Digital release of Jeff Buckley’s Back Catalogue will feature bonus tracks, rare recordings, and four complete live albums: ‘Live at Wetlands, New York, NY 8/16/94’, ‘Live From Seattle, WA, 5/7/95’, ‘Cabaret Metro, Chicago, IL, 5/13/95′, and his ‘Live at Columbia Records Radio Hour’ performance from June 1995. It will stream online on the silver jubilee celebration of his debut album GRACE. The collection of more than 50 sought after tracks will be released by Columbia/Legacy Recordings on August 23. ‘Grace’, ‘Sketches for My Sweetheart the Drunk’ and the live album ‘Mystery White Boy’ will be reissued with international bonus tracks and additional rarities.
One of the rare album is Buckley’s final demos ‘Sky Blue Skin’. It was recorded during his final studio session in 1996 and will be releasing officially for the first time. GRACE will release on gold vinyl at select stores across the UK. A new line of merchandise celebrating the late singer’s debut album is also being launched which includes T-shirts, tote bags, guitar picks, and a canvas print of one of Buckley’s drawings.
Buckley drowned in Mississippi River in Memphis on May 29, 1997. Last year, Buckley’s manager spoke out about his last weeks. And about getting the call telling him the star musician had disappeared into the Mississippi River.
Buckley’s mother Mary Guibert, said: “The music industry has made a couple of sea changes since Jeff departed the planet. I don’t know if he foresaw even a glimpse of the current state of affairs. Since all we have of his true remains is what’s in ‘the vault’. I’m thrilled that we can finally fling open the doors of that vault and make as much as possible available to Jeff’s fans: the old ones and the new ones, and the ones who have not yet been born.”
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