[2020-08-28] Elliott Smith "Elliott Smith (25th Anniversary Expanded Edition)" 2CD set (Kill Rock Stars)

Charlie · **Joined:** 23 Dec 2014 **Posts:** 14200

Description
When Elliott Smith's self-titled second album came out in 1995, it was ignored by the press but championed by artists from the Beastie Boys to Fugazi. To commemorate the twenty-fifth anniversary of Elliott Smith, the Kill Rock Stars label is releasing a special deluxe package, which includes a new remastering of the original record; a coffee table book of previously unseen photographs by JJ Gonson with handwritten lyrics, reminiscences from Smith's friends and colleagues, and previously unseen photographs; and a bonus disc documenting the earliest known recording of Smith performing as a solo act. The set is a revelatory look at an under-appreciated work by an artist whose influence continues to expand seventeen years after his death.

Tracklist
[CD1]
1. Needle In The Hay
2. Christian Brothers
3. Clementine
4. Southern Belle
5. Single File
6. Coming Up Roses
7. Satellite
8. Alphabet Town
9. St. Ides Heaven
10. Good To Go
11. The White Lady Loves You More
12. The Biggest Lie

[CD2]
1. Some Song
2. Alphabet Town
3. Whatever (Folk Song In C)
4. No Name #4
5. Big Decision
6. Condor Ave
7. No Name #1
8. No Confidence Man
9. Crazy Fucker
10. Half Right

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B088Y263NH/?tag=imwan-20

Charlie · **Joined:** 23 Dec 2014 **Posts:** 14200

"Big Decision":

stanner · **Joined:** 26 Aug 2014 **Posts:** 119

Looking forward to this, as it's one of my favorite albums of the 90s. The competition is thin, but it's a great record regardless of decade.

Tricky Kid · **Joined:** 23 Sep 2007 **Posts:** 8297

https://pitchfork.com/news/elliott-smit ... announced/

Quote:

The package comes with a 52-page coffee table book with handwritten lyrics, words from Smith’s peers about the album’s creation, and a series of previously unseen photographs from JJ Gonson—the artist behind the album cover. Gonson is releasing a series of photo prints of Smith—one per month through August. They’re available for purchase through Morrison Hotel Gallery.

Larry Crane, the producer and engineer who serves as the Smith family’s official archivist, dug through the archive of reels, cassettes, DAT tapes, and digital files to locate the best sources for Elliott Smith’s first-generation mix downs. Crane said the new live album is sourced from a high-quality cassette provided by Casey Crynes. “There are fan-traded MP3s out there of this show, but when people hear what I was able to extract from this original tape, they’ll be shocked,” he said in a statement.

Charlie · **Joined:** 23 Dec 2014 **Posts:** 14200

"Some Song":

Charlie · **Joined:** 23 Dec 2014 **Posts:** 14200

A lyric video for "Needle In The Hay":

[2020-08-28] Elliott Smith "Elliott Smith (25th Anniversary Expanded Edition)" 2CD set (Kill Rock Stars)

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