GENRE: Rock

Originally released in 2005 on Ytsejam Records, ‘Images And Words Demos (1989-1991)’ documents a special period for the band as they prepared for the release of their landmark ‘Images and Words’ album. This collection includes instrumental versions of Dream Theater classics like ‘Take The Time’ & ‘Learning to Live’. As well as showcasing rare early renditions of some of the band’s most well-known entries such as ‘Oliver’s Twist’, which would later become the fan-favorite, ‘Pull Me Under'. It also features the original audition takes that would see Dream Theater appoint James LaBrie as their new vocalist. Remastered and available on vinyl for the very first time, this is a fascinating look at the band’s earliest days together.

Tracklist

LP 1
Side A
1. Metropolis (Instrumental 1989-1991)
2. Take the Time (Instrumental 1989-1991)

Side B
1. Learning to Live (Instrumental 1989-1991)
2. Under a Glass Moon (Instrumental 1989-1991)

LP 2
Side A
1. Metropolis (ATCO Demo 1991)
2. To Live Forever (ATCO Demo 1991)
3. Take the Time (ATCO Demo 1991)

Side B
1. Pull Me Under (Pre-Production Demo 1991)
2. Another Day (Pre-Production Demo 1991)
3. Surrounded (Pre-Production Demo 1991)
4. Under a Glass Moon (Pre-Production Demo 1991)

LP 3
Side A
1. Wait for Sleep (Pre-Production Demo 1991)
2. Learning to Live (Pre-Production Demo 1991)
3. Oliver's Twist (Pre-Production Demo 1991)

Side B
1. Don't Look Past Me (Vocalist Audition Demo 1990)
2. To Live Forever (Vocalist Audition Demo 1990)
3. To Live Forever (Vocalist Audition Demo 1990)
4. A Change of Seasons (Vocalist Audition Demo 1990)

CD 1
1. Metropolis (Instrumental)
2. Take The Time (Instrumental)
3. Learning To Live (Instrumental)
4. Under A Glass Moon (Instrumental)
5. Don't Look Past Me (Vocalist Audition Demo 1990
6. To Live Forever (Vocalist Audition Demo 1990)
7. To Live Forever (Vocalist Audition Demo 1990)
8. A Change Of Seasons (Vocalist Audition Demo 1990

CD 2
1. Metropolis (ATCO Demo 1991)
2. To Live Forever (ATCO Demo 1991)
3. Take The Time (ATCO Demo 1991)
4. Pull Me Under (Pre-Production Demo 1991)
5. Another Day (Pre-Production Demo 1991)
6. Surrounded (Pre-Production Demo 1991)
7. Under A Glass Moon (Pre-Production Demo 1991)
8. Wait For Sleep (Pre-Production Demo 1991)
9. Learning To Live (Pre-Production Demo 1991)
10. Oliver's Twist (Pre-Production Demo 1991)