Melodies Yearning to Get Out
With eight LPs and numerous singles, b-sides, and collaborations, Regina Spektor has amassed an immense catalog of songs – including 200 original compositions. While most of these songs would eventually come to see an official release, many of them are only known via fan-circulated bootlegs, often capturing low-key performances in divey New York bars and nightclubs. In some lucky instances, an entrepreneuring fan might have even recorded the single known performance of a song.
Similarly, Regina is known to have recorded many more songs than she has officially released as part of numerous demo sessions. While it is unknown how these demos ended up online, they exude the same high-quality song writing and performances as some of her best official releases.
Over the years, these demos and bootlegs have become fan favorites and have entered themselves into the pantheon of some of Regina’s most adored performances. This page serves to orient fans, both old and new, as to some of the best of Regina Spektor’s unreleased catalog. Play the songs directly from this page to listen, or click the show, demo, or song to jump further down the rabbit hole…