New Elliott Smith double album: New Moon
Good news this past week for Elliott Smith fans: the Kill Rock Stars label has announced the release of a posthumous double disc of unreleased Elliott material from 1995-1997 (self-titled and Either/Or album eras). It’s called New Moon and due out on May 8th.
Here is the full tracklist and where I had (or could find) live or demo versions of the songs, I added an mp3. It will be great to hear some of this gorgeous material cleaned up and finally out in the light of day.
ELLIOTT SMITH: NEW MOON
DISC ONE
Angel In The Snow (demo version)
Talking To Mary (live 3/31/95)
High Times (demo version)
New Monkey
Looking Over My Shoulder
Going Nowhere
Riot Coming (live in SF 3/6/95)
All Cleaned Out
First Timer
Go By (live in NY 6/7/95)
Miss Misery – early version
Thirteen (demo version)
DISC TWO
Georgia Georgia
Whatever/Folk Song in C (live in Portland, 9/7/94)
Big Decision (live in NJ, 4/12/97)
Placeholder
New Disaster
Seen How Things Are Hard (live)
Fear City
Either/Or (demo version)
Pretty Mary K – other version
Almost Over
See You Later (live NYC 3/30/96)
Half Right (live in Portland 2/26/99)
According to the press release, the final mixing for the album was done by Larry Crane, who is the archivist for the estate of Elliott Smith, and a significant portion of proceeds from the album sales will go directly to Outside In, a Portland-based social service organization dedicated to providing diverse services for homeless youth and low-income adults. [thx]
Name: Heather Browne
You know, much as I love the original, Elliott’s take on “Thirteen” is one of my favourite songs of all time.
lism. — February 16, 2007 @ 5:14 pm
Going the way of 2pac. I’m not complaining.
Anonymous — February 16, 2007 @ 8:46 pm
This is great news. Good to have this out legitimately.
Bruce K.
Anonymous — February 17, 2007 @ 8:25 am
Thanks for the Elliot Smith tracks — I’m listening to them right now. A great talent gone way too soon.
I have “Belief” by John Mayer off Continuum trapped in my head right now. If you haven’t heard it, I suggest you give it a try.
Chris — February 23, 2007 @ 8:29 am
i try to push out a tear for this man at least once a year..lol..adore his music
Anonymous — March 3, 2007 @ 11:46 pm
high times is absolutely amazing. other then that i cant describe it, its too much. the man was a genius
Anonymous — March 16, 2007 @ 6:37 pm