
Elliott Smith's XO and Figure 8 re-released as deluxe editions for his 50th birthday
06 August 2019, 14:57
| Written by
Cerys Kenneally
Two of Elliott Smith's albums, XO and Figure 8, have been re-released as deluxe editions on what would've been his 50th birthday.
XO and Figure 8 were Smith's last two albums before he died in 2003.
Today (6 August) marks what would've been Smith's 50th birthday, and to celebrate the late singer/songwriter's career, UMe (Universal Music Enterprises) have added a mixture of rarities, B-sides, acoustic versions, remixes, and more for the deluxe editions.
XO includes three new bonus tracks, as well as "Miss Misery", while Figure 8 includes another three new bonus tracks, as well as a cover of The Beatles' "Because".
XO Tracklist:
- Sweet Adeline
- Tomorrow Tomorrow
- Waltz #2 (XO)
- Baby Britain
- Pitseleh
- Independence Day
- Bled White
- Waltz #1
- Amity
- Oh Well, OK
- Bottle Up And Explode!
- A Question Mark
- Everybody Cares, Everybody Understands
- I Didn't Understand
- Our Thing
- How To Take A Fall
- The Enemy Is You
- Some Song (Alternate Version)
- Waltz #1 (Demo)
- Bottle Up And Explode (Early Version)
- Baby Britain (Remix)
- Waltz #2 (Radio Edit)
- Miss Misery
Figure 8 Tracklist:
- Son Of Sam
- Somebody That I Used To Know
- Junk Bond Trader
- Everything Reminds Me Of Her
- Everything Means Nothing To Me
- L.A.
- In The Lost And Found (Honky Bach)/The Roost
- Stupidity Tries
- Easy Way Out
- Wouldn't Mama Be Proud
- Colorbars
- Happiness/The Gondola Bar
- Pretty Mary Kay
- Better Be Quiet Bar
- Can't Make A Sound
- Bye
- Figure 8
- A Living Will
- Son Of Sam (Acoustic)
- I Can't Answer You Anymore
- Pretty Mary K (Alternate Version)
- Happiness (Acoustic)
- Because
The 50th birthday deluxe editions of Elliott Smith's XO and Figure 8 albums are both out now.
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