In March 1998, Australian trio The Dirty Three released their now iconic album Ocean Songs. In 2005 the band would be joined onstage by Nick Cave to play the album in its entirety at ATP festival in New York, a show that since has developed into near mythic status. In 2021, both of these recordings will be made available in a deluxe box set as part of Record Store Day.
Remastered for an enhanced listening experience, the boxset will feature 4LPs pressed on coloured vinyl - the original album on lovely ocean blue and the live album on violet. In addition the band's guitarist Mick Turner has created new artwork including a giant eight-panel pull out poster with words from the band on the recording and the ATP performance and a secondary poster that includes lots of great photos from the show. All housed in a beautiful slipcase!
Ocean Songs is the fourth major album by Dirty Three, released originally in March 1998 by Touch and Go Records and Bella Union. Produced by Steve Albini and the band themselves, the album was recorded at Electrical Audio, Chicago, United States, during August and September 1997. The album also features David Grubbs on piano and harmonium on a number of tracks, while the cover art was designed by guitarist Mick Turner.
LP 1:
1. Sirena
2. Backwards Voyager
3. Last Horse on the Sand
4. Black Tide
5. Restless Waves
6. Distant Shore
7. Sea Above, Sky Below
LP 2:
1. Deep Waters
2. Authentic Celestial Music
3. Ends of the Earth
LP 3:
1. Sirena (ATP New York Live feat. Nick Cave)
2. Restless Waves (ATP New York Live feat. Nick Cave)
3. Distant Shore (ATP New York Live feat. Nick Cave)
4. Authentic Celestial Music (ATP New York Live feat. Nick Cave)
5. Backwards Voyager (ATP New York Live feat. Nick Cave)
6. Last Horse (ATP New York Live feat. Nick Cave)
LP 4:
1. Sea Above, Sky Below (ATP New York Live feat. Nick Cave)
2. Black Tide (ATP New York Live feat. Nick Cave)
3. Deep Waters (ATP New York Live feat. Nick Cave)