The Posies, photo by James Bush, courtesy Omnivore Recordings |
The archival experts at Omnivore Recordings are launching an ambitious reissue campaign for power-pop legends the Posies that includes new CD and vinyl versions of the band’s three critically-acclaimed major label albums. Fronted by the talented duo of Jon Auer and Ken Stringfellow, the Posies were critical darlings of the alt-rock ‘90s, their unique blend of British Invasion styled melodies and grungy guitars tailor-made for the era. Although Posies songs like “Golden Blunders,” “Suddenly Mary,” “Dream All Day,” and “Flavor of the Month” achieved a modicum of FM airplay, especially on college radio, by the end of the decade the band had rejoined the indie rock ranks.
Omnivore will reissue Dear 23, the band’s 1990 DGC Records debut album, on June 15th, 2018 as a two-CD set featuring the album remastered from the original master tapes along with previously-unreleased bonus tracks. The band’s 1993 album, Frosting On the Beater, will follow on August 3rd as a double-disc set with additional bonus tracks. Both albums will also be reissued on vinyl as two-LPs sets mastered at 45rpm for better sound. The band’s major label swansong, 1996’s Amazing Disgrace, will be reissued as a remastered two-CD set on October 28th, and will also be available on vinyl as a two-LP set mastered at 33-1/3 rpm (it is too long for 45rpm).
The Posies kick off a lengthy North American tour in May featuring the Frosting On the Beater line-up of Jon Auer and Ken Stringfellow, bassist, Dave Fox and drummer Mike Musburger. After their jaunt through the U.S. and Canada, they’ll be jetting over to Europe for dates in September, October, and November. These three albums remain the most popular and in-demand titles of the extended Posies catalog of music, and yet they’ve jumped in-and-out of print with alarming regularity through the years and, even then, previous CD releases weren’t always properly sourced from the original analog master tapes.
The band has launched a PledgeMusic campaign to help make the reissues a reality, writing on their campaign page “we need to raise a pretty significant advance fee to license these albums from Universal, so we are putting a ton of personal items, experiences, and exclusive merchandise into this campaign…from clothes we’ve worn onstage, in videos, etc. to spending quality time with Jon and/or Ken in their adopted city of Paris or a coffee date in Seattle…private shows…music lessons…plus exclusive Jon & Ken style guitars…” Check out all the available perks on the Posies’ PledgeMusic page.
The Posies 2018 North American tour
May 18 VICTORIA, BC @ Capital Ballroom
May 19 PORTLAND OR @ Doug Fir Lounge
May 20 EUGENE OR @ OW Hall
May 21 BEND OR @ Volcanic Theatre Pub
May 22 SACRAMENTO CA @ Harlow's
May 23 SAN FRANCISCO CA @ The Independent
May 24 SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO CA @ Coach House
May 25 LOS ANGELES CA @ Bootleg Theater
May 26 SAN DIEGO CA @ Soda Bar
May 28 PHOENIX AZ @ Valley Bar
May 30 SANTA FE NM @ Santa Fe Brewing Co.
May 31 DALLAS TX @ Club Dada
June 1 SAN ANTONIO TX @ Paper Tiger
June 2 AUSTIN TX @ The Parish
June 3 HOUSTON TX @ Bronze Peacock at House of Blues
June 4 LITTLE ROCK AR @ Capitol View Studios
June 6 NEW ORLEANS LA @ The Parish at House of Blues
June 7 NASHVILLE TN @ Mercy Lounge
June 8 BIRMINGHAM AL @ Saturn
June 9 ATHENS GA @ Georgia Theatre
June 10 CHARLOTTE NC @ Neighborhood Theatre
June 11 ANNAPOLIS MD @ Ram's Head On Stage
June 13 PHILADELPHIA PA @ World Cafe Live
June 14 FAIRFIELD CT @ Stage One at Fairfield Theatre
June 15 SOMERVILLE MA @ ONCE Somerville
June 16 WASHINGTON DC @ The Hamilton
June 17 NEW YORK NY @ The Bowery Ballroom
June 19 PITTSBURGH PA @ Club Cafe
June 20 CLEVELAND OH @ Music Box Supper Club
June 21 KALAMAZOO MI @ Bell's Eccentric Cafe
June 22 DETROIT MI @ The Magic Bag
June 23 CHICAGO IL @ Park West
June 24 MADISON WI @ High Noon Saloon
June 25 DES MOINES IA @ Vaudeville Mews
June 26 ST. PAUL MN @ Turf Club
June 28 MILWAUKEE WI @ Summerfest
June 30 DENVER CO @ Levitt Pavilion
July 1 SALT LAKE CITY UT @ The State Room
July 6 BELLINGHAM WA @ Wild Buffalo
July 7 SEATTLE WA @ Neptune Theatre
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