Sloan - Navy Blues - Deluxe 21st Anniversary Reissue Box Set

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Available now: https://shop.kt8merch.com/products/sloan-navy-blues-deluxe-vinyl-box-set

 

• 3 LPs each with 11” x 22” lyric inserts
• 12” x 12” 32 page full colour book
• 2  7” singles
• 11” x 24” colour poster
• High quality digital download (mp3 or FLAC) of the entire box set
• Limited edition of 1200 only

 

 

 

 

 

Navy Blues is finally turning 21! Since a debutante ball is a bit expensive, what better way to celebrate this LP’s formal coming of age than with a marginally less expensive deluxe vinyl box set! In 1998, we were coming off the heels of our most successful record, One Chord To Another. This 4th LP was the first record where there were real expectations, both commercially and critically. First single “Money City Maniacs” did (and continues to do) well at radio (and, currently, at Raptors games) here in Canada.While the record was, at the time, generally considered a nod to a more 70’s-rock infused sound, in hindsight it’s feels like a pretty varied collection from 4 songwriters. Perhaps the extra content from the era added here even expands on that notion.

 

As with our previous Twice Removed and One Chord To Another box sets, there will be three LPs contained within. First up is Navy Blues in all it’s glory remastered from the original mixes, followed by a second LP of home demo recordings for each track on Navy Blues…some with early different arrangements and alternate lyrics. The third LP is a 14 song collection of outtakes from both the formal studio sessions at Chemical Sound where the album was recorded and a handful of demo recordings. Some of these songs wound up being re-recorded in different forms further down the road in our career (some lounging around for 20 years!) and some never went any further than here. The Outtakes LP almost makes for an alternate upside-down-world 1998 album that never was. 

 

As well as the three LPs, there’s not one, but two 7” singles included this time. The first single contains two more demo recordings leading up to Navy Blues…an early rocking incarnation of Chris’ “Summer’s My Season” titled “Rock Star Admit It” paired with a home demo of Patrick’s “Out To Lunch”. The second 7” single is a reverse nod to the very limited white vinyl, label and sleeve “Rhodes Jam” single we released in 1997. This time it’s an all black vinyl, label and sleeve instrumental outtake called “Hammond Jam”. That’s correct…”Hammond Jam”. That’s me trying to keep up on bass while Chris wrestles the drums and Andrew jams the Hammond.

 

That leads us to the piece-de-resistance from the attic offices of “Murphy Design”, the beautiful 12” x 12”, 32 page, full colour book detailing the recording process, stories and experiences from the era along with song by song specifics all told in an oral history fashion. This is all rounded out with many unseen photos, posters, artwork, ephemera, lyric sheets and many other items that have finally found justification for sitting stored in boxes over the past 21 years!

 

Now we’d absolutely be unable to make these box sets without our friend and photographer Catherine Stockhausen’s wonderful archive of photos and once we again had more visual content than would fit in the booklet. So, we relegated a shot she snapped of us atop Reaction Studios in Toronto (where we mixed the album) to create a deluxe 18” x 24” poster contained within.

 

We’d like to thank all the fans who have been supportive and encouraging of both the previous box sets and tours (not to mention the continued interest in our new recordings). So please make room on that shelf, and we hope you dig this latest deluxe box. We’re looking forward to seeing you all this fall and next spring.

 

Thank you for all the times we had,

Jay Ferguson

 

September 2019

 

 

Track Listing: 

 

Navy Blues (LP #1)

Side A

1. She Says What She Means 

2. C'mon C'mon (We’re Gonna Get It Started)

3. Iggy & Angus 

4. Sinking Ships 

5. Keep On Thinkin’

6. Money City Maniacs

7. Seems So Heavy

 

Side B

1. Chester The Molester 

2. Stand By Me, Yeah

3. Suppose They Close The Door 

4. On The Horizon 

5. I Wanna Thank You 

6. I’m Not Through With You Yet

 

 

 

 

The Demos (LP #2)

Side A

1. She Says What She Means (July/Aug 1996 demo)

2. C'mon C'mon (We’re Gonna Get It Started) (Autumn 1997 demo) 

3. Iggy & Angus (Jan/Feb 1997 demo) 

4. Sinking Ships (Oct 1997 demo)

5. Keep On Thinkin’ (July 1997 demo) 

6. Money City Maniacs (Aug 1997 demo) 

7. Seems So Heavy (Sept 1997 demo)

 

Side B

1. Chester The Molester (July 1997 demo) 

2. Stand By Me, Yeah (Aug 1997 demo) 

3. Suppose They Close The Door (July 1997 demo) 

4. On The Horizon (Oct 1997 demo) 

5. I Wanna Thank You (Autumn/Winter 1997 demo) 

6. I’m Not Through With You Yet (Aug 1997 demo) 

 

 

 

 

The Outtakes (LP #3)

Side A

1. So Beyond Me (Studio outtake) 

2. Just One Shot (July/Aug 1996 demo)

3. I Feel Lied To (July 1997 demo)

4. Mother's Day (Studio outtake) 

5. Style Is Still Style (Studio outtake) 

6. 2, 3 Hello (Aug 1997 demo) 

7. Open Your Umbrellas (Early 1997 demo) 

 

Side B

1. Daddy Be Cool (Studio outtake) 

2. Family Tree (Oct 1997 demo) 

3. All By Myself (Studio outtake Version 2 )

4. Glen Campbell (July/Aug 1996 demo) 

5. I've Enabled Myself (Aug 1997 demo) 

6. Helen (Oct 1997 demo) 

7. Yours To Steal (July 1997 demo)  

 

 

 

7" Single 1

Side A

1. Rock Star Admit It (July/Aug 1996 demo)

Side B

1. Out To Lunch (Aug 1997 demo) 

 

 

 

7” Single 2

Side A

1. Hammond Jam Pt. 1 (Studio outtake)

Side B

1. Hammond Jam Pt. 2 (Studio outtake) 

 

 

 

TOUR DATES:

Fri 4 October Burlington, ON Burlington Living Arts Centre

Sat 5 October Milton, ON FirstOntario Arts Centre

Tue 8 October Sarnia, ON Imperial Theatre

Wed 9 October St. Catharine’s, ON FirstOntario Perf. Arts Centre – Partridge Hall

Thu 10 October Brampton, ON Rose Theatre

Tue 15 October Sault Ste. Marie, ON The Machine Shop

Wed 16 October Thunder Bay Crock’s

Fri 18 October Winnipeg, MB The Garrick Centre

Sat 19 October Saskatoon, SK Dakota Dunes Casino

Sun 20 October Lloydminster, AB Vic Juba Community Theatre

Mon 21 October Grand Prairie, AB Better Than Fred’s

Tue 22 October Sherwood Park, AB Festival Place

Wed 23 October Calgary, AB Palace Theatre

Fri 25 October Nelson, BC Spirit Lounge

Sat 26 October Penticton, BC Cleland Theatre

Sun 27 October Vancouver, BC Commodore Ballroom

Mon 28 October Nanaimo, BC Nanaimo Entertainment Centre

Tue 29 October Victoria, BC Distrikt

Thu 31 October Courtenay, BC The Avalanche Bar

Sat 2 November Seattle, Washington Barboza

Sun 3 November Portland, OR Holocene

Wed 6 November San Francisco, CA Rickshaw Stop

Thu 7 November San Diego, CA Casbah

Fri 8 November Phoenix, AZ The Rebel Lounge

Sat 9 November Santa Ana, CA Constellation Room 

Sun 10 November Los Angeles, CA The Echo 

Tue 19 November Cleveland Heights, OH Grog Shop

Wed 20 November Chicago, IL Bottom Lounge

Fri 22 November St. Louis, MO Blueberry Hill

Sat 23 November Minneapolis, MN 7th Street Entry

Sun 24 November Kansas City, MO Riot Room

Wed 19 February Boston, MA Brighton Music Hall

Thu 20 February New York, NY Bowery Ballroom

Fri 21 February Philadelphia, PA Boot & Saddle

Sat 22 February Washington, DC Union Stage

Sun 23 February Carrboro, NC Cat’s Cradle – Back Room

Tue 25 February Atlanta, GA Vinyl at Center Stage

Wed 26 February Jacksonville, FL Jackrabbits

Fri 28 February Austin, TX 3Ten @ ACL Live

Sat 29 February Houston, TX White Oak Music Hall (Upstairs)

Sun 1 March Dallas, TX Three Links

Tue 3 March Nashville, TN The High Watt

Wed 4 March Columbus, OH A & R Music Bar

Fri 6 March Indianapolis, IN The Hi-Fi

Sat 7 March Detroit, MI St. Andrews Hall

Sun 8 March Buffalo, NY Iron Works

Edited October 1, 2019 by voltagedrop

[slackerhero]

Love my One Chord to Another box, lucked out and got one of the signed ones, hope they'll have plenty of these on tour.

[aopps42]

Even with the original press, this is an easy one for me.  Can't wait to check out the demos and outtakes!

[tackman]

This is a no-brainer instant purchase. 

[hori]

Wow the Sloan boys do it right! Ordered Monday when announced, they shipped the next day and it arrived today, fastest turnaround from pre-order to delivery ever! Looks like less than 300 left as well for those who have not ordered yet.

[TheCowboyPoet]

Got mine a few weeks ago, it's great. Those early versions of Between The Bridges songs are great, and one of Pat's 12 songs has an early version on this as well.

I saw the band on Friday night, they were great, if you have the chance go see one of these shows.

[voltagedrop]

Long shot, but can anyone grab me one if they're going to an upcoming show?

 

They're sold out online and I was waiting to pick it up when they would play here. They sent out an email last night saying they probably won't have enough copies to last until that happens.  Tried to buy one last night after I saw the email but it sold out while I was checking out. 

Ugh!

Edited November 5, 2019 by voltagedrop