The Hold Steady

The Hold Steady reissuing 'Almost Killed Me' & 'Separation Sunday' with bonus material

The Hold Steady are celebrating their beloved Boys and Girls in America with 10th anniversary shows, but that’s not the only THS classic being honored this year, They’re also reissuing their first two albums, 2004’s Almost Killed Me and 2005’s Separation Sunday, with bonus material, on November 11 (pre-orders). Here’s more:

ALMOST KILLED ME and SEPARATION SUNDAY have been remastered from the original tapes, with each now appended by an array of bonus material. ALMOST KILLED ME: DELUXE EDITION comes joined with five rare tracks, including the very first Hold Steady 7″ single, “Milkcrate Mosh,” and songs previously only available on the album’s original Australian CD release. SEPARATION SUNDAY: DELUXE EDITIONfeatures six additional tracks, including the never before available “212-Margarita” and “The Most Important Thing” along with previously unreleased demos of “Cattle and the Creeping Things,” “Charlemagne in Sweatpants,” and “Crucifixion Cruise.”

Almost Killed Me will be available on “bright blue” vinyl, while Separation Sunday is coming out on “pristine white.” Check out the full tracklists below.

The Boys and Girls in America shows, Franz Nicolay included, began at Riot Fest Denver earlier this month. They’ll continue at Riot Fest Chicago this weekend and there’s four Brooklyn shows in December. More TBA. Here’s a video from Denver:

ALMOST KILLED ME: DELUXE EDITION
1. Positive Jam
2. The Swish
3. Barfruit Blues
4. Most People Are DJs
5. Certain Songs
6. Knuckles
7. Hostile, Mass.
8. Sketchy Metal
9. Sweet Payne
10. Killer Parties
11. Milkcrate Mosh #
12. Hot Fries #
13. Curves and Nerves #
14. You Gotta Dance #
15. Modesto Is Not That Sweet #

SEPARATION SUNDAY: DELUXE EDITION
1. Hornets! Hornets!
2. Cattle and the Creeping Things
3. Your Little Hoodrat Friend
4. Banging Camp
5. Charlemagne In Sweatpants
6. Stevie Nix
7. Multitude of Casualties
8. Don’t Let Me Explode
9. Chicago Seemed Tired Last Night
10. Crucifixion Cruise
11. How a Resurrection Really Feels
12. 212-Margarita #
13. The Most Important Thing #
14. Cattle and the Creeping Things (Demo) #
15. Charlemagne in Sweatpants (Demo) #
16. Crucifixion Cruise (Guitar Demo) #
17. Crucifixion Cruise (Piano Demo) #

# Included on CD and Vinyl Download Card, Not on LP

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