Ryan Adams / Heartbreaker deluxe sets

Ryan Adams hit the ground running with his critically acclaimed debut studio album Heartbreaker released back in September 2000 and slated for an expanded reissue this May by Universal Music Catalogue.

The deluxe editions of Heartbreaker will each feature a total of 35 tracks, at the heart of which are the album’s original 15 songs, remastered by Adams’ friend and stalwart collaborator Ethan Johns. Johns produced (and played bass and drums) on Adams’ 2000 record, which was recorded in just two weeks at Woodland Studios in Nashville, with the assistance of Dave Rawlings and Gillian Welch (guitars and backing vocals), Pat Sansone (keyboards), and guest vocalists Emmylou Harris, Kim Richey and Alison Pierce.

The other 20 tracks on this expanded reissue include demos and outtakes, some previously unreleased, including a cover of Morrissey‘s Viva Hate B-side Hairdresser On Fire and this recording of the beautiful Locked Away.

The reissue is available in two deluxe formats: a 4LP+DVD deluxe box set which includes all of the bonus material and comes presented in a custom jacket and slipcase. The DVD features a film of the New York show at the Mercury Lounge in October 2000, which includes Adams’ first-ever performance of Oasis’s Wonderwall. It also includes a glossy booklet featuring rare and unseen photos, images of Adams’ ephemera and liner notes by Johns. Not 100 percent confirmed, but it’s highly likely this vinyl box will include a download card.

The well-priced 2CD+DVD package repeats the audio content of the vinyl box, but on compact disc. This version comes in a 16-page rigid cascade book (featuring similar content to the booklet above).

Heartbreaker is released on 6 May 2016.

Heartbreaker 4LP+DVD

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Heartbreaker 2CD+DVD

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4LP+DVD Deluxe Edition

LP 1:

Side A

1. (Argument with David Rawlings concerning Morrissey)
2. To Be Young (is to be sad, is to be high) (original album remastered)
3. My Winding Wheel (original album remastered)
4. AMY (original album remastered)

Side B

1. Oh My Sweet Carolina (original album remastered)
2. Bartering Lines (original album remastered)
3. Call Me On Your Way Back Home (original album remastered)
4. Damn, Sam (I love a woman that rains) (original album remastered)

LP 2:

Side A

1. Come Pick Me Up (original album remastered)
2. To Be The One (original album remastered)
3. Why Do They Leave? (original album remastered)
4. Shakedown On 9th Street (original album remastered)

Side B

1. Don’t Ask For The Water (original album remastered)
2. In My Time Of Need (original album remastered)
3. Sweet Lil’ Gal (23rd/1st) (original album remastered)

LP 3:

Side A

1. Hairdresser On Fire (outtake from original album session)*
2. To Be Young (is to be sad, is to be high) (outtake from original album session)*
3. Petal In A Rainstorm (outtake from original album session)*
4. War Horse (outtake from original album session)*
5. Oh My Sweet Carolina (outtake from original album session)*

Side B

1. Come Pick Me Up (outtake from original album session)
2. Punk Jam (outtake from original album session)*
3. When The Rope Gets Tight (alt) (outtake from original album session)*
4. When The Rope Gets Tight (outtake from original album session)
5. Goodbye Honey (bonus track from original release)
6. In My Time Of Need (outtake from original album session)*

LP 4:

Side A

1. Bartering Lines (demo)
2. Come Pick Me Up (demo)
3. To Be The One (demo)
4. Don’t Ask For The Water (demo)
5. In My Time Of Need (demo)

Side B

1. Goodbye Honey (demo)
2. Petal In A Rainstorm (demo)
3. War Horse (demo)
4. Locked Away (unreleased outtake from original album session)

DVD

Filmed live at The Mercury Lounge (New York, NY) on October 20, 2000.

1. Oh My Sweet Carolina
2. Gimme Sunshine
3. To Be Young (is to be sad, is to be high)
4. AMY
5. Call Me On Your Way Back Home
6. Just Like A Whore
7. Wonderwall
8. Damn, Sam (I love a woman that rains)
9. Sweet Lil’ Gal (23rd/1st)
10. Come Pick Me Up
11. My Winding Wheel

2CD+DVD Deluxe Edition

CD 1:

1. Argument With David Rawlings Concerning Morrissey
2. To Be Young (Is To Be Sad, Is To Be High)
3. My Winding Wheel
4. Amy – Album Version
5. Oh My Sweet Carolina
6. Bartering Lines
7. Call Me On Your Way Back Home
8. Damn, Sam (I Love A Woman That Rains)
9. Come Pick Me Up
10. To Be The One
11. Why Do They Leave?
12. Shakedown On 9th Street
13. Don’t Ask For The Water
14. In My Time Of Need
15. Sweet Lil Gal (23rd/1st)

CD 2:

1. Hairdresser On Fire (outtake from original album session)*
2. To Be Young (is to be sad, is to be high) (outtake from original album session)*
3. Petal In A Rainstorm (outtake from original album session)*
4. War Horse (outtake from original album session)*
5. Oh My Sweet Carolina (outtake from original album session)*
6. Come Pick Me Up (outtake from original album session)
7. Punk Jam (outtake from original album session)*
8. When The Rope Gets Tight (alt) (outtake from original album session)*
9. When The Rope Gets Tight (outtake from original album session)
10. Goodbye Honey (bonus track from original release)
11. In My Time Of Need (outtake from original album session)*
12. Bartering Lines – Demo
13. Come Pick Me Up – Demo
14. To Be The One – Demo
15. Don’t Ask For The Water – Demo
16. In My Time Of Need – Demo
17. Goodbye Honey – Demo
18. Petal In A Rainstorm – Demo
19. War Horse – Demo
20. Locked Away – Outtake

DVD

Filmed live at The Mercury Lounge (New York, NY) on October 20, 2000.

1. Oh My Sweet Carolina
2. Gimme Sunshine
3. To Be Young (is to be sad, is to be high)
4. AMY
5. Call Me On Your Way Back Home
6. Just Like A Whore
7. Wonderwall
8. Damn, Sam (I love a woman that rains)
9. Sweet Lil’ Gal (23rd/1st)
10. Come Pick Me Up
11. My Winding Wheel