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Beneath the Boardwalk

Beneath the Boardwalk refers to a collection of 18 demo recordings by Sheffield band Arctic Monkeys which were burned onto CDs to give away at the band's gigs for free, and which emerged on the Internet in 2004, promptly file-shared amongst fans.

Beneath the Boardwalk

2004

  • 2004
  • Sheffield, England
  • 2 Fly Studios

52:14

Legacy[edit]

Many of the songs featured in the collection (tracks 1, 5, 6, 8, 10, 11, 12 and 14) went on to appear later — albeit re-recorded — on Arctic Monkeys' debut album, Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not.[4] The track "Cigarette Smoke" was later reworked into "Cigarette Smoker Fiona" for the Who the Fuck Are Arctic Monkeys? EP. "Scummy" was also re-recorded and re-titled as "When The Sun Goes Down". "Bigger Boys and Stolen Sweethearts" was released as a B-side of the "I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor" single, and "Stickin' to the Floor" became a B-side on the "When the Sun Goes Down" single. The remaining tracks have not been commercially released.

– lead vocals, lead and rhythm guitar

Alex Turner

– rhythm and lead guitar

Jamie Cook

– bass guitar, backing vocals

Andy Nicholson

– drums, percussion, backing vocals

Matt Helders