Lazarus Archive · LZ-35626

The Shadow Wires: demo recordings

The Shadow Wires, 1985–1991. Sound recording for studio equipment.

Description

Demo recordings by a shoegaze band from North Glencombe, made in a rented studio.

Provenance

Brought to a Lazarus rescue day by a former owner. The label, written in marker, reads ‘DO NOT ERASE’. All files were recovered; 15 damaged sectors were rebuilt from redundant data.

Preservation

Fixity (SHA-256)
b80cfd7b81f5d48d006343b88c5050635a1693838e239ef466d9aa5b90812ac3
Last verified
Sep 25, 2026, by Vigil
Migrated to
FLAC, 24-bit
Copies
Three, on two kinds of storage, in two cities
Original carriers
Kept in cold storage in Vancouver

Access

Free, in the Lazarus reading room in Vancouver and in partner reading rooms. The license does not permit copies to be taken away.

Reading-room copies are migrated to FLAC, 24-bit. The recovered files are kept exactly as they were found.

Cite as: The Shadow Wires, The Shadow Wires: demo recordings (1985–1991). Lazarus Archive, LZ-35626.

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