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A-ha is a | A-ha (usually stylised as a-ha) is a Norwegian Synth-pop trio formed in 1982 consisting of lead singer Morten Harket, keyboardist Magne Furuholmen, and guitarist Pål Waaktaar-Savoy. The band saw international success in 1985 following the release of their hit song '''Take On Me''' and its innovative music video. It took the band several rewrites and releases of Take On Me for it to become the big hit it's known as today, with the earliest recording of the song dating back to 1981 and being by a different band Pål and Magne were in<ref>[https://www.discogs.com/release/15160057-Bridges-Miss-Eerie Discogs page for the Miss Eerie (1981 Take On Me demo) 7" single release]</ref>. | ||
==Lost Instrumental== | ==Lost Instrumental Demo== | ||
Despite how many iterations Take On Me has gone through up until its 1985 release on the album ''Hunting High And Low'', most of these early versions have been included on archival releases or became public in some form. One of the few known exceptions to this is an instrumental take of the song which has never seen an official release outside of a 40 second snippet in a 2005 documentary by NRK<ref>[https://youtu.be/EpqFyMkQx7k?t=15 Reuploaded clip of the NRK documentary featuring the demo snippet]</ref>. | |||
This demo was recorded in 1983, | This demo was recorded in 1983, likely at Rendezvous studios where a-ha recorded most of their demos at the time<ref>[https://www.discogs.com/a-ha-Hunting-High-And-Low/release/7540264 Discogs page on the 2015 Hunting High And Low Boxset, listing demos recorded at Rendezvous]</ref>. It's very clearly a different take to the one officially released by a-ha in 2004 and 2010, however it was likely done around the same time as the released take. It's unknown whether or not vocals were recorded for this take as well. As of August 2022, this NRK documentary remains the only source of this unreleased demo. | ||
==Availability== | ==Availability== | ||
An official release of this demo is entirely plausible, with a-ha | An official release of this demo is entirely plausible, with a-ha's manager confirming a 6 disc deluxe edition of Hunting High And Low is in the works as of March 2022<ref>[https://a-ha.com/news/q-a-with-harald-wiik Q&A with a-ha's manager Harald Wiik where he confirms plans for a HHAL super deluxe]</ref>. It is also possible that it has leaked into private traders' circles<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20210601000000*/http://louvanhille.free.fr/A-HA/A-HAsonglist.html List of every known a-ha song and each variation, including leaked early versions]</ref> as many leaked a-ha demos have, dating back to the mid 80's. Most of these trader exclusive recordings stay unavailable to the general public for years. It was long believed that a collection of leaked demos known as [https://web.archive.org/web/20090615103022/http://www.ahamostwanted.com/ Most Wanted] from 2009 may have contained the demo, however this has since been confirmed false (it only includes an instrumental version of the released 1983 demo). | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
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==References== | ==References== |
Revision as of 02:46, 14 August 2022
A-ha (usually stylised as a-ha) is a Norwegian Synth-pop trio formed in 1982 consisting of lead singer Morten Harket, keyboardist Magne Furuholmen, and guitarist Pål Waaktaar-Savoy. The band saw international success in 1985 following the release of their hit song Take On Me and its innovative music video. It took the band several rewrites and releases of Take On Me for it to become the big hit it's known as today, with the earliest recording of the song dating back to 1981 and being by a different band Pål and Magne were in[1].
Lost Instrumental Demo
Despite how many iterations Take On Me has gone through up until its 1985 release on the album Hunting High And Low, most of these early versions have been included on archival releases or became public in some form. One of the few known exceptions to this is an instrumental take of the song which has never seen an official release outside of a 40 second snippet in a 2005 documentary by NRK[2].
This demo was recorded in 1983, likely at Rendezvous studios where a-ha recorded most of their demos at the time[3]. It's very clearly a different take to the one officially released by a-ha in 2004 and 2010, however it was likely done around the same time as the released take. It's unknown whether or not vocals were recorded for this take as well. As of August 2022, this NRK documentary remains the only source of this unreleased demo.
Availability
An official release of this demo is entirely plausible, with a-ha's manager confirming a 6 disc deluxe edition of Hunting High And Low is in the works as of March 2022[4]. It is also possible that it has leaked into private traders' circles[5] as many leaked a-ha demos have, dating back to the mid 80's. Most of these trader exclusive recordings stay unavailable to the general public for years. It was long believed that a collection of leaked demos known as Most Wanted from 2009 may have contained the demo, however this has since been confirmed false (it only includes an instrumental version of the released 1983 demo).
Gallery
References
- ↑ Discogs page for the Miss Eerie (1981 Take On Me demo) 7" single release
- ↑ Reuploaded clip of the NRK documentary featuring the demo snippet
- ↑ Discogs page on the 2015 Hunting High And Low Boxset, listing demos recorded at Rendezvous
- ↑ Q&A with a-ha's manager Harald Wiik where he confirms plans for a HHAL super deluxe
- ↑ List of every known a-ha song and each variation, including leaked early versions