Rhino plans Dinosaur Jr, reissues for May
Dinosaur Jr. will see another set of reissues on May 16th from catalog label, Rhino according to Billboard . The label will reissue
the band's first two major-label albums, 1991's Green Mind and 1993's Where You Been that day.
Green Mind will include two b-sides: "Turnip Farm" and "Forget It," plus a cover of the Flying Burrito Brothers' "Hot Burrito #2" with backing vocals by actor Matt Dillon.
Where You Been, the band's biggest album will be bolstered by a live recording of "Hide" recorded by late BBC Radio John Peel, an alternate version of "Keeblin'" and a 10-minute live rendition of "What Else Is New."
The same day, the label will also release Live at CBGB: The First Acoustic Show, documenting a 1993 performance by vocalist/guitarist J Mascis at the legendary New York venue. 10 of its 12 tracks have never been released. Mascis runs through familiar cuts like "Thumb," "Flying Cloud" and "Get Me" while also digging into the band's back catalog for early favorites like "Repulsion" and "Quest." The set will be limited to 5,000 copies and sold only at select independent music retailers.
The band recently announced a spring tour, again with the original lineup of J. Mascis, Emmett Jefferson Murphy III and Lou Barlow. The band reunited in 2005 with a first set of dates which took place in the UK this past June, followed by the recent US dates.