The 20th anniversary reissue of the Breeders' album, Last Splash will be released on 22nd April 2013 through 4AD. The record will be available as a limited-edition, 7-disc vinyl box set or a 3-CD set - the release is likely to stretch most people's finances a tad but will likely be a draw for fans as it contains a plethora of unreleased recordings and the artwork has been reimagined by Vaughan Oliver who created the original cover for the album.
The vinyl box set will include:
- 12-inch vinyl pressing of Last Splash
- Four 10-inch EPs - 'Safari', 'Cannonball', 'Divine Hammer' and 'Head To Toe'
- 12-inch vinyl live concert album, Stockholm Syndrome, recorded in Sweden in 1994, during the band's last European tour. Seven tracks from this recording originally appeared on a fan-club-only CD; nine additional unreleased tracks from the concert are included here.
- 12-inch vinyl record comprised of a BBC radio session recorded July 24, 1993 and available here for the first time, and the original Last Splash demo recordings, made in November 1992.
- 24-page booklet featuring previously unpublished photographs taken during the recording of Last Splash, personal photos taken during two years of touring, and reminiscences written by band members and others, including Kim Gordon and J Mascis.
(The CD release is comprised of the same material in a three-disc set).
The Breeders will be heading out on a Euroean Tour in support of the release starting May 24th, full dates so far are:
May
24th, BARCELONA, Primavera
27th, TOULOUSE, Le Bikini
28th, BORDEAUX, Le Rocher De Palmer
30th, PORTO, Primavera
June
1st, PARIS, Trianon
2nd, BRUSSELS, Ancienne Belgique
3rd, AMSTERDAM, Paradiso
14th, DUBLIN, Vicar Street
17th, GLASGOW, ABC
18th, MANCHESTER, Ritz
19th, LONDON, Forum
21st, CAMBER SANDS, All Tomorrow's Parties curated by Deerhunter