Son Volt TraceSon Volt, the popular Alt-Country band, was formed in 1994, encouraged by the demise of Uncle Tupelo, another Alt-Country favorite. Jay Ferrar teamed with a former drummer of Uncle Tupelo, and two other musicians to carry on a measure of success. The band signed with Warner Brothers Records, and released their first album, Trace, back in 1995. Trace met with a strong appreciation and became a critical success with their growing fan-base. Over the years, Son Volt has continued, albeit with a changing line-up that currently does not have any of the original members other than its original impetus, Jay Ferrar.

Trace will be revisited by the band with a newly remastered and expanded 2CD set being reissued via a joint effort with Rhino and Warner Brothers Records. The set will add in a healthy dose of demos and live content that will add to the legend of the famed album. Along with the remastered original album, the first CD will contain an additional eight bonus tracks, all demos of tunes found on the album (see list below). The second CD will provide a live set from their Bottom Line show in support of the album. The performance date for the show is February 12, 1996, and provides fifteen performance tracks. Nine of the album’s eleven songs are performed.

The 2CD Deluxe Edition of Trace will be reissued on October 30. There will also be a 180g-weight vinyl LP of the original album, and a digital download planned for the same date.

Trace – Son Volt
Track-List

CD1: Trace (1995)

01 – Windfall
02 – Live Free
03 – Tear Stained Eye
04 – Route
05 – Ten Second News
06 – Drown
07 – Loose String
08 – Out of the Picture
09 – Catching On
10 – Too Early
11 – Mystifies Me
12 – Route (demo)
13 – Drown (demo)
14 – Out of the Picture (demo)
15 – Loose String (demo)
16 – Live Free (demo)
17 – Too Early (demo)
18 – Catching On (demo)
19 – Windfall (demo)

CD2: Live from the Bottom Line/February 12, 1996

01 – Route
02 – Loose
03 – String
04 – Catching On
05 – Live Free
06 – Anodyne
07 – Windfall
08 – Slate
09 – Out Of the Picture
10 – Tear Stained Eye
11 – True to Life
12 – Cemetery Savior
13 – Ten Second News
14 – Drown
15 – Looking for a Way Out
16 – Chickamauga

 

By MARowe