PJ Harvey‘s vinyl reissue series continues with 2011’s Let England Shake, due out January 28 via Island/UMC. It has been remastered for vinyl, with cutting by Jason Mitchell at Loud Mastering under the eyes and ear of original co-producer John Parish.
Like with the previous reissues, the album’s demos are being released as a separate album on the same day. It features demo versions of all 12 of the album’s songs — including “The Words That Maketh Murder,” “The Glorious Land” and “The Last Living Rose” — as well as new cover artwork by Polly and previously unseen photos by Seamus Murphy.
You can listen to the demo of “Let England Shake,” which features a much more prominent sample of the Four Lads’ “Istanbul (Not Constantinople)” than the studio version, and check out the Demos artwork below.
In other news, PJ is releasing a book-length poem, Orlam, that will be out in April.
You can pick up PJ Harvey’s debut album, Dry, on vinyl in the BV shop.
Let England Shake – Demos tracklist
Side 1
Let England Shake – Demo
The Last Living Rose – Demo
The Glorious Land – Demo
The Words That Maketh Murder – Demo
All And Everyone – Demo
On Battleship Hill – Demo
Side 2
England – Demo
In The Dark Places – Demo
Bitter Branches – Demo
Hanging In The Wire – Demo
Written On The Forehead – Demo
The Colour Of The Earth – Demo
Let England Shake tracklist
Side 1:
Let England Shake
The Last Living Rose
The Glorious Land
The Words That Maketh Murder
All And Everyone
On Battleship Hill
Side 2:
England
In The Dark Places
Bitter Branches
Hanging In The Wire
Written On The Forehead
The Colour Of The Earth