The Smiths "Fast One" and other Demos (Missing 1982-1987 Tracks)



In 2005 on BBC radio show 'Mint', Andy Rourke, bassist of The Smiths claimed to be auctioning off old Smiths paraphernalia and tapes. He played a short segment from one of the tapes on the show.

Also known as Click Track, The Cowbell Track, The Click-Cowbell Track, or The Fast One Click-Cowbell Track, it is a brief (1.10) instrumental which is only available at low quality, since all versions have been ripped from Rourke's radio broadcast.

It is assumed to be just one of a loose collection of instrumental tracks and unfinished pieces owned by Rourke and possibly other members of the band, also alluded to by the 2005 unearthing of the previous lost instrumental tracks I Misses You and Heavy Track, which were found on very rare contemporary bootleg LP; Unreleased Demos and Rarities.

After the radio interview, guitarist Johnny Marr apparently contacted Rourke and convinced him not to sell any of the unreleased music. To this day it is unknown how many original instrumental demos The Smiths are withholding.