Promo Releases

Only lists promo releases which are different from the commercially available product. A simple sticker does not qualify.


Glow Stars (single)

(GLOW STARS SINGLE P1)

Glow Stars promo (cover, France) Glow Stars promo (backcover, France)

DATE / COUNTRY:
1993 (France)

TRACK:

2:56 Glow Stars (Edit)

PROMO RELEASE:
CD-5 France 493 French 1 track promo # 1685
1 track

NOTE:
Promotional release. Some seconds of the middle section have been deleted for this edit.


Glow Stars (LP)

(GLOW STARS LP P1 - TEST PRESSING)

Glow Stars promo (testpressing, cover) Glow Stars promo (testpressing, vinyl)

DATE / COUNTRY:
1993 (UK)

TRACKS:

Bare
My Fidelity
Spirit In You
Shell
Glow Stars
Ear To The Ground
Second Skin
Mothertongue
All The Way
Frontier
Shaking The Doll
Talking To Strangers

PROMO RELEASE:
12" UK Butterfly BFLLP 2
12 tracks

NOTE:
UK LP white label test pressing of Glow Stars. All the track details are handwritten on the plain white sleeve and a sample label for side 2 is included in the protective cover.


(GLOW STARS LP P2 - FRENCH PROMO)

Glow Stars promo (outside, France) Glow Stars promo (inside, France)

DATE / COUNTRY:
1993 (France)

TRACKS:

Bare
My Fidelity
Spirit In You
Shell
Glow Stars
Ear To The Ground
Second Skin
Mothertongue
All The Way
Frontier
Shaking The Doll
Talking To Strangers

PROMO RELEASE:
CD France Big Life Records/Butterfly Records/PMDC BFLCD2 / 519 189-2
12 tracks

NOTE:
Same CD item as the French regular release, but came with a box and biography.


Blow


(BLOW P1)

Blow promo (cover, Germany) Blow promo (cd, Germany)

DATE / COUNTRY:
1993 (Germany)

TRACKS:

Light Years
Sugar
Maybe An Angel
Blessed
Mothertongue
Talking To Strangers
Shaking The Doll
Frontier
Doubled Up

PROMO RELEASES:
CD Germany Rough Trade/Big Cat RTD 131.1672.2
9 tracks

NOTE:
All songs recorded live in London.


Oyster

(OYSTER P1 - TEST PRESSING)

Oyster promo (testpressing, cover) Oyster promo (testpressing, backcover) Oyster promo (testpressing, CD)

DATE / COUNTRY:
1994-06-24 (UK)

TRACKS:

3:49 Walk This World
3:55 Habit (= Heal)
6:20 Island
5:08 Maybe An Angel
5:56 Throwing Fire At The Sun
4:53 Truth And Bone
4:49 Light Years
4:11 Walking Higher
4:33 Blue Black
4:31 Verona
3:40 Doubled Up
6:15 Blind

TEST PRESSING:
CD UK Whitfield Recording Studios
12 tracks, 58:14 minutes

Note:
Test pressing on CD-R with a different running order compared to the official release and additional track "Blind".


(OYSTER P2 - HEATHER NOVA)

Oyster promo (cassette, card) Oyster promo (cassette, side A) Oyster promo (cassette, side B)

DATE / COUNTRY:
1994 (US)

TRACKS:

Walk This World
Heal
Island
Throwing Fire At The Sun
Maybe An Angel
Truth And Bone
Blue Black
Walking Higher
Light Years
Verona
Doubled Up

PROMO RELEASE:
CT US Columbia/Sony Music
11 tracks


(OYSTER P3)

DATE / COUNTRY:
1995 (US)

TRACKS:

Walk This World
Heal
Island
Throwing Fire At The Sun
Maybe An Angel
Sugar
Truth And Bone
Blue Black
Walking Higher
Light Years
Verona
Doubled Up

PROMO RELEASE:
CT US Sony Music AOC67113
12 tracks


Live From The Milky Way

(LIVE FROM THE MILKY WAY P1)

Live From The Milky Way promo (cover, LP, USA) Live From The Milky Way promo (backcover, LP, USA) Live From The Milky Way promo (LP, USA)

DATE / COUNTRY:
1995-04-25 (US)

TRACKS:

Maybe An Angel
Throwing Fire At The Sun
Talking To Strangers
Sugar
Walking Higher
Verona

PROMO RELEASE:
10" US Sony/Big Cat 30S 7014
6 tracks

NOTE:
Vinyl. "Demonstration - not for sale"


(LIVE FROM THE MILKY WAY P2)

Live From The Milky Way promo (cover, cassette, USA) Live From The Milky Way promo (front, cassette, USA) Live From The Milky Way promo (back, cassette, USA)

DATE / COUNTRY:
1995 (US)

TRACKS:

Maybe An Angel
Throwing Fire At The Sun
Talking To Strangers
Sugar
Walking Higher
Verona

PROMO RELEASE:
CT US Sony/Big Cat
6 tracks


Walk This World

(WALK THIS WORLD P1)

Walk This World promo (testpressing, cover) Walk This World promo (testpressing, vinyl)

DATE / COUNTRY:
1995 (UK)

TRACKS:

Walk This World
Home
Blind
Walk This World (acoustic)

PROMO RELEASE:
12" UK Butterfly BFLT 19
4 tracks

NOTE:
UK LP white label test pressing of Walk This World. All the track details are handwritten on the plain white sleeve.


(WALK THIS WORLD P2)

Walk This World promo (cover, USA) Walk This World promo (backcover, USA) Walk This World promo (CD, USA)

DATE / COUNTRY:
1995 (US)

TRACKS:

3:48 Walk This World
4:13 Walk This World (live version)

PROMO RELEASE:
CD-5 US Sony OSK 7222
2 tracks, 8:07 minutes

NOTES:
Timing for the live track is noted too short as 3:56. This is the same version as on the Japanese "Walk This World" single release.

Released in US as promo only.


AAA Sampler

(AAA SAMPLER P1)

AAA sampler promo (cover) AAA sampler promo (backcover) AAA sampler promo (CD, USA)

DATE / COUNTRY:
1995 (US)

TRACKS:

4:08 Maybe An Angel (edit)
4:54 Truth And Bone
4:02 Verona
6:20 Island

PROMO RELEASE:
CD US Big Cat/Work/Sony OSK7621
4 tracks, 19:33 minutes

NOTE:
Timing for "Maybe An Angel" is noted too short as 3:42.

Release with 4 tracks from Oyster.


Maybe An Angel

(MAYBE AN ANGEL P1 - NETHERLANDS PROMO)

DATE / COUNTRY:
1995-03 (Netherlands)

TRACKS:

(tracklist unknown)

PROMO RELEASE:
CD-5 Netherlands PIAS


(MAYBE AN ANGEL P2 - AUSTRALIA PROMO)

Maybe An Angel promo (cover, Australia) Maybe An Angel promo (backcover, Australia) Maybe An Angel promo (CD, Australia)

DATE / COUNTRY:
1995-03 (Australia)

TRACKS:

4:03 Maybe An Angel (edit #1)
4:07 Maybe An Angel (undertow mix)

PROMO RELEASE:
CD-5 Australia Liberation/Big Life/Butterfly PRD 95/67
2 tracks, 8:13 minutes


(MAYBE AN ANGEL P3 - US PROMO)

Maybe An Angel promo (cover, USA) Maybe An Angel promo (backcover, USA) Maybe An Angel promo (CD, USA)

DATE / COUNTRY:
1995 (US)

TRACKS:

3:50 Maybe An Angel (single version)
4:08 Maybe An Angel (album edit)
5:34 Maybe An Angel ("Live From The Milky Way" version)

PROMO RELEASE:
CD US Big Cat/Work/Sony OSK 7620
3 Tracks

NOTES:
The first two tracks are different from the version on the German/UK/Australian single releases.

Released in US as promo only.


(MAYBE AN ANGEL P4 - JAPAN DJ-PROMO)

Maybe An Angel promo (cover, Japan) Maybe An Angel promo (backcover, Japan) Maybe An Angel promo (CD, Japan)

DATE / COUNTRY:
1995 (Japan)

TRACKS:

5:08 Maybe An Angel
3:37 Walk This World (live, likely in Japan, November 1995)
4:18 Maybe An Angel (live, likely in Japan, November 1995)

PROMO RELEASE:
CD Japan XACS 90034
3 tracks

NOTE:
Both live versions haven't been released anywhere else. It is not known where they were recorded.


(MAYBE AN ANGEL P5 - GERMANY PROMO)

Maybe An Angel promo (cover, Germany)

DATE / COUNTRY:
1995 (Germany)

TRACKS:

4:05 Maybe An Angel
7:01 Throwing Fire At The Sun (live)
5:15 Talking To Strangers (live)
3:41 Verona (live)
4:50 Truth And Bone (live)
3:59 My Fidelity (live)
5:46 Maybe An Angel (live)

PROMO RELEASE:
CD Germany Butterfly / Rough Trade Records GmbH RTD 159.3077.3
7 tracks, 34:41 minutes

NOTE:
The live songs were recorded in Amsterdam.


(MAYBE AN ANGEL P6 - UK PROMO)

Maybe An Angel promo (cover, UK)

DATE / COUNTRY:
1995? (UK)

TRACKS:

Maybe An Angel

PROMO RELEASE:
CD UK Big Life / Butterfly PROMO BIG LIFE 001
1 track


Truth And Bone

(TRUTH AND BONE P1 - UK PROMO)

DATE / COUNTRY:
1996 (UK)

Truth And Bone promo (cover, UK) Truth And Bone promo (backcover, UK) Truth And Bone promo (CD, UK) Truth And Bone promo (box, UK) Truth And Bone promo (sticker, UK)

TRACKS:

4:03 Truth And Bone (new version, recorded in Nashville)
3:36 Like A Hurricane (live in Hiroshima)
3:16 I'm On Fire (live in Nagoya)
5:51 Blue Black (live in Tokyo)

PROMO RELEASE:
CD-5 UK Butterfly/Big Life BFLD 34
4 tracks, 16:47 minutes

NOTES:
This CD comes in a jewel box rather than the slimline case. The live songs were recorded at the Japanese tour 1995.

"Like A Hurricane" written by Neil Young, "I'm On Fire" written by Bruce Springsteen. Released in UK as promo only.


(TRUTH AND BONE P2 - GERMANY PROMO)

Truth And Bone promo (CD, Germany)

DATE / COUNTRY:
1996 (Germany)

TRACKS:

4:03 Truth And Bone (new version, recorded in Nashville)
3:36 Like A Hurricane (live in Hiroshima)
3:16 I'm On Fire (live in Nagoya)
5:51 Blue Black (live in Tokyo)

PROMO RELEASE:
CD-5 Germany Rough Trade Records/Big Life/Butterfly RTD 159.3317.3
4 tracks, 16:47 minutes

NOTES:
The live songs were recorded at the Japanese tour 1995.

"Like A Hurricane" written by Neil Young, "I'm On Fire" written by Bruce Springsteen.


The First Recording

(THE FIRST RECORDING P1 - UK PROMO)

The First Recording promo (CD, UK)

DATE / COUNTRY:
1997-02 (UK)

TRACKS:

3:08 These Walls
3:09 New Love
3:43 Further Than You
4:39 Flying As She Falls

PROMO RELEASE:
CD-5 UK Big Cat Records ABB132 CD
4 tracks, 14:39 minutes

NOTE:
Re-release of the "These Walls EP", which was originally released under her real name on vinyl only. This promotional release comes in a neutral tissue bag.


(THE FIRST RECORDING P2 - SWEDEN PROMO KIT)

The First Recording promo (CD-Kit, Sweden) The First Recording promo (CD-Kit, Sweden)

DATE / COUNTRY:
1997 (Sweden)

TRACKS:

3:08 These Walls
3:09 New Love
3:43 Further Than You
4:39 Flying As She Falls

PROMO RELEASE:
CD-5 UK/Sweden Big Cat Records ABB132 CD
4 tracks, 14:39 minutes

NOTE:
Re-release of the "These Walls EP", which was originally released under her real name on vinyl only. The same promo CD as the UK one, but part of a V2 Sweden promotional kit, featuring the bands Stereophonics, Heather Nova, Corduroy, and Number One Cup.


(THE FIRST RECORDING P3 - SWEDEN PROMO)

The First Recording promo (CD, Sweden) The First Recording promo (CD, Sweden)

DATE / COUNTRY:
1997 (Sweden)

TRACKS:

3:08 These Walls
3:09 New Love
3:43 Further Than You
4:39 Flying As She Falls

PROMO RELEASE:
CD Sweden V2 ABB 132SCD
4 tracks, 14:39 minutes

NOTE:
Re-release of the "These Walls EP", which was originally released under her real name on vinyl only.


 

This information is part of the Heather Nova Discography and Song List - www.heathernova-info.com