Godfathers of European Stoner Rock Lowrider, have announced a Deluxe 25th Anniversary Edition of their debut album, Ode to Io.
Tracklist:
- 1. Caravan
- 2. Flat Earth
- 3. Convoy V
- 4. Dust Settlin’
- 5. Sun Devil
- 6. Anchor
- 7. Texas Pt. 1 & 2
- 8. Riding Shotgun
- 9. Saguaro
- 10. Ode to Io
- 11. Lameneshma
- 12. The Gnome, The Serpent, The Sun
- 13. Shivaree
- 14. Ol’ Mule Pepe
- 15. Upon the Dune
- 16. David William Hughes
Singer and bassist Peder Bergstrand comments:
“This is the version they didn’t let us do back then — only better. I can’t wait for people to see it.
When we handed in Ode to Io to be printed back in 1999, we had this elaborate silver screen print for the cover. But the external label tasked with making the vinyl were cheapskates. They forced the 2LP playing time into one LP, resulting in subpar audio quality. To finish off, they printed the elaborate silver cover as plain grayscale. Needless to say, we were pretty gutted by the result. Ever since, I’ve dreamt of making THAT version, doing it justice. That is exactly what we’ve done with the 25th anniversary version of ‘Ode to Io’.
It’s forever humbling and mindblowing that people care so much about this album, a fourth of a century later. We wanted to do the record justice, and invite fans to see photos and hear stories from that period that we haven’t shared before”.
PRESS SOURCE: Purple Sage PR.
