Description
John Mellencamps 5x platinum, classic 1985 album Scarecrow yielded three U.S. Top 10 hits, R.O.C.K. in the U.S.A. (#2), Small Town (#6) and Lonely Ol Night (#6). These new editions feature the newly remixed & remastered album in addition to a full disc of rare & previously unreleased tracks, most of which are not available digitally.
The bonus material includes two previously unreleased full-length songs (Carolina Shag, Smart Guys), three album track rough mixes (Lonely Ol Night, R.O.C.K. in the U.S.A, Minutes to Memories), three partial-song demos (Between a Laugh and a Tear, Rumbleseat, Small Town), two b-sides (covers of two Scarecrow influences: The Drifters Under the Boardwalk and James Browns Cold Sweat), and a previously unreleased cover of Shama Lama Ding Dong, performed originally by the fictional band Otis Day and the Knights in the 1978 film National Lampoons Animal House.
Super deluxe boxset includes:
Lift-Top Box
CD 1 New stereo mix of the album + 2 existing digital bonus tracks
CD 2 Features newly added rare and unreleased bonus tracks, most of which are unavailable digitally
Blu-ray Disc ATMOS and new hi-resolution stereo mix of the album + bonus tracks in hi-resolution stereo
LP (180g, 1/2 Speed, DMM)
Original picture sleeve Small Town 7 single
All new essay by Anthony DeCurtis including new interviews with John
Booklet / Lithos / Poster
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