gerrythedon

SOUNDGARDEN's 'Superunknown' To Be Reissued With Bonus Material

This year, reunited grunge legends SOUNDGARDEN celebrate the 20th anniversary of this groundbreaking album "Superunknown" with a special reissue in two deluxe versions outlined below and available on June 3 via A&M Records/UMe. The Deluxe Edition is a 2-CD package featuring the remastered album along with disc two consisting of demos, rehearsals, B-sides and more. The Super Deluxe Edition is a 5-CD package featuring the remastered album, additional demos, rehearsals and B-sides and the fifth disc is the album mixed in Blu-ray Audio 5.1 Surround Sound. The Super Deluxe Edition is incredibly packaged in a hardbound book with a lenticular cover, liner notes by David Fricke and newly reimagined album artwork designed by Josh Graham. It also features never-before-seen band photography by Kevin Westerberg. A 2-LP gatefold of the original 16 vinyl tracks remastered on 200-gram vinyl in a gatefold jacket will also be made available. In addition, the "Superunknown" singles and associated b-sides with newly interpreted artwork sleeves by Josh Graham will be reissued on Record Store Day, April 19, as a set of five limited-edition 10-inch vinyl records.

"Superunknown - Deluxe Edition" 2CD track listing:

CD One - Remastered Album

01. Let Me Drown
02. My Wave
03. Fell on Black Days
04. Mailman
05. Superunknown
06. Head Down
07. Black Hole Sun
08. Spoonman
09. Limo Wreck
10. The Day I Tried to Live
11. Kickstand
12. Fresh Tendrils
13. 4th of July
14. Half
15. Like Suicide
16. She Likes Surprises

CD Two - Demos, Rehearsals, B-Sides & More

01. Let Me Drown (Demo)^
02. Black Hole Sun (Demo)^
03. Half (Demo)^
04. Head Down (Rehearsal)^
05. Limo Wreck (Rehearsal)^
06. The Day I Tried to Live (Rehearsal)^
07. Like Suicide (Acoustic)
08. Black Days III*
09. Birth Ritual (Original Demo Version)
10. Exit Stonehenge
11. Kyle Petty, Son of Richard
12. Jerry Garcia’s Finger
13. Spoonman (Alternate Steve Fisk Remix)^
14. The Day I Tried To Live (Scott Litt Mix)^
15. 4th of July (Instrumental)^
16. Superunknown (Instrumental)^

"Superunknown - Super Deluxe" track listing:

CD One - Remastered Album

01. Let Me Drown
02. My Wave
03. Fell on Black Days
04. Mailman
05. Superunknown
06. Head Down
07. Black Hole Sun
08. Spoonman
09. Limo Wreck
10. The Day I Tried to Live
11. Kickstand
12. Fresh Tendrils
13. 4th of July
14. Half
15. Like Suicide
16. She Likes Surprises

CD Two - B-Sides & More

01. The Day I Tried To Live (Alternate Mix)^
02. Spoonman (Alternate Steve Fisk Remix)^
03. Beyond The Wheel (Live)
04. Fell On Black Days (Live)
05. Birth Ritual (Original Demo Version)
06. Jesus Christ Pose (Live)
07. Like Suicide (Acoustic Version)
08. Kickstand (Live)
09. My Wave (Live)
10. Spoonman (Steve Fisk Remix)
11. Exit Stonehenge
12. Kyle Petty, Son of Richard
13. Black Days III*
14. Ghostmotorfinger**
15. Jerry Garcia’s Finger
16. Fell On Black Days (Video Version)

CD Three - The Demos (unreleased)

01. Let Me Drown (Demo)
02. Fell On Black Days (Demo)
03. Superunknown (Demo)
04. Black Hole Sun (Demo)
05. Spoonman (Demo)
06. Fresh Tendrils (Demo)
07. 4th of July (Demo)
08. Half (Demo)
09. Like Suicide (Demo)

CD Four - The Rehearsals (unreleased)

01. Black Hole Sun (Rehearsal)
02. Bing Bing Goes To Church (Rehearsal)
03. Half (Rehearsal)
04. Head Down (Rehearsal)
05. Kyle Petty, Son Of Richard (Rehearsal)
06. Let Me Drown (Rehearsal)
07. Limo Wreck (Rehearsal)
08. My Wave (Rehearsal)
09. Fresh Tendrils (Rehearsal)
10. Like Suicide (Rehearsal)
11. Ruff Riff-Raff (Rehearsal)
12. Exit Stonehenge (Rehearsal)
13. Spoonman (Rehearsal)
14. The Date I Tried To Leave (Rehearsal)
15. The Day I Tried To Live (Rehearsal)

Disc Five - Blu-Ray Audio 5.1 MIX

01. Let Me Drown (5.1 Mix)
02. My Wave (5.1 Mix)
03. Fell On Black Days (5.1 Mix)
04. Mailman (5.1 Mix)
05. Superunknown (5.1 Mix)
06. Head Down (5.1 Mix)
07. Black Hole Sun (5.1 Mix)
08. Spoonman (5.1 Mix)
09. Limo Wreck (5.1 Mix)
10. The Day I Tried To Live (5.1 Mix)
11. Kickstand (5.1 Mix)
12. Fresh Tendrils (5.1 Mix)
13. 4th Of July (5.1 Mix)
14. Half (5.1 Mix)
15. Like Suicide (5.1 Mix)
16. She Likes Surprises (Int’l Vers & Us 12″) (5.1 Mix)

"Superunknown: The Singles" - Five 10-Inch Vinyl Set

1. Spoonman
Fresh Tendrils
Cold Bitch
Exit Stonehenge

2. The Day I Tried To Live
Like Suicide (Acoustic Version)
Kickstand (Live)
Limo Wreck

3. Black Hole Sun
Jesus Christ Pose (Live)
Beyond The Wheel (Live)
Fell On Black Days (Live)

4. My Wave
Spoonman (Steve Fisk Remix)
Birth Ritual (Original Demo Version)
My Wave (Live)

5. Fell On Black Days
Kyle Petty, Son of Richard
Ghostmotorfinger **
Fell On Black Days (Video Version)
Girl U Want
Black Days III*

* Originally titled "Fell On Black Days (Demo – Early Version)"
** Originally titled "Motorcycle Loop (Short Version)"
^ Previously Unreleased







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gerrythedon

Fuck Yeah! my favorite (and only album I really only listen from them)

5.1 Blu-ray!!!!

bleorg

So this is what pisses me off.

In order to have all tracks I have to buy all 3 releases (the 2 CD, the 5 CD, and the 10-Inch Vinyl Set)
because there are tracks exclusive to each release.

I have no problem buying the most uber-deluxe set, just put everything on it.

Sheesh!

Josh-da-man

It's almost like they're begging people to pirate the stuff.

Why So Blu?

My Wave is my favorite track off of that album but there's no way I'm getting the set. I'd go for the vinyl stuff but that will be a cluster fuck come record store day.

manicsounds

Why doesn't the blu-ray include the music videos, live performances, documentaries, or interviews? Seems like a missed opportunity.

Lastdaysofrain

I remember buying the original vinyl on release date over the CD because it was on Blue Vinyl and had "She Lies Surprises" as a bonus track. I really like the album, but this dues seem like a HUGE amount of stuff to buy to get all the extra tracks.

mndtrp

Wow, you're right. I kind of thought at the very least, everything on the 2 disc set would be contained on the 5 disc, but nope.

Superunknown was the very first CD I ever owned. Excellent album.

manicsounds

I got the blue vinyl as well as the gold vinyl.
I think they also released it as clear, but I'm not sure.

Lastdaysofrain

Interesting, I had no idea it was on anything but the Blue.

gerrythedon

Soundgarden to Perform All of 'Superunknown' at SXSW's iTunes Festival

This year marks the 20-year anniversary of Soundgarden's Seattle grunge classic "Superunknown" and the Chris Cornell-led band is marking the occasion with a special performance at the iTunes Festival during South By Southwest.

On Thursday, March 13, the band will play "Superunknown" in its entirety for the first time ever. The SXSW event will be streamed live via the via iTunes store, available on all personal computers and mobile devices. Those with iOS devices or Apple TV can use the iTunes Festival app to stream the performance in HD.

The show will take place at ACL Live at the Moody Theater.

Check out the group's just-released rehearsal version of "The Day I Tried to Live":

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http://www.billboard.com/articles/ne...tunes-festival

gerrythedon

emanon

I wanted to get the vinyl, but $50? Geez!

gerrythedon

Soundgarden Vaults: Deluxe 'Badmotorfinger,' B-Sides Album Eyed

With its 20th anniversary editions of the landmark "Superunknown" album about to come out, Soundgarden is eyeballing some more forays into its vaults. Guitarist Kim Thayil tells Billboard that a long-promised compilation of B-sides and non-album tracks, containing some of the bonus tracks featured on the new "Superunknown" packages, will become a reality in the hopefully near future.

"I've been talking about that since the mid-90s -- people still ask me about it in the (online) forums," Thayil notes. "But then the band broke up, and I thought when we got back together four and a half years ago we'd start on that project. But first we did the retrospective best-of (2010's "Telephantasm") and then a live record (2011's "Live on I-5") and then a new album (2012's 'King Animal') came out, and these tours came up and now 'Superunknown's' 20. But the B-sides and all that stuff will be compiled in the future into a separate, stand-alone record."

hayil adds that the group is also talking about a deluxe anniversary edition of 1991's Grammy Award-nominated "Badmotorfinger" album, most likely in 2016.

"We definitely have discussed giving this treatment to 'Badmotorfinger,' for sure," he says. "There are some B-sides, live material, I believe there may be rehearsal material. 'Badmotorfinger' was very influential in the rock community. It had a strong influence on other musicians. 'Superunknown' probably did as well, but it's success was not just with musicians but with fans as well. 'Badmotorfinger' had an impact with listeners but also with guitarists and drummers and singers, people who started bands. It definitely deserves the same kind of treatment we're giving ('Superunknown')."


rest of Article http://www.billboard.com/articles/ne...-b-sides-album

cdollaz

A complete show from the Badmotorfinger era will suffice.

Decker

I loved, loved, loved that album back in the day. Might have to spring for the 2 disc deluxe version.

gerrythedon

I'm still undecided, 2 disc or box [that blu-ray is tempting me]...

Randy Miller III

According to at least one Amazon review, this entire release seems to be brickwalled, even the Blu-ray (at least the 24/96 stereo mix). It's pretty much killed my enthusiasm for picking up ANY of these versions.

Why So Blu?

It doesn't reflect the vinyl, though. Hopefully someone who has it can post their thoughts on whether it was brickwalled.

Flashback

Just a side note there is a podcast on WTF w/ Marc Maron that has about an hour interview with Chris Cornell.

It was pretty good in that he talked about his childhood years into the Seattle scene with Soundgarden. About an hour long of a different side that I am used to reading about (at least for me).

gerrythedon

probably just get the 2disc... Amazon had the box at $75 pre-order, then $80 days before it came out then on release date went up $92... Fuck that, they made my choice easy.

Mike86

I was thinking of upgrading this album but with all those different editions and each having exclusives not available on the other sets they can screw themselves. I'll just keep my original CD.

JZ1276

Even though I am a fan of this album, all I'd be interested in is the 5.1 mix. These deluxe/super deluxe/ super duper deluxe editions that are always being released now are nothing but filler and fluff to me.

By what I remember, the original CD was mastered pretty loud.

gerrythedon

Decided to get the box, it arrived Saturday, so far listened to the four CD's. The Blu-ray will be listened to tomorrow.

emanon

LMK what you think of the Blu. Dying to hear it, but a bit to steep for me, especially since I want the vinyl.