Songs → Polyethylene
Released as a b-side on the Paranoid Android single. Pt. 2 of the song appears on the MiniDiscs as a rough demo by Thom as well as various studio mixes.
Recording Chronology
March - April 1996: On Tour
Winter 1997: Mixing Sessions
Recordings → Polyethylene {MD123}
Rough demo. Thom solo, guitar and vocals. Recorded on an unknown date after 24 March 1996.
Discs → MD123 → Polyethylene {MD123} †
Transcription
So sell your suit and tie / And come with me to mars / The surf is always high / There's always pretty stars / And if you don't get out some more you're gonna rot / If you don't get out some more you're gonna rot / [?] little things / [?] little things / [?] little things / [?] little things / So sell your suit and tie / And come with me to mars / The surf is always high / There's always pretty stars / And if you don't get out some more you're gonna rot / If you don't get out some more you're gonna rot / We don't get out a lot as often as we should / [?] / One of these days when they're knocking at the window / This is what I'm gonna do / [?] little things / [?] little things / [?] little things / [?] little things / [?] little things / [?] little things / [?] little things / [?] little things
Recordings → Polyethylene {MD127}
Studio mix of pt. 2 only.
Discs → MD127 → Polyethylene {MD127} * <near-finished mix - clean vocals>
Transcription
(Oh. Heh.) / (Alright?) / (Yeah, oh that's, yeah, that's the right thing. One, two, three, four) / So sell your suit and tie and come and live with me / Leukemia, schizophrenia, polyethylene / There is no significant risk to your health / She used to be beautiful once as well / Plastic bag, middle class, polyethylene / Decaffeinate, unleaded, keep all surfaces clean / If you don't believe this sell yourself / If you don't get into it no one will
Recordings → Polyethylene (less bass + snare)
Studio mix of pt. 2 only. Slightly less bass and snare than previous mix.
Discs → MD127 → Polyethylene (less bass + snare) <near-finished mix>
Transcription
(Yeah, oh that's, yeah, that's the right thing. One, two, three, four) / So sell your suit and tie and come and live with me / Leukemia, schizophrenia, polyethylene / There is no significant risk to your health / She used to be beautiful once as well / Plastic bag, middle class, polyethylene / Decaffeinate, unleaded, keep all surfaces clean / If you don't believe this sell yourself / If you don't get into it no one will
Recordings → Polyethylene {MD126}
Studio mix of pt. 2 only. This version has a little more of a distortion effect applied to the vocals compared to the previous mixes.
Discs → MD126 → Polyethylene {MD126} † <near-finished mix - distorted vocals>
Transcription
(One, two, three, four) / So sell your suit and tie and come and live with me / Leukemia, schizophrenia, polyethylene / There is no significant risk to your health / She used to be beautiful once as well / Plastic bag, middle class, polyethylene / Decaffeinate, unleaded, keep all surfaces clean / If you don't believe this sell yourself / If you don't get into it no one will