Jeff Tweedy dropped some fantastic Wilco news on clients of The Tweedy Show this evening. The band are releasing an expanded, super-duper deluxe reissue of their third studio album, Summerteeth, on November 6, 2020. Nothing is going to stand in their way of delivering fans a 5-LP (or 4-CD) set containing a remastered version of the original along with 24 previously unreleased tracks. The super-sized edition of Summerteeth is available for pre-order. Coupled with the announcement the band have shared a track, “Summer Teeth (Slow Rhodes Edition).”

The band teased something was coming via social media earlier in the day. They posted a message on Twitter urging Wilco enthusiasts to sign up for their mailing list for updates. They closed their note with a subtle “wink wink.”

Jeff’s announcement came near the start of The Tweedy Show‘s Tuesday night episode, which found the family broadcasting from the front porch of their cabin in Michigan. While frogs, crickets, and miscellaneous wildlife trilled, Jeff asked viewers, “Has anybody heard the record Summerteeth?” He promptly followed up with, “Nobody likes that record.” Reading from notes, he went on to explain that the deluxe expanded Summerteeth would be available as a 5 LP vinyl set or as 4 CDs. The vinyl set will include a live album of the band performing at Tower Records in Chicago on March 11, 1999, while the CD set features a recording of their November 1, 1999, set at the Boulder Theater in Boulder, CO. The package is also being released digitally.

Bob Ludwig, who mastered the original hour-long album, was charged with remastering for the new edition. The record includes 24 previously unreleased outtakes and demos, some of which were on cassette tapes found in a box Jeff had stashed at The Loft. Featured are recordings of Jeff and Jay Bennett working out songs, as well as studio demos, and Jeff’s musings.

Released on March 9, 1999, Summerteeth celebrated its 20th anniversary in 2019. The album includes such notable tracks as “A Shot in the Arm,” “How to Fight Loneliness,” “I’m Always in Love,” and “Via Chicago.” Jeff has said that literature he was reading at the time heavily influenced his songwriting on the record.

Wilco looked very different back in 1999 when Summerteeth came out. Playing with Jeff were Leroy Bach on piano, Ken Coomer on drums, Jay Bennett, and John Stirratt, who, besides Jeff, is the only other member still with the group. Jay, famously kicked out of the band during the making of Yankee Hotel Foxtrot, sadly passed away in 2009.

In related news, Jeff has a new book on the way, How to Write One Song. Dropping October 13, 2020, it’s available for pre-order here. He also wrote the foreword for Gregory Crewdson’s new limited-edition photography book, An Eclipse of Moths. It comes out this month. You can read more about that here.

The Tweedy Show, the Covid-19 era Instagram Live show that stars Jeff and his family, is still running. They have, however, cut back on the frequency. For more info on the show, go here, and for showtimes, follow Susie Tweedy on Instagram.

You can pre-order the deluxe Summerteeth reissue here. Pre-orders include an instant download of “Summer Teeth (Slow Rhodes Edition),” which you can listen to now on Spotify. The band have also come up with some cool new merch to go along with the record. You can watch Jeff’s announcement of the reissue below. It starts around 6 minutes into the video.

Summerteeth Deluxe track listing:
LP One – Original Album
Side One
1. CAN’T STAND IT
2. SHE’S A JAR
3. A SHOT IN THE ARM
4. WE’RE JUST FRIENDS
Side Two
1. I’M ALWAYS IN LOVE
2. NOTHING’SGONNASTANDINMYWAY (AGAIN)
3. PIEHOLDEN SUITE
4. HOW TO FIGHT LONELINESS

LP Two – Original Album
Side One
1. VIA CHICAGO
2. ELT
3. MY DARLING
4. WHEN YOU WAKE UP FEELING OLD
Side Two
1. SUMMER TEETH
2. IN A FUTURE AGE
3. CANDY FLOSS
4. A SHOT IN THE ARM (REMIX)

LP Three – Outtakes/Alternates/Demos
Side One
1. TRIED AND TRUE (DEMO)
2. I’M ALWAYS IN LOVE (DEMO)
3. A SHOT IN THE ARM (DEMO)
4. I’LL SING IT (DEMO)
5. TWO GUITARS (INSTRUMENTAL) (DEMO)
6. CANDY FLOSS (DEMO)
7. IN A FUTURE AGE (DEMO)
Side Two
1. NO HURRY (DEMO)
2. SHE’S A JAR (DEMO)
3. CAN’T LOCATOR IT (GUITAR RIFF DEMO)
4. NOTHING’SEVERGONNASTANDINMYWAY (AGAIN) (DEMO)
5. SUMMER TEETH (SLOW RHODES VERSION)
6. PIEHOLDEN SUITE (ALTERNATE)

LP Four – Outtakes/Alternates/Demos
Side One
1. I’M ALWAYS IN LOVE (EARLY RUN THROUGH)
2. MY DARLING (ALTERNATE)
3. TRIED AND TRUE (ALTERNATE)
4. SHE’S A JAR (ALTERNATE)
5. NOTHING’SEVERGONNASTANDINMYWAY (AGAIN) (ALTERNATE)
6. CANDY FLOSS (INTRO)
Side Two
1. EVERY LITTLE THING (ALTERNATE)
2. VIKING DAN (OUTTAKE)
3. WE’RE JUST FRIENDS/YEE HAW (INSTRUMENTAL) (10/29/99 MINNEAPOLISSOUNDCHECK)
4. SUMMER TEETH (ALTERNATE)
5. IN A FUTURE AGE (TAKE 3)

*** Vinyl only ***
LP Five – An Unmitigated Disaster: 3/11/99 Tower Records/WXRT
Side One
1. I’M ALWAYS IN LOVE
2. VIA CHICAGO
3. HOW TO FIGHT LONELINESS
4. SHE’S A JAR
Side Two
1. WE’RE JUST FRIENDS
2. CAN’T STAND IT
3. I GOT YOU (AT THE END OF THE CENTURY)
4. FORGET THE FLOWERS
5. CALIFORNIA STARS

*** CD only ***
Disc Three – Live At The Boulder Theater-Boulder, CO 11/1/99 (Part One)
1. VIA CHICAGO
2. CANDY FLOSS
3. SUMMER TEETH
4. I’M ALWAYS IN LOVE
5. I MUST BE HIGH
6. HOW TO FIGHT LONELINESS
7. HOTEL ARIZONA
8. RED-EYED AND BLUE
9. I GOT YOU (AT THE END OF THE CENTURY)
10. NOTHING’SEVERGONNASTANDINMYWAY (AGAIN)
11. SHE’S A JAR
12. A SHOT IN THE ARM
13. WE’RE JUST FRIENDS
14. MISUNDERSTOOD

Disc Four – Live At The Boulder Theater-Boulder, CO 11/1/99 (Part Two)
1. HESITATING BEAUTY
2. CHRIST FOR PRESIDENT
3. PASSENGER SIDE
4. CAN’T STAND IT
5. FORGET THE FLOWERS
6. NEW MADRID
7. CALIFORNIA STARS
8. KINGPIN
9. CASINO QUEEN
10. OUTTA MIND (OUTTA SIGHT)
11. HOODOO VOODOO
12. MONDAY

 

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