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Mike Krol - Mike Krol Is Never Dead: The First Two Records [3CD]

Mike Krol
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Product Description

Most listeners were introduced to Mike Krol in 2015 with the release of his Merge debut, Turkey. Few knew at the time that Turkey was actually Chapter 3 of the Krol saga, and that he had self-released two records years earlier. To the delight of his new legion of fans, Merge reissued those early albums as the 2017 collection Mike Krol Is Never Dead. With that release, I Hate Jazz and Trust Fund found new life, and the inclusion of digital-only rarities led to fresh demand for this CD reissue.

Self-released on LP in 2011, I Hate Jazz was the opening salvo of World War Krol. Only 500 copies were pressed; they were given away to anyone who showed interest (and many who showed none whatsoever). Including Krol classics like “Fifteen Minutes” and “Like a Star,” the record had long been unavailable. Trust Fund followed in 2013; its 500 LPs sold out on the ensuing tour, fueling a mini-mania that would elevate it to cult status.

The 3-CD edition of Mike Krol Is Never Dead includes the first two albums housed in miniature-sized reproductions of the original album tri-fold wallets, and an additional disc filled with an illuminating selection of outtakes, demos, and B-sides from that era.

Tracklist:

  1. Natural Disaster
  2. Like A Star
  3. Fifteen Minutes
  4. Heart Attack
  5. Seventeen (Age)
  6. Grade School Love
  7. Red Minivan
  8. A Million Times
  9. Plague
  10. Cease And Desist
  11. Modern Furniture
  12. Locker
  13. Teeth Grinder
  14. Straaange
  15. California
  16. Fourth Of July
  17. Keith Moon
  18. [Untitled]
  19. Drum Test (Bonus Track)
  20. Kelly (Bonus Track)
  21. Stacey (Bonus Track)
  22. Snow Day (Bonus Track)
  23. Natural Disaster (Demo) [Bonus Track]
  24. Like A Star (Demo) [Bonus Track]
  25. Fifteen Minutes (Demo) [Bonus Track]
  26. Heart Attack (Demo) [Bonus Track]
  27. Grade School Love (Demo) [Bonus Track]
  28. A Million Times (Demo) [Bonus Track]
  29. Fifteen Minutes Instrumental Reprise (Bonus Track)
  30. My Country Tis Of Thee (Bonus Track)
  31. The Tempo (Bonus Track)
  32. Plague (Demo) [Bonus Track]
  33. Modern Furniture (Demo) [Bonus Track]
  34. Locker (Demo) [Bonus Track]
  35. Teeth Grinder (Demo) [Bonus Track]
  36. Straaange (Demo) [Bonus Track]
  37. I Got You (Chelsea) [Bonus Track]
  38. [Untitled Track Of Terre T Reviewing I Hate Jazz On Wfmu] (Bonus Track)

UPC: 673855058924
Label: Merge Records
Release Date: 1.29.21
Format: CD