Elliott Smith, XO Full Album Zip
Rosemarie Hempel
kinda been finding it easier to update elliott/site news on the sweet adeline facebook page lately. please visit it for the latest info while i figure out changes to the site! you don't have to be a member of facebook to see the page! to visit please click below:
we remember elliott on this day for not only being an amazing artist but for being a wonderful and beautiful soul! we still miss him dearly and we hope you are remembering fondly the day(s) he lived.
check out kill rock stars today. they are planning to have some cool news about elliott. they already posted some wonderful news & specials in celebration of what would have been elliott's 43rd birthday. here are some of the stuff they are already doing:
"august 6 would have been elliott smith's 43rd birthday, and to mark the occassion, his former label kill rock stars is sharing a series of rare, unreleased tracks. it starts with a version of "alameda", recorded during the same sessions that yielded the album version featured on smith's essential 1997 release either/or. this version contains alternate lyrics during the chorus. kill rock stars will also reissue either/or and smith's self-titled 1995 album on 180-gram vinyl this month, in honor of smith's birthday.
on august 6, kill rock stars will sell its 2010 smith compilation an introduction to... for $4.99 all day. you'll also receive "a present" from the label if you sign up for their mailing list that day.
here is more info about it: "heaven adores you" is an intimate and meditative look at the influence that elliott smith has had since his tragic passing in 2003. by threading together musical performances of those influenced by the music of elliott smith, through the lush and often isolating images of the three major cites he lived in throughout his short life (portland, or, new york, ny and los angeles, ca), this film will go beyond your average "behind the music" documentary by offering a visual journey and an intimate look at the singer's prolific songwriting, and the impact that he had on his fans and other musicians today. this project aims to be a celebration of elliott smith, his contributions to the music industry and exploration of his posthumous influence on the artistic endeavors of those within the global community.
we hope you will be willing to contribute and be an essential a part of the project by helping. you can also get more information by visiting their facebook page: heaven adoes you (an elliott smith project) facebook. thanks for considering it!
thank you to alex, leila, griffin, and eddie for letting us know that a previously unknown song that is being called 'misery let me down' has appeared online. the song comes up as a warm up song for a radio show elliott was playing at around 1997. the song is incomplete because elliott decides to stop playing the song a few minutes into it but there is enough to give the listener an idea of the direction of the song and the quality of the recording is great. it is unknown if elliott recorded the song in anyway. if you would like more info about, go to this sweet addy link. if you would like to hear the song directly, please go here:
thank you to chris buck for emailing and letting us know that he recently found some of the color images from his photo session with elliott to promote elliott's xo record. they were considered lost but chris found them recently and posted a blog about the session with unreleased images and behind the scenes information from his point of view! he always has cool background stories about the photos he posts. to check out his post and see unreleased photos from the xo promo sessions, please go here:
if you would like more info, please visit: on august 6th! again, thanks to david for the thoughtful gesture in elliott's honor. he truly has always been a great supporter of elliott and the fans. we have always appreicated his kindness. (8.5.11)
today marks the release of roman candle (remastered) and from a basement on the hill (rerelease) from kill rock stars. please check out your local record store for availability! some fans who pre-ordered the album received the album early and if you were one of the first 300 fans to pre-order either album or both got a free poster of a rare picture of elliott. the poster also advertises both releases by jj gonson. these releases will be on kill rock stars in n america, australia, and japan and are available in 180 gram vinyl, regular vinyl and cd. this also marks the first time roman candle has been released on vinyl for the first time in the u.s.! if you are unable to pick up a copy of roman candle in your hometown in n america, australia, and japan, please order it from kill rock stars' online store by click on either link below:
in anticipation of the upcoming reissues of roman candle and from a basement on the hill, kill rock stars has released two free mp3s to sample from the releases. 'last call' is the first glimpse of the remastered roman candle album that roger seibel and larry crane, editor of tape op magazine and archivist for elliott's family, remastered. krs will also be releasing roman candle on vinyl for the first time in the u.s. the other song is 'twilight' from 'from a basement on the hill' album. originally released by anti-, krs now has the rights to released the record and krs is now the home for all of elliott smith's independent releases which include: roman candle, elliott smith, either/or, from a basement on the hill, and new moon. the reissues of roman candle and from a basement on the hill will be released april 6, 2010 in the u.s. here are the mp3 if you would like to download them for free:
thanks to fraser for letting us know that domino recording co. in the u.k. are also repressing roman candle for release on may 4, 2010. fans in europe, asia and i think australia will be able to pre-order the album right now from domino recording co. for more info about the release or to pre-order from domino, please go here: -02-10/roman-candle
thanks to everyone who emailed me to let me know that elliott's song 'angel in the snow' appeared in the oscar nominated film, 'up in the air.' the song also appears on the 'up in the air' soundtrack. the dvd will be out march 9th. if you haven't seen it yet, i think the whole song is used in a really nice montage of moments in the film. good luck to the film makers on oscar night!
recently, sweet addy made a nice change in it's organization of the discussion board. now there are 2 sections. one for elliott only discussion and another for fans of elliott to discuss things as a community. it's a nice change and one of the more positive things that i've seen come from it is a few news items that were new to me and i had to pass along on the site.
the first is from llaurens. she posted a great article by margie boule called 'the truth about elliott smith.' it touches on about the myths that have appeared over time about elliott even if lead to helping out good causes. one of the nicest and rare things about the article are the comments from elliott's father, gary, and step-mother, marta. the article has insight to their thought who elliott really was vs. the perception others have created about elliott. the article is no longer on the oregonian website but it is on sweet addy. if you would like to check out the article, please go here: the truth about elliott smith
another post is from laclos. he maintains deadmelodies.com (which i missed because it's an awesome resource of elliott videos and live songs! really cool site) the latest update to the site features a rare interview with elliott, neil and tony from heatmiser. it's a really rare video for a tv show pilot in 1996. to check out the video go here: heatmiser video and don't forget to check out the rest of dead melodies!
finally (for now), larry crane not only posted to a link to his new website, larry-crane.com but he also posted some rare pictures from elliott's xo sessions in 98 and one from 1997 from when elliott was helping/recording at jackpot! to check out the pictures here: xo sessions & jackpot!
thank you to maggie for sending us this huge news about roman candle (remastered and on vinyl in the u.s. for the first time) and from a basement on the hill joining their catalog! here is the press release about the news plus a free and rare download of "cecilia/amanda"!
also check the official elliott smith store to buy elliott merchandise for your gift for your love ones or yourself for this holiday season! remember proceeds from the sale of the merchandise goes to the elliott smith memorial fund! to visit the elliott smith official store please go here: elliott smith official store. (12/15/09)
we would like to take a moment to remember elliott on this day, october 21st. 6 years ago we lost a wonderful gentleman and musician. thank you all for helping keep his memory alive! he is truly missed. xo (10.21.09)
thank you to michael for emailing us info about this upcoming weekend's (saturday, august 22nd) tribute show in lansing, il. this is the 4th year they have hosted a tribute to elliott and some of the proceeds will be donated to the elliott smith memorial fund! :) here is michael with information about the tribute:
thank you to everyone who sent this bit of news (a lot to thank) that activision's upcoming release of guitar hero will include an elliott smith song! guitar hero 5 is slated for 9.1.09 release and will include elliott's song, l.a. from his figure 8 album! this marks the first time an elliott song will make it on a video game. he will be joining 83 other artists on the game as well. guitar hero 5 is available now for pre-orders on the official guitar hero 5 website and you can also find additionl information by going to the site here: guitar hero 5. thanks again to everyone who sent this info in and everyone at guitar hero for putting a link to sweet adeline!
also, thanks to everyone who sent info in about the upcoming elliott smith songbook. the book is written by fred sokolow who has written many instructional music books. the songbook is being published by the famous songbook publisher, hal leonard corporation, and it includes songs throughout elliott's career. the songs announced so far include: miss misery, angeles, clementine, everything means nothing to me, pretty (ugly before), say yes, son of sam, waltz #2 (xo) and more. amazon has listed various dates for the release but is currently listed for an august 30th release. if you would like additional information or would like to pre-oder the book, you can visit amazon.com. if you would like more in about fred sokolow or would like to order the songbook directly from fred, please visit his site, fredsokolow.com.
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