Pernice Brothers – Overcome by Happiness – Limited 25th Anniversary deluxe edition

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Artist: Pernice Brothers |Label:New West|Format: 2xLP |Genre:Rock | LP Condition: New | Jacket Condition: Sealed

Pernice Brothers
Overcome by Happiness
New West 5709X – deluxe set in a hard-bound book style jacket

You dont want your stuff to vanish, says Joe Pernice about the twenty-fifth anniversary reissue of Overcome By Happiness. Not that Im looking to get famous, but you need to connect with the world. Theres something that reaffirms your own life in that echo that comes back to youeven if its your own voice coming back.

The story of Overcome By Happiness is one of great risk and greater payoff. Its the story of a disgruntled country singer struggling to define himself against prevailing musical trends. Its the story of a songwriter just finding his voice, an artist so desperate to express himself that he scrapped one band to form another, risking his record contract and arguably his career to put the sounds he heard in his head onto tape. Its the story of a musician embracing the sounds of his childhood: AM easy listening, sophisticated chamber pop, baroque lounge music, Bread, the Carpenters, Bacharach, Manilow. Its the story of a poet driving through Massachusetts in a rusted-out Bonneville with a wooden bumper.

This time has come for this story to be told on vinyl. Released 25 years later to the day, New West Records is proud to present the remastered 25th anniversary edition of Overcome By Happiness on vinyl. This release features two orange and white splatter LPs held by thumb notch sleeves inside of a hardback book gatefold. The album audio also includes a 13 Track Bonus LP featuring 8 Previously Unreleased Demo Recordings The package features a 52-page book showcasing extensive liner notes, printed lyrics, forward and track by track written by Joe Pernice as well as previously unseen photographs. Each copy comes with a 5×7 autographed print.Contains:
Disc one – the Original album
Crestfallen
Overcome by Happiness
Sick of You
Clear Spot
Dimmest Star
Monkey Suit
Chicken Wire
Wait to Stop
All I Know
Shoes and Clothes
Wherin Obscurely
Ferris Wheel
Disc Two – Bonus Material
Jimmy Coma (1997 Sub Pop Single)
Monkey Suit (1997 Sub Pop Single)
Square World (1997 Summershine Single)
In Plain Sight (1997 Summershine Single)
Love My Way (Psychedelic Furs cover / Clear Spot UK single B-side)
Sick of You (earliest sketch demo)
Cut You Free (demo)
Overcome by Happiness (earliest sketch demo )
Clear Spot (earliest sketch demo)
Dimmest Star (earliest sketch demo)
Song #2 (The Queen of NYC) (earliest demo)
Courage Up (demo)
Let That Show (demo)

NEW SEALED 2 LP deluxe set in a hard-bound book style jacket w/ extras