Queens of the Stone Age Reissue Four Out-of-Print Albums

'Rated R,' 'Songs for the Deaf,' 'Lullabies to Paralyze' and 'Era Vulgaris' are coming back to vinyl

BY Calum SlingerlandPublished Oct 11, 2019

While he's due to share some Desert Sessions later this month, Josh Homme and his Queens of the Stone Age bandmates have revealed reissue plans for four albums from their back catalogue.

The band's Rated RSongs for the DeafLullabies to Paralyze and Era Vulgaris are all set to come back to vinyl through Interscope/UMe before 2019 comes to a close. The first two titles will arrive November 22, while the latter two will hit shelves on December 20.

Songs for the Deaf has been notoriously hard to come by in recent years, with original pressings regularly clearing prices of over $200 CAD on sites such as DiscogsA pre-order listing also reveals that the Era Vulgaris will arrive on 12-inch vinyl for the first time, different from its initial 10-inch release.

Queens of the Stone Age last released their Villains album in 2017. Find out where the reissued albums place in our Essential Guide to Josh Homme.

As previously reported, Homme will release Desert Sessions Vols. 11 & 12 on October 25 through Matador.

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