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Formed in Buffalo, New York, in 1989, MERCURY REV quick grew to become leading figures in left field alternative rock. Earlier albums veered towards experimental, off-kilter psychedelia but by the end of the decade, the band had developed their own brand of serene, piano-based Americana with the acclaimed, best-selling LP Deserter’s Songs (1998).
Originally issued in January 2005, THE SECRET MIGRATION was the sixth album by Mercury Rev and followed All Is Dream (2001) – which has already been reissued as a deluxe edition and more recently a double vinyl set by Cherry Red. In the UK, where the band were signed to V2, the album spawned two singles, ‘In A Funny Way’ and ‘Across Yer Ocean’.
Cherry Red Records are proud to unveil a deluxe 5-CD edition of this sometimes overlooked album, compiled by Jonathan Donaghue & Sean ‘Grasshopper’ Mackowiak.
Joining the original album are a second disc of B-sides and previously unissued outtakes, a third disc wholly devoted to hitherto unheard demos and a fourth disc of in-concert material culled from shows around the globe (again, previously unreleased). For good measure, Disc 5 revisits the band’s subsequent soundtrack album, Hello Blackbird.
Among the bonus tracks are Rev-esque versions of Bobby Charles' Catskill Mountains inspired masterpiece 'Tennessee Blues', the plaintive modern spiritual 'Afraid' originally recorded by Nico, two Paul Westerberg penned gems 'Androgynous' and 'Good Day', Daniel Johnston's ode to healing 'Blue Clouds' as well as a sublime Rev duet featuring Bonnie Anthony on their version of 'I Never Had It So Good' (a song the Rev chose from Kris and Rita's 1973 LP “Full Moon”.
This expanded edition of THE SECRET MIGRATION is presented as a plush, hardbook book containing original album lyrics, lots of visuals and new sleeve-notes by acclaimed author and journalist Barney Hoskyns.
In addition, HELLO BLACKBIRD also receives its debut as a limited vinyl pressing!
Title: Secret Migration
Format: CD
Release Date: 25 Sep 2020
Artist: Mercury Rev
Sku: 2600431
Catalogue No: CRCDBOX97
Category: Alternative
DISC 1
1. Secret For A Song
2. Across Yer Ocean
3. Diamonds
4. Black Forest (Lorelei)
5. Vermillion
6. In The Wilderness
7. In A Funny Way
8. My Love
9. Moving On
10. The Climbing Rose
11. Arise
12. First-Time Mother's Joy (Flying)
13. Down Poured The Heavens
14. Tennessee Blues
15. Afraid
16. Seagull
17. Androgynous
18. Mirror For A Bell
19. Good Times Ahead
20. Blue Clouds
21. I Never Had It So Good
22. Black Forest (Lorelei) (Adam Peters Remix)
23. Late Night Request
24. Season Of Poussin
25. Good Day *
26. Look At Brutis With His Knife
27. The Alchemy Of Lovers
28. Diamonds
29. Black Forest (Lorelei) Fender Jaguar Version
30. First Time Mothers Joy (Flying)
31. In A Funny Way
32. Seagull
33. Vermillion
34. Siphoned From The Sea
35. My Love
36. Secret For A Song
37. In The Wilderness (Snippet)
38. Black Forest (Lorelei) Vega Barking
39. Its All That You Need
40. In The Wilderness
41. Down Poured The Heavens
42. Secret For A Song Sydney Opera House 7/13/05
43. Black Forest (Lorelei) - Toronto 5/16/05
44. Mirror For A Bell - Stockholm 3/17/05
45. My Love - The Ritz (Nyc) 5/19/05
46. Vermillion - Florence 11/30/04
47. In A Funny Way Hammersmith Apollo 3/12/05
48. First-Time Mothers Joy (Flying) - Lausanne 11/27/04
49. In The Wilderness - Perth 7/20/05
50. Down Poured The Heavens Skopje 6/10/05
51. Holes - Leipzig 11/22/04
52. Arise - Luxembourg 6/05/05
53. Diamonds - St. Brieue 6/03/05
54. The Dark Is Rising - Coachella - 4/30/05
55. Blackbirds Call
56. Illumination By Street Lamp
57. Waltz For Alice
58. Trial By Wire
59. Daydream For Nina
60. Audition Scene Sketch (Simply Because)
61. The White Birds
62. Josefs Vision
63. Eye Of The Blackbird (Traveling Music II)
64. The Last Of The White Birds (Marche Funebré)
65. Cinema Theme
66. First Flight Of The White Birds
67. The Chimpy Waltz
68. Dempseys Theme
69. Fantasia No. 1
70. Robert Y Roberto
71. Traveling Music
72. Departed Angels
73. Simply Because
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