Down The River Unti The Sea

From The River To The Sea is the first full-length demo album by the now famous Big Big Train! The roots of Big Big Train can be found in 1987, when guitarist Greg Spawton decided to move from Birmingham to Bournemouth, where he met bassist Andy Poole.Poole was a big fan of Prog music and a former roadie for The Lens and IQ.The duo decided to record some songs together, leading slowly to the formation of Big Big Train in 1990 with the addition of Ian Cooper on keys, an ex-bandmate of Poole in a band called Arcshine.They recruited Canadian singer Martin Read and 15-year old drummer Steve Hughes and recorded the demo cassette ''From the river to the sea'' on an 8-track recorder from April to June 91'.Following some good gigs, the album was reissued in CD the next year with two more tracks, recorded in early 92'.

A remake of the original album by Big Big Train. Remade by Steve Hughes at Thunted Hex Sound Labs, London.
From the River to the Sea was originally released as a demo tape in 1991. It was recorded on a newly-purchased Fostex R8 eight-track reel-to-reel tape recorder (the R8 was marketed at the mid to high-end home recording market). From the River to the Sea features the first songs commercially released by Big Big Train. After positive reviews in fan magazines for the demo tape version, it was decided to re-issue the demo album on CD (1992).