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Vic Chesnutt re-issues coming June 15th:The re-release of the first four albums of Athens, GA native, Vic Chesnutt, is serious cause for celebration. New West will re-issue Little, West of Rome, Drunk and Is The Actor Happy? on June 15th. All are bonafide cornerstones of indie music - revered by fans, critics and, especially it seems, by other musicians and writers. Folks like Michael Stipe, Lucinda Williams, Tom Waits, Van Dyke Parks and Jonathan Richman have championed Vic’s music over the years. Rolling Stone said of Vic, “[the songs] resonate with a soulful man-child insight... a gifted, willful storyteller.”These titles were originally released in the early to mid nineties, and will be available June 15th with gorgeous expanded packages and never-before-heard bonus tracks unearthed from Vic's personal vault.
Little (orig. 1990)
* Vic’s debut album recorded and mixed in one day (10-06-88);* Includes five additional, previously unreleased bonus tracks, making this the complete session from that day; * Brand new liner notes by Michael Stipe; * Produced by Michael Stipe.
West of Rome (orig. 1992)
* Includes five previously unreleased bonus tracks including “Flying,” a much sought after song that was only heard in the Speed Racer documentary;* Considered by many to be Vic’s finest album ever; * Produced by Michael Stipe.
Drunk (orig. 1993)
* Includes nine bonus tracks (eight previously unreleased), featuring a cover of Bob Dylan's “I Dreamed I Saw St. Augustine” recorded for Dutch radio;* Brand new liner notes by Ian MacKaye of Fugazi; * The re-mastering especially enhances this, Vic’s most rocking and edgiest album; * The artwork that Vic originally intended to use graces the front cover at last and the rest of the package has been completely redesigned.
Is the Actor Happy? (orig. 1995)
* Unquestionably the finest sounding record of Vic's career, produced by the legendary John Keane (R.E.M., Widespread Panic, Indigo Girls);* Contains a duet with Michael Stipe entitled “Guilty By Association”; * Features six previously unreleased bonus tracks including a collaboration with Lambchop. [click here] for Vic Chesnutt's complete discography.
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