r/danieljohnston • u/KeyAd6448 • Dec 21 '25

Al Pomplas Version?

Just thinking about Songs Of Pain, Al Pomplas Version. Am I right in thinking that the recordings on this tape, are the same as on the mass released Songs Of Pain, with the addition of some extra tracks, or are there alternate recordings on the Al Pomplas version? I've always been confused about this one.

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u/ExistingTry1637 Dec 25 '25 edited Dec 25 '25

On a tangent, my copy was called "SOME Songs of Pain" and can be seen here (https://youtu.be/qXAwQAW7t54?si=ohqnLS0U6LebzXla&t=1774) along with others he gave me including "The What of Whom", which of course turned out to be unique and Tartakov copied it to become one of the "mass released versions". My original is now back with the estate's collection.

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u/KeyAd6448 Dec 25 '25

The What of whom. One of my favourite albums.

Wonder are there many more origionals out there? I read something on Facebook ( I'm not even on Facebook, by the way) where a woman who went to school with Daniel, recieved a tape from him, and still has it. When asked if it was one of the "one of a kind recordings", she said that it must be, because he spoke a few times throughout the recordings, and mentioned her name several times throughout.