So, how many boots of this song exist?
There are at least three demo versions of this song:
The first is instrumental. It can be found
here on Youtube and, according to the uploader, was recorded by MP at Berklee in 1986 (which sounds screwy).
Then, there is the version distributed on the Images and Words demos, from Chris Cintron's vocal audition.
Finally, there is the version from the Images and Wots sessions, with JLB singing, and is featured on the silver boot entitled
Antiquities. This one sounds pretty good (better than WDADU, at least), but needs to be dialed back to 96% playback speed to not be in the key of B-sharp. This is presumably due to capstan wear.
The song was performed four times by Mike's account.
The first was at the infamous Steve Stone show, in which the song was performed instrumentally. There is one known source for this show whose quality is comparable to that of Steve's dancing.
The second performance was the set closer at Majesty's first subsequent show, in which they performed instrumentally under the name "Ytsejam" because they were so embarrassed from their previous performance, despite five elapsed months. By this time they were working with the aforementioned Chris Clitron, but didn't want another fiasco. He fell off the earth the next day. A source exists for this show.
The song was introduced with lyrics at the Limelight show, for which there are numerous great sources (at least two video, two audio, and one official). This is widely considered the definitive recording due to its release as an official bootleg and wide circulation in the nineties.
The final performance of the song was in Bonn, Germany (the same city as "Mercy fuck" IIRC), for which one video source exists. Two DVD-Rips circulate with varying generational quality. "Source two" has Wait for Sleep and Learning to Live; "Source one" has a video of a performance of
New Millenium 1999 drum clinic; "Source four" is the name of an ellipsoidal reflector spotlight by Electronic Theatre Controls. This show was recorded with a microphone that does not handle high noise well; as a result, while video quality is pretty good for the era and "Carpe Diem" sounds alright, the rest is a quiet, bass-heavy, distorted mess.