DINOSAUR JR are to have four classic albums reissued in expanded form on CD and vinyl.
Green Mind, Where You Been, Without A Sound and Hand It Over were originally released by the legendary Massachusetts band between 1991 and '97 when they were signed to Warner Bros, and were seen as a second wind for the band following their implosion after their UK breakthrough album Bug in 1998.
Each of the releases, curated with full input from band founder J Mascis, and including new sleevenotes from noted journalist Keith Cameron, will be available on double vinyl and double CD from 27 September through Cherry Red.
Green Mind surfaced in 1991 and featured Mascis playing most instruments on most songs, with contributions from original drummer Murph, along with briefly recruited bassist Don Fleming and drummer Dan Spiegel from the band Gumball.
The rerelease features copious bonus tracks, including the Whatever's Cool With Me EP, while the CD version also has a previously unreleased live set from Hollywood Palladium.
Where You Been, released in '93, was a major commercial success, reaching the UK Top 10, with the accompanying single 'Start Choppin' making the Top 20. It saw a return of Murph to fulltime duties and the arrival of bassist Mike Johnson, as well as the unlikely presence of a string quartet.
Bonus tracks include a version of The Flying Burrito Brothers' 'Hot Burrito #2' and a selection of Peel Session tracks. The CD also includes a previously unreleased live set from St Paul Civic Centre.
Released in '94, Without A Sound was the first Dinosaur J not to feature Murph, with Mascis handling the drums himself. It yielded the hit single 'Feel The Pain'. Bonus tracks on this edition include tracks recorded live in London, with the CD adding instrumental versions of album tracks.
Their last album for a decade, although '97's Hand It Over sold poorly, offering no radio hits, it's apparently regarded by Mascis as his favourite album from the Warner period. Opening track 'I Don't Think' featured vocals from My Bloody Valentine's Bilinda Butcher and Kevin Shields, who produced the track.
Bonus tracks include an EP of songs recorded for the Matt Dillon movie Grace Of My Heart and tracks from an Australian TV broadcast, with the CD adding an unreleased set from a show in Stockholm.