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Housed in a gatefold jacket, it comes with a postcard of the original master tapes and includes an insert of the original liner notes and some wonderful printed inner sleeves, which feature several “ never-before seen photos” of the late songwriter. The 20th anniversary expanded edition effort involves a couple of limited vinyl pressings that were remastered from the original tapes, and includes an extra disc consisting of “ 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.” The care and attention put into the double LP is impressive, as it not only effectively reaches back to a musical triumph of the past, but presents brand new material and content of actual substance for both new and longtime fans alike. Pick up limited edition reissues of XO and Figure 8 on vinyl via Umusic.Earlier this year, the Kill Rock Stars label gave the deluxe reissue treatment to Elliott Smith‘s monumental third album, Either/Or. Bottle Up And Explode (Alternate Version) (unreleased) I Don't Think I'm Ever Gonna Figure It Out (remixed/remastered)Ģ1. Just last year, artists like Waxahatchee, Jesu and Sun Kil Moon paid homage to Smith's work on a compilation album titled Say Yes! Prior to that, new Smith material was unearthed for the soundtrack to the documentary Heaven Adores You.ġ9. Beyond that, hear a previously unreleased version of "I Figured You Out." The song was originally recorded as a demo for Mary Lou Lord, and you can hear Smith's initial demo version (recorded at Heatmiser House in 1995) in the player down below. See the full tracklisting for the upcoming reissue below.

The record has been remastered by Smith collaborator and archivist Larry Crane, and in addition to the remastered versions of the album's original 12 tracks, it also features five live cuts from Smith's 1997 set at Yo Yo A Go Go Festival in Olympia, WA, and previously unheard versions of "New Monkey," "I Don't Think I'm Ever Gonna Figure It Out" and "Bottle Up and Explode."

The Expanded Edition is due out on March 10 in 2-CD, 2-LP and digital formats. The late Elliott Smith's Either/Or turns 20 this year, and to mark the occasion, Kill Rock Stars has announced an anniversary reissue of the classic album.