John Prine left quit a mark with his Country/Folk/Rock entries that began in 1971 with the release of his Atlantic Records debut. With Atlantic, he released four studio albums before signing with Asylum where he dropped three more albums. Not long after that, he formed his own label – Oh Boy Records, where he released his last eleven albums. The challenge of getting chart play after leaving a major label influence left him struggling. But with Lost Dogs And Mixed Messages from 1995, Prine returned to the charts where he regained his fan base. By 2016, he was charting worldwide. John Prine passed away in 2020 at the age of 73.
On September 12, Oh Boy Records revisits one of Prine‘s classics, Lost Dogs + Mixed Messages. With this reissue, the label provides the original album with a celebratory 30th Anniversary expansion that will include five previously unreleased demos and alternate takes along with a never before heard outtake, “Hey Ah Nothin””. All tracks are newly remastered. The mentioned track can be heard below. The album is considered a Deluxe Edition. This album was nominated for a Grammy.
Lost Dogs + Mixed Messages will be released on CD, DD, and two versions of vinyl LP that include standard black vinyl, and a Limited Edition Blue and Green Split color LP, which will come housed in a custom pop-up jacket that doubles as a checkerboard.
Lost Dogs + Mixed Messages (30th Anniversary Deluxe Edition) – John Prine
01 New Train
02 Ain’t Hurtin’ Nobody
03 All the Way With you
04 We Are the Lonely
05 Lake Marie
06 Humidity Built the Snowman
07 Day is Done
08 Quit Hollerin’ at Me
09 Big Fat Love
10 Same Thing Happened to Me
11 This Love Is Real
12 Leave the Lights On
13 He Forgot That It Was Sunday
14 I Love You So Much It Hurts
Bonus Tracks
15 Ain’t Hurting Nobody – alternate version
16 All the Way With You – Acoustic Version
17 Lake Marie – Demo version
18 Humidity Built the Snowman – solo acoustic version
19 Quit Hollerin At Me – alternative version
20 Hey Ah Nothin’ – previously unreleased track