Post by thrasher9294 on Apr 8, 2021 18:27:32 GMT -5
Well here's the interesting thing: Some of those songs from the Bay City Rolling sessions actually leaked as mp3s on Napster before they were even released... It was in 2000 so it was a year before the 7" was released and obviously long before it was released on Soft Rock. But here's the thing: they were different mixes. I don't know the source of those mp3s, had to have been someone close to the band. Possibly someone from Dillinger Four. The individual was also sharing the live Mick's Tape from the Universal Buzz Radio show, long before I knew what that even was or where to find it.
My point is that the end of Math Is $$$ was different so that in my opinion, it could flow seamlessly from Math is $$ into Secret Santa Cruz. It ended with a similar guitar sound and/or figure on top of the drum machine as on Secret Santa Cruz, unlike the Soft Rock version which is just the drum machine looped (presumably) endlessly. I really want to say that this orignal mix of Math is $$$ was released on this compilation called Hanging From The Devil's Tree in 2000 but I don't remember exactly.
So anyways, long before Soft Rock was released, I had collected those Bay City Rolling songs and sequenced them like this:
Math is $$$
Secret Santa Cruz
Back In Blackbeard
4Dix
La Quereria
That always made sense to me as sort of a final EP...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=UVvlKrZAFbw
I may have linked this on here somewhere before, but I did get my hands on the "Hangin' From the Devil's Tree" comp with Math is $$$ on it. I posted it on my YouTube a ways back, and I don't recall if I shared it here or not--I get so overwhelmed sometimes looking at this board that I forget what I have and haven't shared, but I believe it was that post above that got me to seek out a copy. It does have a pretty unique sound to it, for sure.