NewsMore Coco! Supergrass debut to be reissued as an anniversary deluxe
Gaz Coombes has confirmed that Supergrass‘ 1995 debut album I Should Coco will be reissued as a 20th anniversary deluxe edition this year.
In an interview with French site lesinrocks.com to promote his new solo album Matador, Coombes acknowledged that it was an album he was “still very proud of” and as well as confirming that they would ‘mark’ the occasion, he ruled out getting back together even for a single gig due to the fact that the band only split five years ago and people hadn’t had time “to really miss us”.
We will hopefully see some unreleased music with the reissue but if not, there is still some quality non-album material from the era to include, such as a fantastic acoustic rendition of debut single Caught By The Fuzz, Lenny B-side Wait For The Sun and their version of the Mickey Newbury penned song Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Condition Was In) – simply called Condition when it was included on the CD single of Alright/Time.
The I Should Coco reissue is expected before the summer.
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What would really kill is if they got off their asses and released the Supergrass back catalogue on vinyl in this lifetime while some folks are still into their music.
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Great news! I have the first three albums, and still listen to them all the time, but none of the early singles. In fact, I just picked up ‘Life on Other Planets’ second hand yesterday – just about to give it its first spin!
Such good news! A brilliant band with a great back catalogue. I would love to hear all 35 tracks as I only have a few of the old CD singles. Looking forward to tonnes of good releases this year as ’95 was a brilliant year for music.
Great news. And I can definitely recommend the new album too – it’s terrific. I was also lucky enough to see Gaz play a solo set last week in Manchester – for an audience of (at a guess) 300 – and he is definitely one of those artists who can really bring it – his voice is beautiful – if you get the chance – go and see him. Looking forwards to more details on this re-release.
The live version of Strange Ones from Glasgow is superb. It was also the B-Side to Going Out.
Don’t forget to Hendrix’s “Stone free” cover, dude… :D
Good shout! I wasn’t aware of their ‘Stone Free’ cover, apparently given away as a free seven inch single (backed by ‘Odd?’) with the vinyl edition of ‘I Should Coco’.
Excellent! I would expect to see some of the following extras:
1. ‘Mansize Rooster’ [Demo Version] from ‘Mansize Rooster/Sitting Up Straight’ Back Beat single
2. ‘Sitting Up Straight’ [Demo Version] from ‘Mansize Rooster/Sitting Up Straight’ Back Beat single
3. ‘Strange Ones’ [Single Edit] from ‘Caught By The Fuzz’ single
4. ‘Caught By The Fuzz’ [Acoustic Version] from ‘Caught By The Fuzz’ single
5. ‘Odd?’ from ‘Mansize Rooster’ single
6. ‘Wait For The Sun’ from ‘Lenny’ single
7. ‘Sex!’ from ‘Lenny’ Single
8. ‘Condition’ from ‘Alright/Time’ single
9. ‘Je Suis Votre Papa Sucre’ from ‘Alright/Time’ single
10. ‘Odd?’ [Live at Glasgow Plaza Ballroom] from ‘Alright’ Japanese EP
11. ‘She’s So Loose’ [Live at Glasgow Plaza Ballroom] from ‘Alright’ Japanese EP
12. ‘Strange Ones’ [Live at Glasgow Plaza Ballroom] from ‘Alright’ Japanese EP
13. ‘Where Have All The Good Times Gone?’ [Live at Glasgow Plaza Ballroom] from ‘Alright’ Japanese EP
14. ‘Lose It’ [Live at Glasgow Plaza Ballroom] from ‘Alright’ Japanese EP
15. ‘Sitting Up Straight’ [Live at T In The Park 1995] from ‘Class Of 95’ Vox Magazine cassette
16. ‘Strange Ones’ [Mark Radcliffe Session, October 1994] previously unreleased?
17. ‘Sitting Up Straight’ [Mark Radcliffe Session, October 1994] from ‘Radio 1 FM Sessions Volume 2’ Vox Magazine cassette
18. ‘Lenny’ [Mark Radcliffe Session, October 1994] previously unreleased?
19. ‘Alright’ [John Peel Session, February 1995] previously unreleased?
20. ‘Lenny’ [John Peel Session, February 1995] previously unreleased?
21. ‘Odd?’ [John Peel Session, February 1995] previously unreleased?
22. ‘Time’ [John Peel Session, February 1995] previously unreleased?
23. ‘Lose It’ [Radio 1 Evening Session, April 1995] previously unreleased?
24. ‘I’d Like To Know’ [Radio 1 Evening Session, April 1995] previously unreleased?
25. ‘Caught By The Fuzz’ [Radio 1 Evening Session, April 1995] previously unreleased?
26. ‘Strange Ones’ [Radio 1 Evening Session, April 1995] previously unreleased?
27, ‘Strange Ones’ [Mark Radcliffe Session, August 1995] previously unreleased?
28. ‘Lenny’ [Mark Radcliffe Session, August 1995] previously unreleased?
29. ‘Going Out’ [Mark Radcliffe Session, August 1995] previously unreleased?
30. ‘Condition’ [Mark Radcliffe Session, August 1995] previously unreleased?
31. ‘Time’ [Mark Radcliffe Session, August 1995] previously unreleased?
32. ‘I’d Like To Know’ [Mark Radcliffe Session, August 1995] previously unreleased?
Whoops! Forgot to include:
33. ‘Caught By The Fuzz’ [Demo Version] from ‘Caught By The Fuzz/Strange Ones’ Back Beat single
34. ‘Strange Ones’ [Demo Version] from ‘Caught By The Fuzz/Strange Ones’ Back Beat single
35. ‘Sofa (Of My Lethargy)’ [Radio Edit] from Mercury Music Prize promo single
So glad to read about this and for an album that deserves it. I collected every release they came out with back then so there is definitely a lot of great extras from the era to include. They never made a bad album in my opinion and In It For The Money was just as good but in a different vein. Hopefully that release will get a similar treatment.
I remember seeing Supergrass in a local pub before this album came out. It was a double header with the Bluetones and I bought the tickets in a record shop. When I and the mate I took with me got there the queue was massive and we started to walk to the back. Halfway back I bumped into someone I’d gone to school with and he told me all the people in the queue never had tickets! We then went back to the front and had to be lifted over the crowds by the burly doormen!
Good story!
Anyone else confuse Gaz Coombes with Cass McCombs?
Great debut that I played loads in the long hot summer of 1995. Short and sharp.
great news, one of the best bands of the 90s. totally underrated. mind that “It it for the money” from 1997 is like coco in space and it’s even better than their mind-blowing debut. wonder if there are any chances for vinyl reissues…
I do prefer the debut, but I have this version of In It For The Money > http://www.superdeluxeedition.com/feature/japanese-cd-of-the-day-2/
there is also live tracks on a rare Japanes cd single (or ep), I think it’s “Alright”, can’t check my collection since I’m at work right now.
Vinyl? I could use some Supergrass vinyl reissues!
They indeed need to release all of their albums on vinyl already! Fuck the $80 eBay imports.