Seattle’s grunge scene hits a milestone marker this fall. One of the pioneering bands of the movement, Soundgarden, will celebrate its 25th anniversary with a reissue of their third studio album, Badmotorfinger, next month.
Soundgarden will commemorate the release of their classic 1991 album with four special editions on November 18 via UMe/A&M Records. The North American and European pre-orders launch have launched and those who pre-order will receive an instant download of a studio outtake of the track “Rusty Cage.”
Originally released on October 8, 1991, Badmotorfinger spawned three singles, “Jesus Christ Pose,” “Outshined” and “Rusty Cage,” and became Soundgarden’s highest-placing album on the Billboard Album chart at the time. It has been certified 2x-platinum by the RIAA in the U.S.
This collectors’ seven-disc Super Deluxe Edition will consist of four CDs, two DVDs and a Blu-ray Audio disc with 109 tracks total: 79 tracks, videos and mixes are previously unreleased. (Pre-order is available here.)
The CD audio content includes the original album newly remastered; 15 previously unreleased studio outtakes newly mixed from the original analog multi-tracks, plus the track “New Damage,” featuring Brian May from Queen; and Live at the Paramount, Soundgarden’s first-ever complete concert album, newly mixed from the original analog multi-tracks and recorded at the Paramount Theatre in Seattle on March 6, 1992.
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The collection continues with a 28-track two-CD Deluxe Edition, featuring the remastered original album on disc 1; eight studio outtakes, “New Damage (with Brian May)” and seven tracks from Live at the Paramount on disc 2. (Pre-order here.) Also available, is a one-CD remastered edition with enhanced art, converting the original plastic jewel case into a gatefold softpak with the original six-panel folder design included, along with a two-LP, 180-gram audiophile black vinyl edition of the remastered original album.
The second DVD is Motorvision + More: Soundgarden’s 1992 Motorvision home video, released on DVD for the first time ever, showcases live selections from the two nights shot at the Paramount Theatre in March 1992, along with interviews from the band and friends. Bonus videos include 11 unreleased archival live performances from various shows and festivals in 1992 and the three official music videos from the album. The Blu-ray Audio disc will also contain the original Badmotorfinger album, three B-sides, and the three official music videos, newly mixed from original analog multi-tracks.
Also included in the Super Deluxe version is a Badmotorfinger icon ultimate collector’s box (batteries included) that features a 52-page book with a 25th anniversary silver foil Badmotorfinger icon cover, newly designed art and memorabilia, unreleased photos and commemorative testimonials from fellow musicians and peers.
Kim Thayil, the band’s founding member and guitarist, said in a recent interview that the band also hoped to put out a remixed and remastered edition of their first LP, 1988’s Ultramega OK. “We’re hoping to put that out early next year,” he told Loudwire. “We’ve moved the labels; we’re putting that out on Sup Pop. All the paperwork is in order.”
Soundgarden, Badmotorfinger Super Deluxe Edition track list:
Disc One (Original Album Remastered)
“Rusty Cage”
“Outshined”
“Slaves & Bulldozers”
“Jesus Christ Pose”
“Face Pollution”
“Somewhere”
“Searching With My Good Eye Closed”
“Room a Thousand Years Wide”
“Mind Riot”
“Drawing Flies”
“Holy Water”
“New Damage”
Disc Two (Studio Outtakes)
“Rusty Cage” *
“Outshined” *
“Slaves & Bulldozers” *
“Jesus Christ Pose” *
“Face Pollution” *
“Somewhere” *
“Searching With My Good Eye Closed” *
“Room a Thousand Years Wide” *
“Drawing Flies” *
“Holy Water” *
“Cold Bitch” *
“She’s A Politician” *
“Black Rain” *
“Birth Ritual” *
“Blind Dogs” *
“New Damage” (with Brian May)”
Disc Three (Live at the Paramount – Part 1)
“Searching With My Good Eye Closed” *
“Hands All Over” *
“Drawing Flies” *
“Room a Thousand Years Wide” *
“Gun” *
“Flower” *
“Little Joe” *
“Big Dumb Sex” *
“Face Pollution” *
“Incessant Mace” *
“Rusty Cage” *
Disc Four (Live at the Paramount – Part 2)
“Outshined” *
“Mind Riot” *
“Beyond the Wheel” *
“Into The Void (Sealth)” *
“Jesus Christ Pose” *
“Hunted Down” *
“Somewhere” *
“Slaves & Bulldozers” *
Disc Five (Live at the Paramount DVD)
“Searching With My Good Eye Closed” *
“Hands All Over” *
“Drawing Flies” *
4″Room a Thousand Years Wide” *
“Gun” *
“Flower” *
“Little Joe” *
“Big Dumb Sex” *
“Face Pollution” *
“Incessant Mace” *
“Rusty Cage” *
“Outshined” *
“Mind Riot” *
“Beyond the Wheel” *
“Into The Void (Sealth)” *
“Jesus Christ Pose” *
“Hunted Down” *
“Somewhere” *
“Slaves & Bulldozers” *
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Disc Six (Motorvision + More DVD)
“Searching With My Good Eye Closed”
“Rusty Cage”
“Outshined”
“Little Joe”
“Mind Riot”
“Room a Thousand Years Wide”
“Jesus Christ Pose”
“Slaves & Bulldozers”
Bonus Videos (same disc)
“Outshined” (Live in Dallas 4.29.92) *
“Jesus Christ Pose” (Live in Dallas 4.29.92) *
“Rusty Cage” (Live at Roseland Ballroom 5.09.92) *
“Jesus Christ Pose” (Live at Pinkpop Festival 7.08.92) *
“Slaves & Bulldozers” (Live at Pinkpop Festival 7.08.92) *
“Slaves & Bulldozers” (Live in Seattle 7.12.92) *
“Face Pollution” (Live in Seattle 7.12.92) *
“Searching With My Good Eye Closed” (Live in Seattle 7.22.92) *
“Drawing Flies” (Live in Miami 8.22.92) *
“Cop Killer” (Live in Miami 8.22.92) *
“Room a Thousand Years Wide” (Live in Miami 8.22.92) *
“Jesus Christ Pose” (Music Video)
“Outshined” (Music Video)
“Rusty Cage” (Music Video)
Disc Seven (Blu-ray Audio 5.1 Surround Sound & Remastered Stereo)
“Rusty Cage” *
“Outshined” *
“Slaves & Bulldozers” *
“Jesus Christ Pose” *
“Face Pollution” *
“Somewhere” *
“Searching With My Good Eye Closed” *
“Room A Thousand Years Wide” *
“Mind Riot” *
“Drawing Flies” *
“Holy Water” *
“New Damage” *
“Cold Bitch” *
“She’s A Politician” *
“Birth Ritual” *
“Jesus Christ Pose” (Music Video)
“Outshined” (Music Video)
“Rusty Cage” (Music Video)
* indicates previously unreleased
Watch Soundgarden perform “Outshined” at the 2012 Download Festival
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