XO and Figure 8 are out now via Geffen/UMe. To celebrate the album's 20th anniversary Kill Rock Stars has remastered the album from the original tapes and included additional recordings from around the time of the album's release. From the soaring pop-rock hooks of ‘Son Of Sam’, ‘Junk Bond Trader’ and ‘Stupidity Tries’ to the delicate acoustic touches on ‘Somebody That I Used To Know’ and ‘Easy Way Out’, Figure 8 remains a cultural touch point of a time, place and Elliott’s brilliant headspace. 20th anniversary pressing of Elliott Smith's landmark Either/Or Widely regarded as the singer-songwriter's best album, Either/Or continues to be his most popular as well. Teaming up once again with Schnapf and Rothrock, Figure 8 is perhaps his most confident record – showing Smith at the peak of all his abilities both vocally and harmonically. Like its predecessor, Figure 8 was brimming with lush, power-pop songs that drew inspiration from the Fab Four and Smith even recorded part of the album at Abbey Road Studios in London. From the album’s centrepiece track ‘Waltz #2 (XO)’ to the sonic blooming on ‘Sweet Adeline’, masterful fingerpicking on ‘Tomorrow Tomorrow’, grungy-pop on ‘Amity’ and the appropriately titled and Beatles-inspired ‘Baby Britain’, XO is a genre-spanning, sonically rich album and one of the best outputs of modern-pop to date.įollowing the success of XO and wrapping his tour, Smith began working on the ambitious follow-up, Figure 8, which was released on 18 April 2000. Working with producers Rob Schnapf and Tom Rothrock, Smith worked to produce his most ambitious album to date, playing most of the instruments himself and crafting complex chamber pop that that plumbed his emotional depths.
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With XO, he was able to watch all of his ideas come to fruition, leaving behind his lo-fi glory days to explore a full studio sound at the legendary Sunset Studio where Rolling Stones‘ Exile on Main Street and Led Zeppelin II and IV were recorded. No longer was he considered just a melancholic troubadour. XO is pressed on black and white marbled vinyl while Figure 8’s two LPs features LP1 on clear vinyl and LP2 on white.įour solo albums later with the backing of a big label, XO was released on 25 August 1998 and was Smith’s most adventurous album yet. This gorgeous collection is an essential listen for longtime fans and newcomers alike.Both albums are available on standard weight black vinyl and released as limited colored vinyl editions exclusively on uDiscover with a limited run of 500 copies worldwide. The double LP is packaged in a gatefold jacket that includes an insert of the original liner notes, a postcard of the original master tapes, and several never-before seen photos. The additional content features five live multi-track recordings from the Yo Yo A Go Go Festival in Olympia WA in 1997, as well as three previously unreleased studio recordings and one b-side gem. To celebrate the albums 20th anniversary Kill Rock Stars has remastered the album from the original tapes and included additional recordings from around the time of the albums release.
This album features the original tracks carefully remastered from original tapes under the supervision of Larry Crane, owner of Jackpot! Studios and archivist of the Estate of Elliott Smith. 20th anniversary pressing of Elliott Smiths landmark Either/Or Widely regarded as the singer-songwriters best album, Either/Or continues to be his most popular as well.
To commemorate the 20th Anniversary of this masterpiece, Kill Rock Stars proudly presents Either/Or: Expanded Edition. NOW That’s What I Call Music! ‘90’s Alternative RockĪ Brighter Beat: 15th Anniversary Edition ĭivine Council Įither/Or is widely regarded as Elliotts best album, and remains his best-selling.
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