PJ Harvey: Stories from the City - Demos (2021)

Awesome. 

PJ Harvey: Uh Huh Her - Demos (2021)

 

Another cool collection. That's all I will say.

PJ Harvey: To Bring You My Love - Demos (2020)

 

I am enjoying all of these demo releases. 

PJ Harvey: All About Eve (Original Music) (2019)

Imagine, a PJ Harvey record that includes Gillian Anderson! This is from a stage production of All About Eve, from 2019. This is pretty interesting music and not what you might expect from PJ. 

PJ Harvey: The Hope Six Demolition Project (2016)

This record was supposed to ship with a MP3 download code and a poster. Mine only has the poster. Other people have reported receiving only either the poster or the code. Some lucky people got both. Or, as Discogs reports:

"Comes with A1 fold-out poster and 320kbps MP3 download code. Some copies come without the poster, or without the download code, or with neither of these items at all."

I haven't had much time to soak in this record, but I like it, of course. I think PJ is really great. I have read about the complaints people have made regarding some of her perceptions about Washington DC, but I can't really comment on that.

PJ Harvey: Let England Shake (2011)

Bad photo. This album won the 2011 Mercury Music Prize. I'd say that award was justified. By the way, this is the first European pressing. The only other pressing, to date, is the US pressing. I have the CD, which is worth less than $10. The vinyl, on the other hand, is probably worth $35 - $40 US.

John Parish & Polly Jean Harvey: Dance Hall At Louse Point(1996)

Despite PJ's name being listed second, I have filed this under Harvey, not Parish. Oddly, I just noticed that my CD copy is under P, for Parish. I will have to change that. Once gain, I have a reissue, since the original 1996 pressing is expensive, plus I have never seen one anywhere. 

PJ Harvey: To Bring You My Love (1995)

The original 1995 pressing of this LP sells for more than I would consider paying. On the other hand, this 2001 pressing was far more reasonable. I found a sealed copy for $15 (no tax). I also have the CD. Sometime after this record came out, I saw PJ play a show in Toronto.

On this record, she moved departed from punk to something more sophisticated.

PJ Harvey: 4-Track Demos (1993/2020)

 

From Wikpedia: 

4-Track Demos is an album of demos by British singer-songwriter PJ Harvey. It was released in October 1993 by Island Records. It consists of eight demos of songs from her previous album, Rid of Me, along with six demos of some unreleased tracks which never made it to release with the three-piece PJ Harvey line-up. According to interviews with Harvey, all fourteen of these songs were written and demoed at her home between mid-1991 and autumn 1992. 4-Track Demos was Harvey's first entirely self-produced album; there would not be another such until 2004's Uh Huh Her.

I one saw a pressing of the original release in a record store bin, but passed it by when I noted the price tag. The 2020 remaster will do just fine. 

PJ Harvey: Stories from the City, Stories from the Sea (2000)

The PJ Harvey reissues continue to flood in, and this is as great as the rest. The original year 2000 pressing of the record goes for stupid money. In 2000, I bought the CD. I am not even sure if there was anyone selling vinyl around these parts back then. This is the first official vinyl release since that time. I think it sounds great. 

PJ Harvey: Rid Of Me (1993)

The 1993 pressing of this LP is now worth a small fortune, meaning that the 2020 version is the one to get for a reasonable price, and for me that was abut $25 CDN. The reissues is very well done. I say that, of course, having only ever heard he CD version. 

PJ Harvey: White Chalk (2007)

I have the 2021 180 gram remaster. It sounds great. I think all of the remasters have been awesome. 

PJ Harvey: The Peel Sessions (1991-1994) (2006/2021)

The original pressing of this record is insanely expensive, running up to $500 from some sellers, though I am sure you could get on for. less. I got this repressing for 30% off, making it a real steal. 

PJ Harvey: Fry (1992)

 

PJ's first record is a cracker. Wikipedia reports the following:

Speaking to Filter magazine in 2004, Harvey said of her debut album: "Dry is the first chance I ever had to make a record and I thought it would be my last. So, I put everything I had into it. It was a very extreme record. It was a great joy for me to be able to make it. I never thought I'd have that opportunity, so I felt like I had to get everything on it as well as I possibly could, because it was probably my only chance. It felt very extreme for that reason." [source]

First pressings come at a premium now. I bought this on CD back in the day. I should have purchased the vinyl.