Sept. 5 — American Recordings and UMe have partnered to re-issue The Black Crowes’ sophomore album, The Southern Harmony and Musical Companion.
The album’s forthcoming re-issue is scheduled for release Dec. 1. Preorders are open now. The new presentation will feature the original 1992 album along with previously unreleased songs, b-sides and a previously unreleased concert that was recorded Feb. 6, 1993 at Sam Houston Coliseum in Houston, TX. In all the number of unreleased songs featured in the new expanded re-issue totals 14.
The album will be re-issued on 4LP, 3CD, 2CD and 1LP platforms. Full details, including track listing for each platform, are noted below:
| The Southern Harmony and Musical Companion will be available in the following formats:The Super Deluxe 4LP and 3CD Box Sets include the remastered The Southern Harmony and Musical Companion from the original 1/4” production master (LP1/CD1.) (LP2/ CD2) “More Harmony: Unreleased, Outtakes and B-Sides” features a collection of nine songs from the Southern Harmony recording sessions at Southern Tracks in Atlanta, GA between December 1991 and January 1992, including two unreleased recordings “99 Pounds” and “Miserable.” On the last day of recording, the band played live, in studio on January 4, 1992, with covers of Bob Dylan’s “Rainy Day Women #12 and 35,” and Ry Cooder’s “Boomer’s Story.” (LP3-4/ CD3) “Southern Harmony Live: February 6, 1993,” in Houston, TX., originally recorded on a 24-track tape. The performance features eight of the Southern Harmony album tracks and a seven-minute “Jam.” Both the LP and CD box set include a reproduction of the original 132-page promotional hymn book featuring insights on the record and a set of lithographs of classic images from the Southern Harmony photo sessions. All LPs in the box are 180g vinyl. A limited-edition, e-comm exclusive of the 4LP Super Deluxe version will be signed by Chris and Rich Robinson. The digital audio from the Super Deluxe will also be available to preorder on October 6. Fans who preorder the digital deluxe will immediately receive a new mix of the Memphis soul classic song “99 Pounds.” The Deluxe 2CD set features the 2023 remaster of the original The Southern Harmony and Musical Companion, plus a bonus CD, “The Best of the Box,” containing nine rare and unreleased sections from the super deluxe box set. 1LP 2023 limited edition remaster of Southern Harmony and Musical Companion on 140g black vinyl, with the audio sourced from the original 1/4” production master tape. An exclusive, limited-edition “Remedy” Lyric T-shirt or Trucker Hat will also be available as Fan Packs bundled with the 1LP in the Black Crowes official store HERE. |
| Track Listing
4-LP SET LP1- The Southern Harmony & Musical Companion Sting Me (Side A)Remedy (Side A)Thorn In My Pride (Side A)Bad Luck Blue Eyes Goodbye (Side A)Sometimes Salvation (Side A)Hotel Illness (Side B)Black Moon Creeping (Side B)No Speak No Slave (Side B)My Morning Song (Side B)Time Will Tell (Side B) LP4- Southern Harmony Live: February 6, 1993 (Houston, TX)Bad Luck Blue Eyes Goodbye (Side C)Black Moon Creeping (Side C)Hotel Illness (Side C)Sometimes Salvation (Side D)Remedy (Side D) CD1- The Southern Harmony & Musical CompanionSting meRemedyThorn In My PrideBad Luck Blue Eyes GoodbyeSometimes SalvationHotel IllnessBlack Moon CreepingNo Speak No SlaveMy Morning SongTime Will Tell DISC 1Sting Me (Side A)Remedy (Side A)Thorn In My Pride (Side A)Bad Luck Blue Eyes Goodbye (Side A)Sometimes Salvation (Side A)Hotel Illness (Side B)Black Moon Creeping (Side B)No Speak No Slave (Side B)My Morning Song (Side B)Time Will Tell (Side B) DISC 1Sting MeRemedyThorn In My Pride Bad Luck Blue Eyes Goodbye Sometimes SalvationHotel IllnessBlack Moon CreepingNo Speak No SlaveMy Morning SongTime Will Tell DIGITAL ALBUMSting MeRemedyThorn In My Pride Bad Luck Blue Eyes Goodbye Sometimes SalvationHotel IllnessBlack Moon CreepingNo Speak No SlaveMy Morning SongTime Will Tell99 PoundsMiserableRainy Day Women No 12 & 35Boomer’s StoryDarling Of The Underground PressSting Me (Slow)Bad Luck Blue Eyes, GoodbyeSometimes SalvationBlack Moon CreepingNo Speak No SlaveSting MeMy Morning SongJamThorn in My PrideBad Luck Blue Eyes GoodbyeBlack Moon CreepingHotel IllnessSometimes SalvationRemedy |
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