Title: Ahe River That Talks (Advance Private Copy - hand numbered - Limited Edition #20 - 7inch 45 RPM Gatefold - Red Vinyl)
Label: Scorpio Records
Date: 1983
Location: Studio / Outtakes


Trackslist:
A1 Roulette

B1 You Can Look (But You Better Not Touch)

C1 Restless Nights

D1 Cindy


Notes:
Track A1: studio, 1979
Track B1: studio, 1979
Track C1: studio, 1980
Track D1: studio, 1979


Format: 2 x 7" 45 RPM


Runout Groove Etchings:
Side A: SC502 B
Side B: SC502 A
Side C: SC501 B
Side D: SC501 A


Release Info:
The River That Talks is a beautifully produced bootleg presented in a gatefold sleeve and containing two 7inch, 45 rpm vinyl records featuring four outtakes from The River.
The front cover displays a striking photograph of Bruce, while the back is a clean white layout listing the track titles.
Opening the gatefold reveals the lyrics to all four songs printed against a light blue background.
Each vinyl label carries the Shell Motor Oil Company logo, with the song title engraved on its respective side.
The first edition was intended as a promotional run of 100 hand numbered copies on red vinyl, each accompanied by a printed card with handwritten numbering. Before release, however, the bootleggers changed course: they replaced the handwritten numbers with a blue ink stamp, keeping the first 20 handwritten copies for themselves and close friends as a kind of advance promo.
Once finalised, 100 stamped, red vinyl copies were issued—extremely scarce today and highly sought after by collectors. A later pressing of 1,600 numbered copies on black vinyl followed.

Quotation:
low -> 150 euro - medium -> 200 euro - high -> 250 euro