Primal Scream releasing 'Screamadelica' remastered by Kevin Shields
Reissue of 1991 album set for March 7 release

November 23, 2010
http://www.nme.com/news/primal-scream/53895



Primal Scream's seminal 1991 album 'Screamadelica' is set to be reissued next year - remastered by the band and My Bloody Valentine's Kevin Shields.

The reissue will be out on March 7, in the 20th anniversary year of the record's original release.

A collectors' edition of the album will come with four remastered CDs and a gatefold vinyl release of the band's 'Live In LA, 1991' set. A CD of remixes by contributers including Andrew Weatherall will be included, plus a remastered version of their 1992 'Dixie-Narco' EP.

A half-hour documentary DVD, The Making Of 'Screamadelica', will also be included, as well as a 50-page book including a contribution from Loaded's founding editor James Brown.

Frontman Bobby Gillespie, speaking about why they enlisted friend and sometime collaborator Shields to help out, told NME: "He's just really good with sound and frequencies, we thought it was a fun thing to do."

He added: "Kevin, Andrew [Innes, Primal Scream guitarist] and myself went down to the mastering room. Kevin's the one person in the world that all remastering engineers would hate to see walking into the studio, when we walked in the guy nearly had a fucking heart attack!"

See http://www.screamadelica20.com for more information.

Wow. This sounds like the whole kit'n'kaboodle reissue that "Screamadelica" fans have been waiting for. Lots of b-sides and alternate takes floating around. This could be very cool, but I wouldn't hold my breath for a U.S. release.

OK, now I see that Linda has posted above that there is a US release scheduled, but the link doesn't work. I'm sure it will be cheaper than the UK price. Will definitely get this, just gotta have the vinyl, and the turntable mat!

It's not there yet, but that will be the URL when Amazon USA lists the UK import pressing. So far there's no actual domestic release scheduled.

Damn. It's just too pricey from the UK, although that will probably come down a bit closer to release. Here's hoping for an "All Things Must Pass" pricing error!

I'm in for a 2 CD remastered set for one of their best albums but anything beyond is outside my budget.

Rick A.

Love this album!