Faith No More’s brand new album and the first since their reunion, Sol Invictus, is due out in less than a month. While that record approaches, there’s still an entire back catalog of Faith No More music out there. With that in mind the band announced the pending release of double-disc special editions of both The Real Thing and Angel Dust. Each will contain the original album and a second disc filled with b-sides and other rarities from the album’s release period. The Real Thing was the band’s big breakout and features the only Faith No More song you’ll ever hear if you listen to hard rawk radio in the States, Epic.
Angel Dust was the group’s last record with founding guitarist Jim Martin, and fondly remembered as the peak of the group’s sound (though Martin himself might disagree).
The reissue date for the CD versions of these records is on June 9th. Vinyl editions are to follow later this August, and will feature the full albums with some of the rarities from the CD reissues. The band is on tour for most of this Summer.
The Real Thing bonus disc:
1. Sweet Emotion (Kerrang! Magazine Flexi-Disc Release)
2. Epic (Radio Remix Edit)
3. Falling To Pieces (Matt Wallace Remix)
4. Cowboy Song (B-side)
5. The Grade (B-side)
6. From Out Of Nowhere (Extended Remix)
7. War Pigs (Live 1989)
8. Surprise You’re Dead (Live)
9. Chinese Arithmetic (Live)
10. Underwater Love (From The You Fat Bastards Video)
11. As The Worms Turns (From The You Fat Bastards Video)
Angel Dust bonus disc:
1. Easy (Cooler Version)
2. Das Schutzenfest (German Version)
3. As The Worm Turns (Mike Patton Vocal)
4. Let’s Lynch The Landlord (Dead Kennedys Cover, B-Side)
5. Midlife Crisis (The Scream Mix)
6. A Small Victory (R-Evolution 23 Full Moon Mix)
7. Easy (Live 1992)
8. Be Aggressive (Live 1992)
9. Kindergarten (Live 1992)
10. A Small Victory (Live 1992)
11. Mark Bowen (Live 1992)
12. We Care A Lot (Live 1992)
13. Midlife Crisis (Live 1992)
14. Land Of Sunshine (Live 1992)
15. Edge of The World (Live 1992)
16. R.V. (Live 1992)
17. The World Is Yours (Angel Dust Outtake)
Update: The band made a brief clarification via Facebook: “Most of you have probably heard news about upcoming Angel Dust and Real Thing reissues, and the latest statements seem imply that these are band sponsored releases. In fact, they are Warners/Rhino re-issues (who still own the license to them). This is not to say that they are not worth getting…it’s just that they are not coming from us. Hope that makes sense. Thanks.”
