Red Hot Chili Peppers Discografia Unreleased <Tested × Tricks>
This era is unique: 17 songs were recorded, 14 on IWY, and the other 9 released as I’m Beside You (vinyl B-sides).
So no unreleased material from this era – all circulating songs are official.
But one truly unreleased track exists:
With Frusciante back and sober, they became a jam band between songs. Hundreds of hours exist. The most famous unreleased piece: “Leverage of Space” – Wait, no, that one did come out on Greatest Hits (2003). But its sister track, “Rolling Sly Stone” (also on Greatest Hits), was a live-only song for years. The true unreleased gem from these sessions is “Forty Pounds” – a 30-second bass-and-drum freakout that was supposed to be a hidden track on By the Way but was cut for time. red hot chili peppers discografia unreleased
With the release of the singles Black Summer and Poster Child and the albums Unlimited Love and Return of the Dream Canteen, the band has been transparent about their writing process.
Recorded 1983-1984
These are the earliest known recordings with guitarist Jack Sherman (and briefly Hillel Slovak). Many have never surfaced officially.
| Song | Status | Notes |
|------|--------|-------|
| "What Is This?" | Unreleased | Early funk-rock instrumental; later became a song by Hillel’s other band. |
| "Blues for Meister" | Leaked | Slow blues jam – vocals by Flea. |
| "Get Up and Jump" (Demo) | Released officially on Out in L.A. '87 | Different lyrics from album version. |
| "Out in L.A." (Demo) | Released | Faster, rawer than album take. |
| "Green Heaven" (Demo) | Released | Alternate political lyrics. | This era is unique: 17 songs were recorded,
Holy Grail: The 1983 4-track demo reel containing 6 songs not heard since.
With John back, the band recorded Unlimited Love and Return of the Dream Canteen in the same sessions. They reportedly wrote and recorded over 50 songs. We got 34 between the two albums. Where are the other 16? With Frusciante back and sober, they became a
Confirmed Unreleased from 2021-2022 Sessions:
According to engineer Ryan Hewitt, these tracks are "fully mixed and mastered, sitting on a hard drive." No release date has been announced.