Suede have shared details of their ‘Suede30’ celebrations, marking three decades since the release of their self-titled debut.
Originally arriving back in 1993, the LP features classics such as Animal Nitrate, So Young, The Drowners and Metal Mickey and hit No. 1 on the UK charts.
A precursor to the Brit-rock movement, the project sold over 100,000 copies in its first week and become the fastest-selling debut album ever in the UK at the time, going on to win the Mercury Music Prize.
Suede's landmark debut record is being reissued in a range of never-before-heard formats to celebrate its 30th anniversary. Pre-order your copy now: https://t.co/wcCbI8C5i4.
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“It was a genuinely magical time in my life and one for which I’ll always be grateful,” says frontman Brett Anderson. “It felt incredible being in what I thought was quite probably the most exciting band in the world at the time, making a record which felt like more than just another band making another album.”
Bassist Mat Osman adds: “So, 30 years ago, this is where it all began. A mixture of the live songs that had won us a following and our first experiments in the studio. Listening back now it still has that sense of wildness, and drama, and possibility of those early days. So young and so gone, indeed!”
Three decades on, ‘Suede30’ sees the band release the album on 180g Black Vinyl, Double CD, Picture Disc and Blu-Ray, all with audio newly mastered by Phil Kinrade at AIR Studios from the original half-inch tapes and production masters, overseen and approved by original album producer Ed Buller.
The CD edition will also include the nine B-sides, along with a cover of The Pretenders‘ Brass in Pocket, while the Picture Disc has reimagined exclusive artwork by Paul Khera and a design featuring Anderson’s lyrics in a deluxe gatefold sleeve, featuring gold foil detailing and a classic Kevin Cummins photograph across the centrefold.
‘Suede30’ is out July 7 on Demon and available to pre-order now.
Tracklist: Suede – Suede30
DISC ONE: ‘SUEDE’
1. So Young
2. Animal Nitrate
3. She’s Not Dead
4. Moving
5. Pantomime Horse
6. The Drowners
7. Sleeping Pills
8. Breakdown
9. Metal Mickey
10. Animal Lover
11. The Next Life
DISC TWO: THE B-SIDES
1. My Insatiable One
2. To The Birds
3. He’s Dead
4. Where The Pigs Don’t Fly
5. Painted People
6. The Big Time
7. High Rising
8. Dolly
9. My Insatiable One [Piano Version]
10. Brass In Pocket
