Well a fourth is memory lane.

I'm looking for an authoritative source that mentions 6 demos. If I find it, I'll share it.

In this interview from 1992 with two the members of the Band of Joy, Kevin Gammond and Paul Lockey, Kevin says this:

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D-YOU REALIZE THAT THERE ARE SEVERAL OF THE EARLY DEMOS OUT ON BOOTLEG, BUT NOT ALL.

K-WELL THE DEMOS WERE MEMORY LANE, HEY JOE, FOR WHAT ITS WORTH, ADRIATIC SEA VIEW.

GOES OFF FOR AWHILE WITH ME SUGGESTING THEY SERIOUSLY CONSIDER RELEASING THAT STUFF ON A LEGITIMATE FORMAT FOR THE FANS. MET WITH SOME SERIOUS DISCUSSION OF THE POSSIBILITY AND SOME SURPRISE THAT SOME OF THOSE SONGS ARE COLLECTED ON BOOTLEGS!

D-WHAT IS THE STORY OF THE BAND OF JOY DEMOS?

P-THEY WERE THE HIGHLIGHT OF MY CAREER!

K-DENNY CORDELL, WHO PRODUCED ALL THE MOVE RECORDS, PICKED UP ON THE DEMOS, AND ROBERT SAID 'OK I'M GOING TO LONDON WITH THE DEMOS', AND DENNY WAS REALLY OVER THE MOON ABOUT THEM THE NEXT WE HEARD AND ROBERT WAS KNOCKING ON THE DOOR SAYING 'YEAH THEY LOVE IT!'. BUT THEN SOMEHOW IT GOT MESSED UP, ROBERT SAID COME ON AND LET'S GO MEET DENNY AND HE DIDN'T COME BACK. SO WE WENT DOWN AND HE SAID 'GREAT LET'S GO IN THE STUDIO', AND DENNY SAID 'THERE'S A GUITAR', HE STUCK IT IN MY HAND AND SAID 'WRITE SOMETHING!'. AT THAT AGE WE REALLY HADN'T STARTED WRITING, SO HE SAID, 'OK I'LL GIVE YOU A TENNER OR SOMETHING AND PUT YOU UP AT THE MADISON HOTEL, GO WRITE A SONG AND COME BACK IN THE MORNING.' SO THERE WAS ROBERT AND I WITH A BORROWED GUITAR, AND WE SAID 'WELL WE BETTER COME UP WITH SOMETHING.' SO WE DID THIS WILD THING WITH LIKE ONE BAR, AND WE WENT BACK THE NEXT DAY AND OF COURSE THAT KILLED US (LAUGHTER), AND PAUL PICKED US UP COMING BACK OFF THE MOTORWAY ABOUT 10:30 THAT NIGHT, WE HAD NO MONEY FOR TRAIN FARE, AND HE MET US AND WE GAVE HIM THE EXCITING NEWS.
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http://www.led-zeppelin.org/reference/index.php?m=int15
Source(s):
http://www.led-zeppelin.org/reference/index.php?m=int15
http://www.led-zeppelin.org/reference/index.php?m=int15#ixzz0RQHvIxhN
http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~liden/rp_raresongs.html

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The Band of Joy were a 1960 Band group and they have performed number of demo recordings upto 1968.

"During 1967 BAND OF JOY comprised Robert Plant, former CRAWLING KINGSNAKES members guitarist Kevin Gammond and drummer John Bonham, bassist Paul Lockey and keyboard player Chris Brown. This line up cut a number of demos intended for a single release at Regent Studios in London in early 1968. Of the tracks recorded, including a take on BUFFALO SPRINGFIELD's 'For What It's Worth' and JIMI HENDRIX's 'Hey Joe', one surfaced officially 'Adriatic Sea' on the American compilation 'Turds On A Bum Ride Volume 5' whilst volume 6 of the same series has "Hey Joe' and 'For What It's Worth' from the same sessions.

When BAND OF JOY folded in 1968 Robinson and Gammond forged Country Rock act BRONCO with guitarist Robbie Blunt. Plant joined HOBBSTWEEDLE but not until after being offered the vocalist position in SLADE! Noddy Holder had been a roadie for BAND OF JOY at the time."

http://www.musicmight.com/artist/united+kingdom/band+of+joy
Source(s):
http://www.musicmight.com/artist/united+kingdom/band+of+joy

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