Bill Callahan has released a lot of great albums over his many years, but one of his beloved works remains Smog's 1999 LP Knock Knock — an album that's remained out of print on vinyl ever since its initial release. At long last, though, Knock Knock is finally getting a reissue in honour of the album's 20th anniversary.
Drag City has announced it will reissue Knock Knock on vinyl on September 20.
While the label won't be adding any bonus tracks or fancy extras, the Jim O'Rourke-produced album will get a new half-speed remastering.
Drag City wrote the following:
Placing this LP on your turntable, you find yourself drawn ever-deeper into the sound – and it's not just the eternally-stunning co-production from Bill and Jim O'Rourke, it's the incredible focus brought by the half-speed mastering work done at Abbey Road, bringing out the highs, lows and yes, evenmids that OG fans of this album have taken for granted for too many years. The fresh fullness of the sound now stands as a tribute to the ol' familiar Smog sensation of being somehow completely unfamiliar!
Of course, this is hardly the only Callahan output to arrive recently. Earlier this year, he released his double album Shepherd in a Sheepskin Vest.
Drag City has announced it will reissue Knock Knock on vinyl on September 20.
While the label won't be adding any bonus tracks or fancy extras, the Jim O'Rourke-produced album will get a new half-speed remastering.
Drag City wrote the following:
Placing this LP on your turntable, you find yourself drawn ever-deeper into the sound – and it's not just the eternally-stunning co-production from Bill and Jim O'Rourke, it's the incredible focus brought by the half-speed mastering work done at Abbey Road, bringing out the highs, lows and yes, evenmids that OG fans of this album have taken for granted for too many years. The fresh fullness of the sound now stands as a tribute to the ol' familiar Smog sensation of being somehow completely unfamiliar!
Of course, this is hardly the only Callahan output to arrive recently. Earlier this year, he released his double album Shepherd in a Sheepskin Vest.
