Drive-By Truckers – Southern Rock Opera
Drive-By Truckers – Southern Rock Opera
Format: Vinyl LP
Label: New West Records
Release: 2024
Release date: July 26, 2024
‘Southern Rock Opera’ is the third studio album by the American rock band Drive-By Truckers, released in 2001. Originally released as a double album covering an ambitious range of subject matter from the politics of race to 1970s stadium rock, Southern Rock Opera either imagines, or filters, every topic through the context of legendary Southern band Lynyrd Skynyrd.
‘New West Records’ is proud to present a remixed and remastered deluxe edition LP featuring a resequenced record as well as a third disc with multiple bonus tracks including a song – “Mystery Song” – that was recorded one night in Birmingham. Lead Singer, Patterson Hood, explains, ““Birmingham” and “Moved” were originally part of Act I on the original CD release. This is the first vinyl version to feature “Moved” and we felt that “Birmingham” would be the best other song to move without messing up the story element of Betamax Guillotine. We moved them here to keep the vinyl sides within time of maximum high fidelity. (Under 23 minutes per mastering guidelines).
In the process of re-mixing the original tracks for the album, we stumbled upon a mysterious track that was recorded late one night in Birmingham. None of us have any memory whatsoever of recording it. The song itself was never even written down, just made up on the spot while the tape was rolling. We’re calling it “Mystery Song.” It’s actually a keeper.”
Website: https://www.drivebytruckers.com/
Tracks:
ACT I – Disc 1
Side A
01. Days of Graduation
02. Ronnie and Neil
03. 72 (This Highway’s Mean)
04. Dead, Drunk, and Naked
05. Guitar Man Upstairs
Side B
01. The Southern Thing
02. The Three Great Alabama Icons
03. Wallace
04. Zip City
ACT II – Disc 2
Side A
01. Let There Be Rock
02. Road Cases
03. Women Without Whiskey
04. Plastic Flowers on the Highway
05. Cassie’s Brother
Side B
01. Life in the Factory
02. Shut Up and Get on the Plane
03. Greenville to Baton Rouge
04. Angels and Fuselage
BETAMAX GUILLOTINE
Disc 3 – Side A (recommended to play between Act I & II)
01. Birmingham (Remixed/Remastered)
02. Mystery Song (Unreleased Bonus Track)
03. Moved (Remixed/Remastered)
LIVE AT THE EARL (Atlanta, GA – November 24, 2001)
Disc 3 – Side B
01. Don’t Cockblock the Rock (Unreleased Bonus Track)
02. Zip City (Live)
03. Road Cases (Live)
04. 72 (This Highway’s Mean) (Live)