legible.  The tones are what we were listening to in the studio. The actual release mystified people. It never represented the recording.  It never represented the genius of where Chris could, and did, take the blues and rock paradigms. The album is one of rock's Greatest Misses.  

There are some alternate versions, and a different sequence.  Mostly I am posting this because of the decades of conversation with Whitley fans who don't enjoy the album.  How can you convince someone that "really, it's a milestone and a classic" when the only thing they have heard is a watered down commercial release that has little to do with the actual work that was done?  I hope this spurs conversation about this classic!

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