To commemorate the 20th Anniversary of this masterpiece, Kill Rock Stars proudly presents Either/Or: Expanded Edition. ^ recorded live at YoYo a GoGo 1997 in Olympia, WAĮither/Or is widely regarded as Elliott’s best album, and remains his best-selling. I Don’t Think I’m Ever Gonna Figure It Out (remixed/remastered) *īottle Up and Explode! (alternate version) * You can stream a new song 'I Figured You Out' which you receive as an instant download when you order. It's available as a double-LP or a two-CD set (in addition to a variety of download formats for those who want that). There’s been no shortage of Elliott Smith music released posthumously, but this is among the best and is necessary for both the completist and casual Smith admirer.Just got an email from Bandcamp announcing a new 2-CD remaster / reissue of Elliott Smith's beloved 'Either/Or' album:Įither/Or: Expanded Edition, by Elliott Smith » I often think of Smith’s death as to what I imagine fans of The Beatles felt on Decemyou’ll never forget where you were, how deep your heart sank and how unjust the situation seemed. The bonus material includes several live versions (“Angeles” and “Pictures Of Me” sound incredible), alternate versions (a decorated rendering of “Bottle Up and Explode!”), and even the unreleased studio version of “I Figured You Out”, which Smith recorded as a demo for Mary Lou Lord in 1995. As Smith’s 3rd LP and the one that gave him his first taste of fame, the songs here were fuller than his previous work, and all instruments were played by Smith.

Here, Either/Or is included in its entirety and remastered.

A storyteller with an unimaginable talent for parlaying alienation into timeless song craft, Smith’s unparalleled guitar picking and forthrightness in his work has continued to maintain his status as one of, if not the best, songwriter of this generation. In the twenty years that have passed since Either/Or was released, more has been written about this album – before and after Smith’s death – than one could read, and I highly doubt that any of it was not praise.

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