Afghan Whigs
Gentleman (Gentleman at 21)
The Afghan Whigs are commemorating a unique anniversary for the album that proved to be their commercial breakthrough more than two decades ago, by re-releasing it as an extras packed two-disc set titled Gentlemen at 21.
The group has remastered its 1993 major-label debut, Gentlemen – which included the singles "Gentlemen," "Debonair" and "What Jail Is Like" – and added 17 bonus tracks, comprising demos, B sides and live performances, most of which has never before been released. The deluxe edition will be available 21 years to the month of its original release on CD, vinyl and digital on October 28th. A triple-LP deluxe edition will be available on Record Store Day, November 28th.
Most interesting to fans who already know frontman Greg Dulli's every whining yelp on the record will be Gentlemen at 21's second disc. It contains all eight of the original demos the group made at bassist and engineer John Curley's Ultrasuede studio space in Cincinnati, including rough versions of then record's three singles, as well as instrumental mixes of "Now You Know" and "Brother Woodrow" that the band cut at Ardent Studios in Memphis.
It also contains the B sides to the "Debonair" single, which consist of "Mr. Superlove" and a cover of the Sixties soul tune "The Dark End of the Street," among others. Finally, three live recordings, which were originally broadcast on the radio and later appeared on the group's What Jail Is Like EP, that the group captured at Denver's Mercury Café in May 1994 round out the disc.
"It was a bad year for me and some of my friends, in terms of relationships and dealing with some of my own little ghosts," Dulli wrote in the promotional materials for the original 1993 release of the album. "A year of just some kinds of remembrances and stuff that I guess I will never be able to forget, especially since I wrote it all down and made a record out of it."
Tracklist
CD 1
1. If I Were Going
2. Gentlemen
3. Be Sweet
4. Debonair
5. When We Two Parted
6. Fountain and Fairfax
7. What Jail Is Like
8. My Curse
9. Now You Know
10. I Keep Coming Back
11. Brother Woodrow / Closing PrayerCD 2
1. If I Were Going (Demo, Recorded At Ultrasuede)
2. Gentlemen (Demo, Recorded At Ultrasuede)
3. Be Sweet (Demo, Recorded At Ultrasuede)
4. Debonair (Demo, Recorded At Ultrasuede)
5. When We Two Parted (Demo, Recorded At Ultrasuede)
6. Fountain and Fairfax (Demo, Recorded At Ultrasuede)
7. What Jail Is Like (Demo, Recorded At Ultrasuede)
8. My Curse (Demo, Recorded At Ultrasuede)
9. Now You Know (Instrumental Rough Mix From Ardent)
10. Brother Woodrow (Instrumental Rough Mix From Ardent)
11. Little Girl Blue [B-Side (Rodgers/Hart) [Recorded at Audiocraft, Cincinnati, OH]
12. Ready [B-Side (Rodgers/Hart) [Recorded at Audiocraft, Cincinnati, OH]
13. Mr. Superlove [B-Side (Rodgers/Hart) [Recorded at Audiocraft, Cincinnati, OH]
14. The Dark End Of The Day The Street [B-Side (Rodgers/Hart) [Recorded at Audiocraft, Cincinnati, OH]
15. What Jail Is Like (KTCL Live Music At the Mercury Café, Denver, CO May 10th, 1994)
16. Now You Know (KTCL Live Music At the Mercury Café, Denver, CO May 10th, 1994)
17. My World Is Empty Without You I Hear A Symphony (KTCL Live Music At the Mercury Café, Denver, CO May 10th, 1994)SIDE A
1. If I Were Going
2. Gentlemen
3. Be Sweet
4. Debonair
5. When We Two Parted
6. Fountain and FairfaxSIDE B
7. What Jail Is Like
8. My Curse
9. Now You Know
10. I Keep Coming Back
11. Brother Woodrow / Closing Prayer
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