Deluxe Edition Vinyl 3LP-Set with Original Album Remastered and Recut from the Original Tapes Plus Previously Unreleased Outtakes/Rarities and 1971 Live Performance
Two of Little Feat's best – Sailin' Shoes and Dixie Chicken – have been newly remastered for new Deluxe Edition vinyl 3LP-sets that introduce unreleased live and studio recordings capturing peak Feat. Released in 1972, Sailin' Shoes was the second studio album from the founding quartet of singer-guitarist Lowell George, drummer Richard Hayward, keyboard player Bill Payne, and bassist Roy Estrada. Ted Templeman produced the record, which was the first to feature artwork by illustrator Neon Park, who created covers for nearly all of Little Feat's albums.
The Sailin' Shoes: Deluxe Edition opens with a newly remastered version of the original album, which introduced signature tunes like "Easy To Slip," the title track, and an updated version of "Willin'" a song that also appeared in 1971 on the band's eponymous debut. Several outtakes from the album's recording sessions make their debut on the Deluxe Edition, including alternate versions of "Cold, Cold, Cold," "A Apolitical Blues," and "Willin'."
The magic that Little Feat conjured in concert takes center stage in the new set with a newly discovered and previously unreleased complete show recorded at the Palladium in Los Angeles on August 28, 1971. This live set marks the only multi-track recording in existence to feature the original lineup of the band. The performance features songs from both Sailin' Shoes ("Tripe Face Boogie," "Teenage Nervous Breakdown") and Little Feat ("Hamburger Midnight," "Snakes On Everything"). The set also comes with illustrated liner notes written by acclaimed music journalist, David Fricke.
Little Feat celebrates these new Deluxe Editions with "The Albums Tour" in fall 2023, which will feature the band playing each album in its entirety across back-to-back nights at select venues (night one will be Sailin' Shoes and night two will be Dixie Chicken).
- Deluxe Edition vinyl 3LP
- Original album remastered and recut from the original tapes
- Unreleased outtakes and rarities
- Unreleased live performance at the Palladium in Los Angeles, CA (8/28/71)
- Illustrated liner notes by music journalist David Fricke
- Easy to Slip (2023 Remaster)
- Cold, Cold, Cold (2023 Remaster)
- Trouble (2023 Remaster)
- Trip Face Boogie (2023 Remaster)
- Willin' (2023 Remaster)
- A Apolitical Blues (2023 Remaster)
- Sailin' Shoes (2023 Remaster)
- Teenage Nervous Breakdown (2023 Remaster)
- Got No Shadow (2023 Remaster)
- Cat Fever (2023 Remaster)
- Texas Rose Cafe (2023 Remaster)
- Sailin' Shoes (Demo)
- Easy to Fall (Easy to Slip) [Demo for Doobie Bros.]
- Texas Rose Cafe (Demo for Doobie Bros.)
- Cold, Cold, Cold (Alternate Version)
- Roto/Tone
- A Apolitical Blues (Alternate Version)
- Boogie - Tripe Face Boogie
- Trouble (Alternative Version)
- Doriville
- Willin' (Alternate Version)
- Easy to Slip (Mono Single Version)
- Tripe Face Boogie (Live at the Palladium, Los Angeles, CA, 8/28/71)
- Hamburger Midnight (Live at the Palladium, Los Angeles, CA, 8/28/71)
- Cat Fever (Live at the Palladium, Los Angeles, CA, 8/28/71)
- Willin' (Live at the Palladium, Los Angeles, CA, 8/28/71)
- Strawberry Flats (Live at the Palladium, Los Angeles, CA, 8/28/71)
- Got No Shadow (Live at the Palladium, Los Angeles, CA, 8/28/71)
- Texas Rose Cafe (Live at the Palladium, Los Angeles, CA, 8/28/71)
- Snakes on Everything (Live at the Palladium, Los Angeles, CA, 8/28/71)
- Hot Rod (Live at the Palladium, Los Angeles, CA, 8/28/71)
- Teenage Nervous Breakdown (Live at the Palladium, Los Angeles, CA, 8/28/71)