I Want You To Know - A A J Russe Written 21st June 1987 Recorded 6th March 2022 The Shoebox Demos Vol 1 **** This was to the same lady who inspired Foolishness. There's a couple of others from the same period, related to her, that will…

Isn't This Fun - A A J Russe Written 1980 (Completed 16th June 1991) Recorded 6th March 2022 The Shoebox Demos Vol 1 **** I wrote most of this in my first year at university. But the Shoebox says I completed it 16/06/1991 - and the…

Gates Of Heaven - A A J Russe Written 15th January 1988 Recorded 6th March 2022 The Shoebox Demos Vol 1 **** This is about as naked as I can get. This is how I wrote it. It's never had any accompaniment. I was a bit young to sing…

Just To Make It What You Want - A A J Russe Written 1st October 2016 Recorded 4th March 2022 The Shoebox Demos Vol 1 **** I was going to choose a more uptempo one next, then this one jumped out of the shoebox at us, shouting "me me ME…

The Feast - A A J Russe Written 26th September 1985 Recorded 3rd March 2022 The Shoebox Demos Vol 1 **** This one's been sticking out of the shoebox for a long long while. It always shows up in a list of maybes. And it did this time…

I Hope I Love Them - A A J Russe Written sometime in 1989 Recorded 2nd March 2022 The Shoebox Demos Vol 1 **** This one has tugged at me for many many years. I absolutely adored it from the moment I wrote it in 1989... But I thought…

Foolishness - A A J Russe Written 3rd January 1988 Recorded 1st March 2022 The Shoebox Demos Vol 1 **** While writing and recording songs for FAWM 2022 I discovered that I can create acoustic demos of nearly any song I've ever written…

As If It Really Matters - A A J Russe Written 16th January 1999 Recorded 12th March 2022 The Shoebox Demos Vol 1 **** Crumbs, even this is 23 years old! We used it as a set-opener in the last band I was in. I've been trying to make…

(Remastered 22/10/2021) I wasn't even sure the recording machine was still going to work after nearly five years... Certainly, bits of me don't work anymore... But, surprisingly, I got this done in 24 hours, start to finish... Strange old world…

I Want You To Know - A A J Russe Written 21st June 1987 Recorded 6th March 2022 The Shoebox Demos Vol 1 **** This was to the same lady who inspired Foolishness. There's a couple of others from the same period, related to her, that will…