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Coldplay: Live at Live at the Reading Festival, 1999 - EP

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(artwork made by me) 08-29-1999 READING FESTIVAL 1. We Never Change 2. High Speed 3. Spies Tracks 1-3 : Reading Festival, UK - August 29 1999 [Radio Broadcast] Total Time : 14 min Coldplay’s performance at the Reading Festival in 1999 is a memorable one for fans. It took place on August 29, 1999, at Little John’s Farm in Reading, England1. The setlist included songs like “Shiver,” “High Speed,” and a rare version of “Spies” which are available to watch on YouTube23. This performance was part of their early career, showcasing the band’s raw live energy and the potential that would lead them to become one of the world’s biggest bands. If you’re interested in experiencing this piece of Coldplay history, you can find recordings of the event here. 🎸🎶 One of the best old versions of a song by the band comes 'Spies', not the one from 'Parachutes', but a year before its release; with a different sound, the one that used to characterize the band at the beginning, which many sa...

The Coldplay - Ode to Deodorant / Brothers + Sisters (Demo Tape)

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  (artwork made by me :) * Demo cassette tape in plastic case without an insert, titled label with management contact number, and artist credit as "The Coldplay" (but on some clear cases there is a label that just credits "Coldplay".  Circulated by manager Phil Harvey to try to get the band signed, the [blank C-30] cassettes used were made by Transco using BASF chrome tape and duplicated by an unknown source. _______________________________________________________

Higher Power (Instrumental) - Single

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(artwork made by me) "Higher Power" is a song by British rock band Coldplay from their ninth album Music of the Spheres. It was released on 7 May 2021 as the lead single The band played ‘Higher Power’ for the first time, to French astronaut, Thomas Pesquet, who was listening from the International Space Station Telling Thomas about the meaning behind the lyrics, Chris Martin said: “The song is about trying to find the astronaut in all of us, the person that can do amazing things.”

A Head Full of Dreams: Demos & Unreleased

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(Cover art made by me)

The Race (Alternate Version) [Previously Unreleased] - Single

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(cover by admiral price)  Shown in a list of songs written on a whiteboard that were being considered for the band's sixth studio album in the making of Ghost Stories was recorded alongside Always in My Head in the Madeon sessions. Was also remade for their seventh album with different lyrics but was later scrapped. An studio version of the track was leaked onto the internet.

Ghost Stories (Instrumentals)

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  The band’s gift for soaring melodies is evident throughout  Ghost Stories —particularly on the magnetic first single, “Magic.” Chris Martin’s heart-rending falsetto floats along in a haze of synth-washed ambience (as on the entrancing  Kid A –influenced “Midnight”) or sparely accompanied by acoustic instruments (“Oceans,” “O”).  Ghost Stories  demonstrates the expressive power of understatement. Copyright: ℗ 2014 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company. Note! : this record is for For Promotional Use Only! Tracklist: 01 Always In My Head (Instrumental) 02 Magic    (Instrumental) 03 Ink (Instrumental) 04 True Love (Instrumental) 05 Midnight (Instrumental) 06 Another's Arms (Instrumental) 07 Oceans (Instrumental) 08 A Sky Full Of Stars (Instrumental) 09 O (Instrumental) Download link

Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends (Instrumentals)

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  Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends, often referred to as simply Viva la Vida, is the fourth studio album by British rock band Coldplay, released on 12 June 2008 on the Parlophone label. ... Lyrically, the album  contains references to love, life, death and war. Copyright: ℗ 2008 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company. Note! : this record is for For Promotional Use Only! Tracklist: 1 Life In Technicolor (Instrumental) 2:29 2 Cemeteries Of London (Instrumental) 3:21 3 Lost! (Instrumental) 3:55 4 42 (Instrumental) 3:57 5 Lovers In Japan / Reign Of Love (Instrumental) 6:51 6 Yes (Instrumental) 4:04 7 Viva La Vida (Instrumental) 4:04 8 Violet Hill (Instrumental) 3:50 9 Strawberry Swing (Instrumental) 4:08 10 Death And All His Friends (Instrumental) 3:30 Download link