Bush Announce Deluxe 30th Anniversary Edition Of 'Razorblade Suitcase'
(2b) Thirty years after its original release, Bush's chart-topping sophomore album, Razorblade Suitcase, returns in a Deluxe Edition, out December 11 via Craft Recordings.
Available on 2-CD and digital, the set pairs the original 13-track album with rarities from the era, including B-sides, previously unreleased demos and live recordings. Out today is "Greedy Fly (16 Oz. Demo Version)," offering an early preview of the collection.
Also marking the album's 30th anniversary is a new vinyl pressing of Razorblade Suitcase (In Addition), the expanded set first released in 2016. The limited-edition 2-LP pairs the original album with four bonus tracks on Gold & Blue Swirl vinyl and is available exclusively from BushOfficial.com and CraftRecordings.com.
Released November 19, 1996, Razorblade Suitcase found Bush pushing beyond the polished alt-rock of their breakthrough debut, Sixteen Stone. After nearly two years of touring, Gavin Rossdale and the band entered the studio with Steve Albini, whose raw, uncompromising approach captured the muscle, tension and live energy they had developed on the road. Recorded in England, including sessions at Abbey Road Studios, the album marked a darker, harder-edged evolution in Bush's sound.
Razorblade Suitcase debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200, while its lead single "Swallowed" spent seven consecutive weeks atop Billboard's Modern Rock Tracks chart. "Greedy Fly" followed, reaching No. 3 on the Modern Rock chart, with "Bonedriven" and "Cold Contagious" also released as singles. "Mouth," meanwhile, took on another life the following year through its remix on Bush's Deconstructed album.
The Deluxe Edition adds the B-sides "Old," "Broken TV," "Sleeper," and "Bubbles," along with previously unreleased demos and live recordings. Highlights include 16 Oz. demos of "Greedy Fly" and "Cold Contagious"; "Glycerine" live at Pinkpop; "Insect Kin" and "Personal Holloway" recorded at The Forum in London; and "Insect Kin" from the band's November 23, 1996 appearance on Saturday Night Live, four days after Razorblade Suitcase was released.
Also included is "In a Lonely Place (Tricky Mix)," Bush's atmospheric take on the New Order classic, originally recorded for The Crow: City of Angels soundtrack. Produced and mixed by influential Bristol artist Tricky, the track brings his distinctive approach to Bush's rock intensity and experimental edge.
Razorblade Suitcase (Deluxe Edition) Tracklist
1. Personal Holloway
2. Greedy Fly
3. Swallowed
4. Insect Kin
5. Cold Contagious
6. A Tendency To Start Fires
7. Mouth
8. Straight, No Chaser
9. History
10. Synapse
11. Communicator
12. Bonedriven
13. Distant Voices
14. Old
15. Broken TV
16. Sleeper
17. Bubbles
18. Glycerine (Live At Pink Pop, Holland)
19. In A Lonely Place (Tricky Mix)
20. Insect Kin (Live On 'Saturday Night Live')
21. Cold Contagious (16 Oz. Demo Version)
22. Greedy Fly (16 Oz. Demo Version)
23. Insect Kin (Live At The Forum, London)
24. Personal Holloway (Live At The Forum, London)
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