HONEY’S DEAD DELUXE 2CD + DVD EDITION

The Jesus And Mary Chain returned with a bang in 1992 with their critically acclaimed fourth album. They had spent time off since their last record building their own recording studio, The Drugstore, and soaking up some of the new sounds coming from cities such as Manchester and Seattle. The resulting single ‘Reverence’ was a top ten hit and a startling trailer for the album to come – marrying a hypnotic drum loop and propulsive percussion to sheet metal feedback and iconoclastic lyrics. By filtering their trademark combination of noise and melody through state-of-the-art production techniques, the Reid brothers reinvented themselves for a new decade.

This deluxe expanded edition features all the non-album b-sides, the pre-Honey’s Dead Rollercoaster EP, a rarely heard alternate version of “Why’d You Want Me”, a complete live set recorded by the BBC for a date on the Rollercoaster package tour the band organised and headlined in this period, remixes including the first CD issue of the brilliant Arc Weld mix of “Far Gone And Out”, and radio interviews with Jim and William Reid, including a chat with Tommy Vance about their ill-fated appearance at the US Lollapalooza festival.

The 50-minute DVD features the promo videos for all the singles including the first time on DVD for the video for “Rollercoaster” and the previously unreleased and controversial video for “Teenage Lust”. There are also previously unreleased archival TV appearances, including electrifying performances of “Reverence” on The Word, “Far Gone And Out” on the Late Show, “Teenage Lust” on 120 minutes and a 20-minute interview and video retrospective with Jim and William Reid discussing their career to date, interspersed with excerpts of all their videos from 1985 – 1992 and rare live footage of the band performing at Brixton Academy.

The 20 page booklet contains exclusive new interviews that tell the band’s story in their own words, including a contribution from acclaimed producer Alan Moulder (Foo Fighters/Depeche Mode/ Smashing Pumpkins) that provides a revealing insight into their working methods in the studio, alongside rare memorabilia and previously unpublished photos.