Legend has it that '90s pop songstress Liz Phair recorded three demo tapes under the name Girly Sound. The demos were recorded sometime before releasing Exile in Guyville, the debut record that launched Phair into stardom as the alternative rock princess of the unforgettable grunge decade. Get all of the details after the break.

Actually, it's not really a legend. There's a Wikipedia article about it. And everyone knows that if it's on Wikipedia, it's totally real. Mostly. Girly Sound just got the same vindication as Bigfoot.

Okay, so, the Girly Sound demos are real. But, that doesn't mean that they have been notoriously difficult to track down, even in an Internet and peer-to-peer filesharing-driven society. Bootlegs were few and far between, complete with shoddy tracking info. It was only as recent as 2006 that the first two tapes, Yo Yo Buddy Yup Yup Word To Ya Muthuh and Girls Girls Girls, were made available through Phair's online community. Until that point, the track listing--even including the proper song names--was a subject of hot debate among Phair's diehard fanbase.

However, on October 19th, Rocket Science Ventures will release a double-disc featuring Phair's recent weird, Bollywood-sample-heavy work, Funstyle, and the Girly Sound demos. This will be the first time that Phair's earliest recorded works will be made for sale. Fans will recognize seminal versions of such popular tracks as “Fuck and Run”, “Whip-Smart”, and “Give Me My Boyfriend Back” (previously titled “Six Dick Pimp” for the Brain Candy soundtrack).

Phair will also be playing a string of West Coast dates, beginning in October. Keep in touch, readers, for IYS will keep you updated.