Either/Or is widely regarded as Elliott Smiths best album, and remains his best-selling. Proof needed ? Well, two tracks are available to listen to right now – well in advance of the March 10th release date (19th for the LP). Digitally remastered and expanded edition. Whilst this surely makes for a gorgeous collection – the more important thing is that it’ll be an essential listen for longtime fans and newcomers alike. The double LP is packaged in a gatefold jacket that includes an insert of the original liner notes, a postcard of the original master tapes, and several never-before seen photos. The second disc features five live multi-track recordings from the Yo Yo A Go Go Festival in Olympia WA in 1997, as well as three previously unreleased studio recordings and one B-side gem. This expanded release fits on to a double LP or a double CD package and features the original tracks carefully remastered from original tapes under the supervision of Larry Crane. So here it is, the twentieth anniversary expanded edition of Either/Or. Either/Or is widely regarded as Elliott Smiths best album and remains his best-selling.

There’s been no dimming in the interest in his music, and there’s no reason why more of it shouldn’t be released. Digitally remastered and expanded edition. Fourteen years have passed since Elliot Smith died, and twenty have passed since the release of Either/Or. The final album in Smith’s catalog before the major label-backed XO and Figure 8, Either/Or marks the last time Smith’s instincts would outpace the studio resources to execute them.

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