Rain Parade, possibly the pre-eminent Paisley Underground band, have announced the release of a deluxe, two-disc edition of their 1983 debut album “Emergency Third Rail Power Trip” via Label 51 Recordings on 13th December 2024, along with a new digital single of two new songs: ‘Surprise, Surprise (Bubba O’Riley Remix)’ b/w ’Bee and His Buzz’. Rain Parade are also currently in the studio recording material for a brand-new album set for 2025 with tour dates to follow.
A limited-edition colour vinyl version of “Emergency Third Rail Power Trip” was released in April 2024 for Record Store Day event and is now being released as a black vinyl double LP and as a double CD. The original album was remastered by Rain Parade producer Jim Hill in 2023 and there is a second disc full of rarities. The gatefold album jacket and CD packaging have extensive liner notes and photos. This 2-disc set is said to be the definitive remastered collection of the original five-piece line up (including Steven Roback’s brother David and keyboardist Will Glenn) with a whole second disc of stray tracks, demos, live nuggets – all gathered together for the first time – many of which most fans haven’t even heard.
“Going through the band’s archives to compile bonus tracks for our debut album, which is a deluxe edition of our Enigma Records album “Emergency Third Rail Power Trip”, we found a full-album’s worth of demos, live tracks, rehearsal demos and 4-track versions, and it is longer than the original album,” said Matt Piucci.
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The deluxe version of “Emergency Third Rail Power Trip” track listing is as follows:
Disc One:
1. Talking In My Sleep
2. This Can’t Be Today
3. I Look Around
4. 1 Hour ½ Ago
5. Carolyn’s Song
6. What She’s Done To Your Mind
7. Look at Merri
8. Saturday’s Asylum
9. Kaleidoscope
10. Look Both Ways
Bonus Disc:
1. What She’s Done To Your Mind (Single Version)
2. This Can’t Be Today (4-Track Version)
3. I Look Around (4-Track Version)
4. Look Both Ways (4-Track Version)
5. Saturday’s Asylum (Live)
6. First of September (Live)
7. What You’ve Done (Demo)
8. Look at Merri (Demo)
9. Paper Girl (Live)
10. Speedway (Live)
11. No Good Trying (Live)
12. Unexpected (Live)
13. Time Machine (Rehearsal Demo)
“Surprise, Surprise” EP track listing:
1. Surprise, Surprise
2. Bee and His Buzz
