I Missed Again (rare Drawing Board home demo) by Phil Collins [The Daily Vinyl music video #36]

The Daily Vinyl video #36: Phil Collins' Drawing Board Rare Home Demos for "I Missed Again" and "If Leaving Me Is Easy"

Happy New Year! Did you enjoy the January snow storm of 2010???

This is the first time I produced a special request by a loyal viewer. The Daily Vinyl video #4 featured the home demo version of "In The Air Tonight" from a Phil Collins Maxi-Single released in conjunction with his debut album "Face Value" in 1981. And someone asked to hear the other demos on this record. (6 months later, here they are!)

It's amazing to me that these demos (recorded in 1980 while Phil was going thru a very rough divorce) were ever released. It's fun to find the the improvised phrases that eventually made it to the final versions. To my knowledge, these versions, entitled "Drawing Board" are not available for purchase anywhere. So please... ENJOY.

(I can't believe Nashville schools were closed for two days for THAT snow!) BTW, the turntable is placed in the exact same spot as the vinyl music video for "In The Air Tonight"

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[Rockstaralan]

Now, would't it have been wise to have broken out the dust cover for this one, rather than let the snow destroy this obviously rare gem? It's bad enough that you placed the table out in cold weather. Just saying....Otherwise, keep up the awesome work on your vids.

[TheDailyVinyl]

No offense taken. I like a little bit of danger. At least I'm filming it for posterity. If anything happens to the vinyl or the player, there's always a video to preserve its memory. Thanks for watching.

[vivelavidarocka]

I don't know why but every time I see one of your videos, I can't help it but listen the song with a smile. Thanks for do that.

[TheDailyVinyl]

Thanks so much!!! I saw your icon is the YES logo. I've been trying to figure out what YES thing I'm going to do. Of course, most things on Atlantic is not allowed on YouTube.

[JeffN727]

Interesting to hear how somebody like Phil Collins develops their songs. Cool record.

Did you have your TT sitting in the snow? Or was it on something? We got about 7 or 8 inches here the other night. We don't have as much snow as we had last year though.

[TheDailyVinyl]

@JeffN727 I have a small cooler that I use for times like these. You can kinda see that I'm squatting at its level and not leaning over something on the ground. BTW, if you haven't already rated, I'd love to get some 5-stars to balance the 3-star rating someone gave it. Thanks!

[twostikks1]

LOL ... I can't believe you played this record outside while it was snowing! Thankfully, the snow was light enough not to have damaged the record! You are correct of course: The 3 tracks that make up "The Drawing Board" were never released elsewhere ... no CD release (I burned them to CD-R for my own collection). An interesting fact about these tracks:  The 1st pressing of the British 7" single has longer versions of all 3 tracks!

[bush2tree]

phil collins is like a bad arthur russell

[lewisslade]

Thanks Sir! Great sound....xx

[erocktv]

Interesting.. "Leaving Me" is a lot more developed lyrically than "Missed Again" at this point, even in Phil's improvisational style.

[SoluForum]

Interesting! Five stars.