asleep in the back

elbow's classic debut album asleep in the back is set to receive the full "deluxe edition" treatment with a release date scheduled for oct. 26 in the uk . fans should be ecstatic, although the cynic in me wonders if v2 records is just cashing in on elbow's new found success since the label dumped the band prior to the recording of the seldom seen kid.

regardless, most labels worth their salt know loyal fans will not spend their hard earned cash on a reissue unless it comes with plenty of good features. it looks like there will be little room for disappointment: the whole package will include the band's original debut noisebox ep (which was never repressed after the initial self-release), concert performances, radio performances, the album itself, and what is sure to be a dvd masterpiece produced by the soup collective.

here's the breakdown:

Disc 1 - CD - The Album
1. Any Day Now
2. Red
3. Little Beast
4. Powder Blue
5. Bitten by the Tailfly
6. Asleep in the Back
7. Newborn
8. Don't Mix Your Drinks
9. Presuming Ed (Rest Easy)
10. Coming Second
11. Can't Stop
12. Scattered Black and Whites

Disc 2 - CD - The Bonus Material
Noisebox EP
1. Powder Blue
2. Red
3. Theme From Munroe Kelly
4. Can't Stop

Live At The Astoria 2001
5. Bitten By The Tail Fly *
6. Coming Second
7. Don't Mix Your Drinks *
8. Can't Stop *
9. Scattered Black And Whites *
10. George Lassoes The Moon *

Radio 1 Lamacq Session 2001
11. Newborn *
12. Don't Mix Your Drinks *
13. Red

Disc 3 - The DVD
'Asleep In The Back' Movie

* Previously Unreleased