Posies talk celebrating 30th anniversary, reissuing. So if bonus tracks are your thing, the 2cd set will have you covered. The posies are celebrating their 30th anniversary with a world tour and will be returning to athens for a concert at the georgia theatre. The twodisc dear 23 reissue tacks on another 27 cool songs, mostlyunreleased obscurities, studio outtakes, and demo recordings sure to tickle the fancy of the hardcore fan while also revealing the bands oftencircuitous creative process. They are best known for their radio hits golden blunders from dear 23, as well as dream all day, solar sister and flavor of the month from frosting on the beater. Original artyfacts from the second psychedelic era, 19761995 along with i may hate you sometimes from their first album, failure. The posies dear 23 expanded reissue omnivore book your new releases now advertise on new releases now. American rock band, the posies, are celebrating their 30th anniversary with expanded reissues of three of the bands classic albums, dear 23, frosting on the beater and amazing disgrace.
Omnivore recordings will embark upon an ambitious reissue of three classic albums by the posies, who celebrate their 30th anniversary this year. A whopping 27 bonus tracks, the slight majority of which have not seen the light of day previously those that have are single a and b. Frosting on the beater reissue by the posies released in 2018 via omnivore. The two cd redux on omnivore features a bountiful 27 bonus songs. The posies launch pledge campaign to rerelease classic 90s albums. Founding posies founder ken stringfellow granted tcm the time to answer a. The song was recorded after failure but before dear 23 and was among those submitted to the now defunct sbk records, which was wooing the posies. The posies celebrate 30 years of making music in 2018, and coinciding with that we are rereleasing our classic 1990s albums dear 23, frosting on the beater and amazing disgrace and double cddouble. The reissue is a 2cd set and features the original album remastered from original master tapes, plus previously unissued bonus tracks. Centered around the partnership of guitarists, vocalists, and songwriters jonathan auer and ken stringfellow, the posies made a splash in the power pop underground with their homerecorded debut, 1988s failure. The posies, dear 23 expanded reissue new music, songs.
Amazing disgrace november 16, 2018 description the posies final geffen fulllength, remastered from original tapes. For me, ive always looked at these 2 albums as the softer posies dear 23 vs. The posies reunited in full in 2005 and released the excellent every kind of light on the rykodisc label. Signed to geffen records, the posies recorded their second album, dear 23, and. Signed to geffen records, we recorded 3 releases, 1990s dear 23, frosting on the beater in 1993, and amazing disgrace in 1996. The posies amazing disgrace 30th anniversary reissue. Catch the posies on their 30th anniversary tour in 2018 too. The 2003 version includes fullband remakes by the dear 23 lineup of two songs. Its hard to believe the band is already on album number seven and has been together almost twice as long as pavement was. The posies dear 23 reissue, remastered, deluxe edition. Take a look at his coverage of failure and dear 23.
The ornate, polished sound of their majorlabel debut, 1990s dear 23, gave way to a tougher, more guitarbased sound on 1993s frosting on the beater and 1996s amazing disgrace. The posies final geffen fulllength, remastered from original tapes. Music was an identity and the driver of the culture, whereas now i would. A note for completists the omnivore reissue has most, but not all, of the bonus tracks from the earlier houston party reissue. Each album will be released periodically throughout the year as a new 2cd set, beginning with their major label debut dear 23. Signed to geffen records, we recorded 3 releases, 1990s dear 23, frosting on the beater in 1993, and amazing disgrace in 1996 these three albums remain beloved by our fans. Been listening to the expanded dear 23 off and on for the last few weeks and will echo much of what sjb has said. The posies celebrate 30th anniversary with expanded cd. Dear 23 will be reissued by omnivore recordings who have, among many releases new and old, reissued our first album failure plus releases by big star.
John has covered the posies a few times in the past. Discover and listen to new music releases and 2020s best new album releases this week and every week here. This 85 stop world tour is built around the rerelease of dear 23. The unlikely success story of the posies is one of those rock and roll legends that. While the original album remains a great modern rock confection with a driving melodic twist, the real stars here are the bonus tracks which account for the. New releases now sign up to find top new songs of 2020 and videos from the best new 2020 albums. He then got the drivers name, and informed him that 2 tickets would be. We made the decision to stick to just the original albums for the vinyl release, and give it room to breathe across two glorious slabs of wax. Thats what power pop is all about really, an amalgam of sweetness and light mashed with hard driving drums and bass, and these guys do it so.
The posies dear 23 frosting on the beater blurt magazine. As with the reissue of dear 23, this new edition has been remastered and sounds a bit richer than earlier editions. Each of these titles comes as a 2cd set featuring the original album remastered from original master tapes, plus almost all. Like the dear 23 reissue, this one is split up on two lps at 45rpm. Song for song, dear 23 may not be the posies career defining moment but is the most impeccably manicured and graceful record they would ever attach their name to not to mention one of their masterpieces. Omnivore recordings will embark upon an ambitious reissue of three classic albums by the posies, with dear 23 arriving june 15 and frosting on the beater on august 3. Ive always preferred dear 23, and agree that its one of the best albums from the 90s. While from an audiophile standpoint i know thats going to give you the best sound quality, i still cant help but complain a little about having to get up and flip the record every three songs or so. When i compiled a set of posies rarities bsides, compilation tracks, etc. A pledgemusic preorder campaign has launched dear 23 will arrive june 15, 2018.
The posies dear 23 the posies made a lot of great music before and after their second album. An expanded edition of their debut, failure, was released by the celebrated reissue label omnivore recordings in 2014. This reissue includes just the original albums for the vinyl release, to give it. Posies frosting on the beater cd and dear 23 vinyl. Continuing the parallel of 1988 and 2018, we have these reissues of. Signed to geffen records, the posies recorded their second album, dear 23, and toured the u. Dear 23, the posies second album, made a splash when it was first released in 1990, but under somewhat false pretenses.
Picking up where i left off last time, heres a look at more multidisc archival reissue sets. Dont expect just a repackaging of material already available on their 2000 boxed set of outtakes nearly all of the bonus tracks on this new reissue have never been heard. The posies are also going on a worldwide tour this year that kicks off in may. Signed to geffen records, the posies recorded their second album dear 23, and toured the u. The threealbum reissue run is happening via omnivore recordings, with dear 23 arriving june 15th, frosting on the beater bowing august 3rd, and amazing disgrace dropping october 28th. Amazing disgrace returns, reissued by omnivore recordings who have, among many releases new and old, reissued our first album, failure, plus releases by big star, game theory, etc. Dear 23 is the second album by seattle alternative rockgrungepower pop band the posies. The posies amazing disgrace 30 th anniversary reissue 2 cdsomnivore recordings. The posiesamazing disgrace, reissue on cd, tidal audiophile. Dear 23 will now stretch across two lps and will be mastered at 45 rpm. There was a letters column in some fanzine that went on for months you can see this in the liner notes in the failure reissue that people were sure this was a conspiracy.
As the posies tuned up later in the evening i noticed jon auer fully engaged. Each has been remastered and includes a bonus disc or vinyl replete. Omnivore succeeds with reissue of the posies failure. Dear 23 was supposed to come out in may and i just got it today. We began our career exactly 30 years prior by releasing a homerecorded cassette called. A meatier brand of powerpop than the genre usually supplies, and meatier than previous efforts by the posies, too, but powerpop nonetheless. But id argue they never made anything as scintillating as dear 23. Dear 23, frosting on the beater, and amazing disgrace, which. The posies celebrate 30 years with expansive reissues of. The posies are an american rock band that was formed in.