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Longing ～跡切れた Melody～

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Longing ～跡切れた Melody～ --- 1994-12-30

- X Japan Presents Demo Tape < 発売未定 > - Tokyo Dome 1994 Dec. 30/31 "Not For Sale" * 発売未定 means "release undecided" or "release schedule unknown" Demo tape given away to fans at the Tokyo Dome concert on December 30th and 31st, 1994. Side A contains the pre-release/unreleased demo version of "Longing" with partially different lyrics, guitar solos, arrange and also without drums, but featuring drum machine instead and Yoshiki plays a string synthesizer. The total length of the song is longer than the later released version. This version is different from the final cut versions included on the "Longing 〜跡切れた Melody〜" single (Aug 1995), "Longing 〜切望の夜〜" single (Dec 1995) and "Dahlia" album (Nov 1996). Side B contains the studio rehearsal/practice session recording (a medley of "Scars" <1st verse>, "Dahlia" <intro>, "Longing", and "Break The Darkness") in Los Angeles. - Physical Identifier: On the clear outer shell case, at front bottom right - is a MADE IN JAPAN debossed* font effect. *debossed (pop up) is the opposite of emboss (down)