Description
When Stone Temple Pilots returned to the studio in 1994 to record the band's second album, the quartet was facing the high expectations set by its debut Core (1992), which sold more than eight million copies and earned a Grammy® Award. The release of Purple on June 7, 1994 would cement their place as one of the definitive bands of their generation as the album debuted at #1 on the Billboard album chart on its way to selling more than six million copies.

Today - on the eve of the 25th anniversary of the album's debut - Rhino announces the upcoming release of a newly remastered version of Purple that is expanded with rare and unreleased studio and live recordings.

PURPLE: SUPER DELUXE EDITION will be available on September 13. The 3-CD/1-LP set includes a newly remastered version of the original studio album on both CD and vinyl, plus unreleased versions of album tracks and rarities, along with an unreleased full concert recording from 1994. On the same day, the music will be made available as a 2-CD Deluxe Edition.

Scott Weiland, Dean DeLeo, Robert DeLeo and Eric Kretz recorded most of Purple in Atlanta with producer Brendan O'Brien. The album features some of the group's most iconic tracks, including "Interstate Love Song" and "Vasoline" - which both topped the Mainstream Rock chart in 1994.

PURPLE: SUPER DELUXE EDITION explores the making of the album with a mix of unreleased music that includes demos ("Unglued" and "Army Ants") and early versions of album tracks ("Meat Plow" and "Interstate Love Song"), plus acoustic recordings ("Big Empty"). The collection also features three unreleased live performances from the 1994 KROQ Acoustic Christmas show, including a version of "Christmastime Is Here" from A Charlie Brown Christmas. Perhaps the biggest surprise of the new collection, however, is STP's previously unreleased demo of "She Knows Me Too Well," a song the Beach Boys originally recorded in 1965.

PURPLE: SUPER DELUXE EDITION closes with a previously unreleased recording of the band's August 23, 1994 concert in New Haven, Connecticut. The electrifying 17-song performance captures the band in top form with both electric and acoustic sets, featuring 10 songs from Purple along with hits from Core ("Plush" and "Sex Type Thing") and covers (David Bowie's "Andy Warhol" and Woody Guthrie's "Gypsy Davy").

Stone Temple Pilots will launch a co-headlining U.S. tour with Rival Sons on September 13 in Baltimore that will see the two bands performing on intimate stages including The Met Philadelphia, Ford Amphitheater in New York City, The Fillmore New Orleans and more, before wrapping October 9 in San Diego.

Tracklist
[CD1: Purple 2019 Remaster]
1. Meat Plow
2. Vasoline
3. Lounge Fly
4. Interstate Love Song
5. Still Remains
6. Pretty Penny
7. Silvergun Superman
8. Big Empty
9. Unglued
10. Army Ants
11. Kitchenware & Candybars

[CD2: Early Versions, Demos & Acoustic]
1. Meat Plow - Early Version *
2. Interstate Love Song - Early Version *
3. Big Empty - Acoustic Version *
4. Unglued - Demo *
5. Army Ants - Demo *
6. Kitchenware & Candybars - Demo *
7. Dancing Days
8. She Knows Me Too Well - Demo *
9. Interstate Love Song - Acoustic Version *
Live At KROQ Acoustic Christmas 1994:
10. Pretty Penny - Acoustic Version *
11. Kitchenware & Candybars - Acoustic Version *
12. Christmastime Is Here - Acoustic Version *

[CD3: Live at New Haven Veterans Memorial Coliseum, New Haven, CT, August 23, 1994]
1. Vasoline *
2. Silvergun Superman *
3. Crackerman *
4. Lounge Fly *
5. Meat Plow *
6. Still Remains *
7. Gypsy Davy *
8. Pretty Penny *
9. Creep *
10. Andy Warhol *
11. Army Ants *
12. Big Empty *
13. Interstate Love Song *
14. Plush *
15. Unglued *
16. Dead & Bloated *
17. Sex Type Thing *

[LP: Purple 2019 Remaster]
1. Meat Plow
2. Vasoline
3. Lounge Fly
4. Interstate Love Song
5. Still Remains
6. Pretty Penny
7. Silvergun Superman
8. Big Empty
9. Unglued
10. Army Ants
11. Kitchenware & Candybars

* previously unreleased

3CD/1LP Super Deluxe Edition (shown above)
US - https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07SL1N4XD/?tag=imwan-20
CA - https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B07SL1N4XD/?tag=imwanca-20
UK - Available for pre-order soon: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07SL1N4XD/?tag=imwan-21

2CD Deluxe Edition (contains CD1 and CD2 only)
US - https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07SR1XZ4V/?tag=imwan-20
CA - https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B07SR1XZ4V/?tag=imwanca-20
UK - https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07SR1XZ4V/?tag=imwan-21

1CD Standard Edition (contains CD1 only)
US - https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07SN8QVXC/?tag=imwan-20
CA - https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B07SN8QVXC/?tag=imwanca-20
UK - https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07SN8QVXC/?tag=imwan-21

If you only care about the CDs, the order links above are the way to go. If you're a vinyl completist, the band's own website will be offering a limited version of the Super Deluxe box with a bonus replica 7-inch single of "Interstate Love Song".

Here's one of the acoustic tracks that will be on CD2:

Bump: Updated the cover image in the first post to the full packshot.

Yes, another one for the list! But I will need to wait after release, the Super Deluxe is the one I am watching out for! Amazon will put on special right before Christmas, therefore I'll be patient.

The USA pre-order price for the Super Deluxe Edition has dropped by $15, down to $49.76:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07SL1N4XD/?tag=imwan-20

One of the live tracks from CD3:

Another live track, and a demoed Beach Boys cover:

This is a nice remaster of a really good album. Song for song I think I like it better than Core, though Core is slowly starting to grow on me more, and the good but subtle remastering done to it brings out little details I hadn't heard before when I first tried out the original cd issue of it earlier last year. It's not a massive improvement, but still very noticeable in my opinion.