Emergency On Planet Earth (Deluxe Edition)

Jamiroquai made a large initial splash in 1993 with Emergency on Planet Earth, a psychedelic melange of tight funky rhythms, acid rock intimations, and '70s soul melodies. Frontman Jay Kay introduces himself with an environmentally oriented manifesto inside the sleeve, and his lyrics smack of idealist save the planet revolution. Horns, string arrangements, and a didgeridoo provide full texture on most of the album's tunes, and the socially aware party vibe raged into the UK's number one album slot. For a debut, Emergency shows quite a range of diversity, from the up-tempo jazzy instrumental "Music of the Mind" to the stop-start funk of "Whatever It Is, I Just Can't Stop."

Entirely remastered and comes with a bonus disc of B-sides, live performances, and rarities, including unreleased BBC archive material. Each package contains 2 CDs and a 20 page booklet, featuring lyrics and a 2000 word essay on the album, written by Jay Kay.