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Stereophonics Reissue First Two Albums And Play Them In Full

• 24th Aug 2010

Stereophonics are set to re-issue their first two albums 1997’s ‘Word Gets Around’ and 1999’s Number One album ‘Performance and Cocktails’ and to celebrate will be performing them in full at two very special shows at London’s Hammersmith Apollo.

The gigs will take place on October 17th and 18th and will mark the release of reissues of the albums on October 18th, which will come complete with reams of bonus material.

Frontman Kelly Jones said “It's over ten years since the first two albums were released. Listening back to them and all the b-sides and live tracks brought back a lot of memories. It’s taken over a year to find and compile all the tracks, pictures and notebooks, Stuart’s passing in June has made the whole experience more poignant. To celebrate the albums we will be playing two nights at Hammersmith Apollo playing every track and a selection of B-sides, something we have never done in a live experience. There's a lot to learn but it's gonna be rocking!”

Each of the reissues will come in two formats; a standard 2CD deluxe edition and a limited edition super deluxe 3CD boxset.

The deluxe edition will feature the original album on disc one, while disc two will feature the band’s favourite b-sides from the album, plus rarities, previously unreleased live tracks and, on ‘Word Gets Around’, very early demos from before the debut album recording sessions.

The lavishly packaged super deluxe 3CD box set will contain the original album, a disc featuring b-sides from the album and a third rarities disc comprising unreleased live tracks, demos and sessions. The packaging will include a book styled on Kelly Jones’ notebooks, containing handwritten lyrics and unseen photos.

Stereophonics will play:

October
Sun 17th Word Gets Around, LONDON, Hammersmith Apollo
Mon 18th Performance and Cocktails, LONDON, Hammersmith Apollo

Tickets go on sale on Friday 27th August at 9:00am and can be purchased from the Hammersmith Apollo on 08448 444 748.

Buy online at gigsandtours.com | 24 hr cc hotline 0844 811 0051

The final tracklistings are as follows:

‘Word Gets Around’
2-disc Deluxe Edition
CD1 – The Original Album
A Thousand Trees
Looks Like Chaplin
More Life In A Tramps Vest
Local Boy In The Photograph
Traffic
Not Up to You
Check my Eyelids for Holes
Same Size Feet
Last of the Big Time Drinkers
Goldfish Bowl
Too Many Sandwiches
Billy Davey's Daughter

CD2 – B-Sides and Rarities
Carrot Cake And Wine – B Side to A Thousand Trees single
Tie Me Up Tie Me Down – B Side to Traffic single
Poppy Day – B Side to More Life In A Tramps Vest single
Raymonds Shop – B Side to More Life In A Tramps Vest single
Chris Chambers – B Side to Traffic single
A Thousand Trees – Radio 1 Evening Session *
Local Boy In The Photograph – Radio 1 Evening Session *
Looks Like Chaplin – Live Newcastle University *
Same Size Feet – Live Newcastle University *
Not Up To You – Live Newcastle University *
She Takes Her Clothes Off – Decade Deluxe Word Gets Around Session
More Life In A Tramp's Vest – Pre-record deal – Grass Roots Demo *
The Last Resort – B Side to Local Boy In The Photograph single
* previously unreleased

‘Word Gets Around’
3-disc Super Deluxe Edition
CD1 – The Original Album
A Thousand Trees
Looks Like Chaplin
More Life In A Tramps Vest
Local Boy In The Photograph
Traffic
Not Up to You
Check my Eyelids for Holes
Same Size Feet
Last of the Big Time Drinkers
Goldfish Bowl
Too Many Sandwiches
Billy Davey's Daughter

CD2 – B-Sides
Carrot Cake And Wine-B Side to A Thousand Trees single
Tie Me Up Tie Me Down-B Side to Traffic single
Poppy Day-B Side to More Life In A Tramps Vest single
Raymonds Shop-B Side to More Life In A Tramps Vest single
Chris Chambers-B Side to Traffic single
Who'll Stop The Rain-B Side to Local Boy In The Photograph
Home To Me-B Side to A Thousand Trees single
Buy Myself A Small Plane-B Side to Local Boy In The Photograph
The Last Resort-B Side to Local Boy In The Photograph
Summertime-B Side to A Thousand Trees

CD3 – Rarities
A Thousand Trees – Radio 1 Evening Session *
Local Boy In The Photograph – Radio 1 Evening Session *
Same Size Feet – Live Newcastle University *
Looks Like Chaplin – Live Newcastle University *
Not Up To You – Live Newcastle University *
More Life In A Tramp's Vest – Pre-record deal – Grass Roots Demo *
Looks Like Chaplin – Pre-record deal – Grass Roots Demo *
In My Day – Pre-record deal – Grass Roots Demo *
She Takes Her Clothes Off – Decade Deluxe Word Gets Around Session
Looks Like Chaplin (Acoustic) – Ltd Edition Australian Bonus
A Thousand Trees (Acoustic) – Ltd Edition Australian Bonus
* previously unreleased

‘Performance And Cocktails’
2-disc Deluxe Edition
CD1 – The Original Album
Roll Up and Shine
The Bartender and the Thief
Hurry up and Wait
Pick a Part That's New
Just Looking
Half the Lies You Tell Aint True
I Wouldn't Believe Your Radio
T-Shirt Suntan
Is Yesterday Tomorrow Today?
A Minute Longer
She Takes Her Clothes Off
Plastic California
I Stopped To Fill My Car Up

CD2 – B-Sides and Rarities
Bartender and the Thief – Bartender B-side CD2 (Cardiff Castle)
Sunny Afternoon – Just Looking B-side CD1
Positively 4th Street – Pick a Part B-side CD1
Fiddlers Green – Bartender B-side CD1
Angie – Hurry Up B-side CD1
The Old Laughing Lady – Radio B-side CD1
Something In The Way – Pick a Part B-side CD2
Half The Lies You Tell Aint True – Live at the Belfort Festival *
She Takes Her Clothes Off – Live from the Hippodrome *
Roll Up and Shine – Live from the Hippodrome
Local Boy in the Photograph – Just Looking B-side CD2 (live BBC)
Just Looking – Live from the Hippodrome *
* previously unreleased

‘Performance And Cocktails’
3-disc Super Deluxe Edition
CD1 – The Original Album
Roll Up and Shine
The Bartender and the Thief
Hurry up and Wait
Pick a Part That's New
Just Looking
Half the Lies You Tell Aint True
I Wouldn't Believe Your Radio
T-Shirt Suntan
Is Yesterday Tomorrow Today?
A Minute Longer
She Takes Her Clothes Off
Plastic California
I Stopped To Fill My Car Up

CD2 – The B-Sides
Sunny Afternoon – Just Looking B-side CD1
Positively 4th Street – Pick a Part B-side CD1
Fiddlers Green – Bartender B-side CD1
The Old Laughing Lady – Radio B-side CD1
Angie – Hurry Up B-side CD1
Something in the Way – Pick a Part B-side CD2
Local Boy in the Photograph (Live) – Just Looking B-side CD2
Same Size Feet (Live) – Just Looking B-side CD2
In My Day – Pick a Part B-side CD2
Bartender and the Thief (Live At Cardiff Castle) – Bartender B-side CD2
Raymonds Shop (Live At Cardiff Castle) – Bartender B-side CD2
T – Shirt Suntan (Live at Morfa) – Radio B-side CD2
I Wouldn’t Believe Your Radio (with Stuart singing) – Radio B-side CD1
Postmen Do Not Great Movie Heroes Make – Just Looking B-side CD1
Nice To Be Out (Demo) – Pick a Part B-side CD1

CD3 – Rarities
Roll Up and Shine – Live at Hippodrome 1st March 99 *
Just Looking – Live at Hippodrome 1st March 99 *
Half the Lies You Tell Aint True – Live from Belfort Festival *
She Takes Her Clothes Off – Live at Hippodrome 1st March 99 *
Bartender and the Thief – Live Newcastle Uni 98 *
Is Yesterday Tomorrow Today – Live Newcastle Uni 98 *
Pick a Part That's New – BBC acoustic session 99 *
I Wouldn't Believe Your Radio – BBC acoustic session 99 *
Plastic California – Live at Hippodrome 1st March 99 *
Sunny Afternoon – Live from Morfa 1999 *
*previously unreleased