The forthcoming I Should Coco anniversary edition is previewed in this Record Store Day 2015 vinyl single, which includes the previously unreleased "I Believe In Love (Unfinished Out-Take)" on its B-side:

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This version of Sofa is a radio edit done at the time for what was going to be the next single. Full version is available on the I Should Coco album. B-side is a previously unfinished/unreleased track from I Should Coco sessions. Limited edition RSD exclusive. Colored vinyl 7" in Parlophone printed disco bag.

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Hooray. I hope they announce a release date soon.

Bump: Rick brought us the tracklist, and I've moved that up into the first post along with pre-order links. The set will be coming out on September 4th.

Thanks for posting the details, Linda.

Supergrass bassist Mick Quinn contacted me after reading my blog series on their catalog
https://kamertunesblog.wordpress.com/ca ... supergrass
and asked me to write the press release for the reissue of I Should Coco. The final version of the press release was significantly edited, omitting most of the editorial content that Mick specifically requested. I'm still pleased & proud to be involved in this project in a very small way.

I've heard the live material on Disc 3 and it's fantastic. Considering some of it is from a C-90 cassette I was very impressed by the sound quality.

Congrats richman666 on your press release approval for this great band. Can you share it here?

Rick A.

Thanks, Rick. Here's the text I submitted to Warner Music after Mick approved it. Note that it also includes info on the vinyl reissue which wasn't referenced in the official press release. I assume that will be done separately.

Warner Music Group is pleased to announce the upcoming reissue of SUPERGRASS’ chart-topping platinum debut album, I SHOULD COCO, on remastered 180-gram vinyl and a deluxe 3-CD expanded edition featuring b-sides, demos, live recordings & much more.

SUPERGRASS burst onto the Britpop scene in 1994 with the hit singles ‘Caught By The Fuzz’ and ‘Mansize Rooster.’ When their debut album hit the shelves in May 1995, it was an immediate smash, reaching the #1 spot on the UK album chart and featuring two Top 10 hits: ‘Lenny’ and ‘Alright,’ the latter becoming one of the defining songs of their career. These young men devoured a lot of music in their youth, and delivered a nearly perfect album to kick-start their career; a record that still resonates two decades on.

To celebrate the 20th anniversary of this modern classic, the trio of Gaz Coombes (lead vocals/guitar), Mick Quinn (bass/vocals) & Danny Goffey (drums/vocals), have opened the vaults to share a plethora of rarities with their fans in addition to a newly remastered version of the original album.

According to Mick Quinn, CD2 begins with all the B-sides from the singles released off the album with the addition of ‘Stone Free,’ here receiving its first digital release. ‘'I Believe In Love’ was released as a B-Side to 'Sofa (Of My Lethargy)' on 7” pine green vinyl as part of Record Store Day 2015. The remainder of this disc recreates the album running order using alternative versions of the songs, including home demos and parts of their recording session at Sawmills from before the band was signed to Parlophone.

Quinn notes that CD3 is his favorite bit of this reissue, featuring two very distinct live recordings nearly ten months apart, which he describes as “both fascinating and hilarious by turns.” The Bath Moles gig (October 1994) was recorded on their first major tour of the UK supporting Shed 7. The support set consists of their entire repertoire at the time, played at 100 miles an hour and in their “original 'punkish' three piece band line-up.” You can hear Gaz drunkenly announce 'Caught By The Fuzz' as the 'new' single before they launch into a ferocious version of it, only to grind to a frustrated halt as the crowd wipe out the mics at the front of the stage and they're forced to start from the beginning again. Other highlights include hilarious adlibs before the songs and an improvised version of 'Time To Go' as Danny's kick drum peddle is repaired mid gig. Quinn reports: “I was there and it still sounds fantastic and like you're in the room.”

The August 1995 La Route Du Rock gig is an entirely different kettle of fish. The punk freneticism is still there but after 10 months they expanded their sound with Gaz’s brother Rob Coombes on keys and the sound is much more polished. The vocals and guitar solos have progressed and so has the song selection. Playing to an audibly much bigger festival audience they start with what must be one of the first live outings of 'Going Out'. The sound man is still working out the sound for the first 3 songs but after this things really start falling into place. 'I'd Like To Know' is huge. Danny comically adlibs (in appalling French) between songs and, after a monumental encore of 'Lenny', you can hear Gaz utter a perfectly timed 'Voila'!

According to Quinn, “We did try and find the original multi-track tapes of both these gigs but were forced to master them from my original C90 cassette masters, but in any case they both sound fantastic and as damn near to being there as possible.”

As far as the packaging is concerned, the 3-disc digipak includes a 20 page booklet which features a hyperbolic live review from King Tuts' Wah Wah Hut, Glasgow, 22nd Feb '95 by Everett True from the Melody Maker, a previously unpublished photo by Zoe Shardlow of the band illegally sitting on the back of a China Clay Train at Sawmills Studios August '94 and a selection of 6 b/w shots from Martyn Goodacre shot in Quinn’s garden and the day after from a gig at the Bedford Esquires on 4th February '95. Also featured are all the single covers released from I SHOULD COCO, including the Backbeat singles, 'Lose It'/'Caught By The Fuzz (Acoustic)' released on Sub Pop and the latest RSD15 single with 'Sofa (Of My Lethargy) (Radio Edit)/I Believe In Love'.

The 12” black vinyl reissue has some really exciting features. The front cover has been re-photographed at high resolution from the original painting by The Moody Painters (Shaun Keeble, Luke McLean) who did all artwork for the original release and singles. The artwork has been layed up by Nick Bax at Human Studios, who was also responsible for artwork the first time around. They've tried to keep the artwork as true to the original as possible but to enhance it. In addition to the new resolution cover, they’ve embossed and spot varnished the titles to give it a subtle tactile difference. The album has been dedicated to David Norland, founder of Backbeat Records, who died at the age of 40 last year from cancer.

Includes a special bonus: The original 7” single of ‘Stone Free’/‘Odd?’ on red vinyl with a reworked red/yellow classic Parlophone 45 label but in its original retro 'Parlophone' housebag. ‘Stone Free’ was originally recorded during a long night at Falconer Studios 12th Apr 1995 just after the band returned home from their first American tour. ‘Odd?’ was recorded at BBC Maida Vale on 10th Jan 1995, as part of their first John Peel session which was initially broadcast 4th Feb 1995. It was Rob Coombes’ first appearance on keyboards with the band. John Peel remarked on air that the outro “didn't go anywhere” and that 'Time' was his favourite from the session.

Bump: This has been pushed back to October 9th.

Bump: Delayed again, now scheduled for November 13th.

The last time I heard from Mick Quinn, he indicated that there were various clearances that Warner was attempting to sort through. If they do it right, the final product will be worth the wait. The live material is especially great.

Bump for another delay, this time to November 27th.

A couple of tracks from the new edition of I Should Coco ...

This is Supergrass' cover of Jimi Hendrix's "Stone Free", which was included as a bonus 45 with the first vinyl pressing of the album in England but has never appeared on CD before:



And this is an unreleased recording from the album sessions which first appeared on a vinyl single for Record Store Day back in April, now making its debut on CD:

After much delay per availability one of my fave groups Deluxe version is now on my per delivery notification.

This will be top on my W/E playlist!

Rick A.

We had a supersale on this a couple of weeks ago, it expired and I wound back the thread, but now the deal is back -- £7.99 at Amazon UK:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00XB9ISBK/?tag=imwan-21