High excitement as Cracker outwit the algorithms and announce their rerecorded retrospective

Indie Americana favourites Cracker have unveiled “Alternative History: A Cracker Retrospective” which will be released as a 3-LP limited edition coloured vinyl gatefold set with 12-page booklet, a 2-CD set with 28-page booklet, and available on digital & streaming platforms on November 22nd via Cooking Vinyl. The release will feature a collection of re-recordings, demos, outtakes, collaborations, and live tracks that presents an alternate history of the band (5 tracks are previously unreleased and 6 are rare and long out-of-print). Click here to pre-order.

Extraordinarily, this is the first time that any of these recordings have been available on vinyl and a lead single of a country-leaning re-recording of their track ‘Sick of Goodbyes’ featuring members of Drive-By Truckers is out now. The project started as the band began a discussion with Cooking Vinyl to see if they could rectify a situation whereby their later material was ignored by streaming algorithms that seemingly focused on their first three albums. They wanted to produce a retrospective that would encompass the band’s entire career.

Unfortunately as the process developed, it became apparent that the cost of licensing tracks from the Virgin and Concord catalogs would be prohibitive. However not to be outwitted by ‘the man’ or indeed ‘the machine’, the band began to catalogue the recordings they controlled, and a far more interesting idea emerged. They had a collection of re-recordings, demos, outtakes, collaborations, and live tracks that told an alternate history of the band. And this collection would not only serve as an introduction to the band for new fans, but also provide long-time, hardcore fans with access to some rare and unreleased recordings. Thus, “Alternative History” came into being. As the band say “Hey, we re-recorded our greatest hits, so screw you, Virgin Records.”

“Alternative History: A Cracker Retrospective” Track Listing:

Sick of Goodbyes.
Teen Angst
Mr. Wrong
I See The Light
Almond Grove
Low
Merry Christmas Emily
The World is Mine
Sweet Potato
Turn On, Tune In, Drop Out With Me
Seven Days
Big Dipper
Eurotrash Girl
King of Bakersfield
I Need Better Friends
Father Winter
One Fine Day
Gimme One More Chance
Sunrise in the Land of Milk and Honey
River Euphrates
I Want Everything
Movie Star
Don’t F*ck Me Up With Peace and Love
Ain’t Gonna Suck Itself