The Strait Tapes was a compilation series of (at least) three volumes that seems to be pretty obscure. They are connected with the Strait Newspaper/Magazine out of London (which was the bi-monthly magazine connected to the Greenbelt Festival in England). There is no date given on any of three volumes. This series of tapes contained songs from already released albums along side pre-release songs and unreleased tracks by known and underground bands.

1. Larry Norman – “If You Don’t Love the Lord” (early version, later released on Rehearsal 4 Reality, 1986 Royal Music)
2. Robin Lane – “Hard Cover” (from Heart Connection EP, 1984 Recon Records)
3. Steve Turner – “I Look Down” (previously unreleased)
4. Philip Bailey – “The Wonders of His Love” (from The Wonders of His Love, 1984 Myrrh Records)
5. Jump the Nile – “Innocence Abroad” (previously unreleased)
6. Ring of Fire – “Brave Men Cry” (previously unreleased)
7. Bruce Cockburn – “In the Falling Dark” (from In the Falling Dark, 1976 True North Records)
8. Maria Muldaur – “There’s Gonna be the Devil to Pay” (from Sweet and Slow, 1983 Spindrift)
9. Randy Stonehill – “Everything But Love” (from Stonehill, 1985 Street Tunes)
10. Press Any Key – “Whistle on the Wind” (early version, later released on Whisper in the Wind, 1987 Marshall Pickering Records)
11. Garth Hewitt – “Red Hot and Cooking” (b-side to The Hungry Wind single, 1982 Blue Moon Records)
12. Interface – “Memories” (from Memories, 1984 Embryo Arts)

(coming soon)

(coming soon)

• Review of "The Strait Tapes Volume 1"
• Review of "The Strait Tapes Volume 2"
• Review of "The Strait Tapes Volume 13"