Hold Steady, The – Almost Killed Me – Blue Color Vinyl Record

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Deluxe Edition of Milestone 2004 Debut Remastered from the Original Tapes with 5 Bonus Tracks included on Accompanying Download!

Frenchkiss Records andThe Hold Steadypresent the long awaited release ofDeluxe Editionsof the New York-based rock ‘n’ roll band’s milestone first two LPs,Almost Killed Me(2004) andSeparation Sunday(2005). Both records have beenremastered from the original tapes, with each now appended by an array of bonus material (available via a download for the vinyl releases not on the actual LP).

Almost Killed Me: Deluxe Editioncomes joined with five rare tracks, including the very firstHold Steady7″ 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.” As if all that were not enough,Almost Killed Mewill be offered on bright blue vinyl, withSeparation Sundaypressed on pristine white vinyl. TheDeluxe EditionLPs mark the first time both albums have been available on vinyl in more than a decade.

Released by Frenchkiss in March 2004,Almost Killed Meinstantly markedThe Hold Steadyas one of the most vital and original rock ‘n’ roll bands of the new millennium, blazing with the raw riffs and conceptual songcraft that continue to define their extraordinary canon. Kicking off with the classic “Positive Jam,” the album introduces singer/guitaristCraig Finn’sutterly unique lyricism and intensely detailed storytelling, a world of tough love, hard drugs, and barstool blues unlike any other before or since.

Almost Killed Mereceived unanimous praise upon its arrival and was ultimately ranked at #2 onRolling Stone’s“100 Best Albums of the 2000s” tally, who praised its “Springsteen-size cast of characters, lost kids staggering through America in search of sex, drugs and salvation. The band sounded so real and raw, so loaded with compassion and wit and raunch, they became a word-of-mouth sensation. Suddenly the 2000s didn’t look so hopeless after all.”

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 #

# Bonus Track Included on Vinyl Download Card Only, Not on LP