Faith No More Announce Reissue Of Angel Dust And The Real Thing Featuring Rarity Tracks

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California rockers Faith No More are reissuing their two best selling records – 1989’s The Real Thing and 1992’s Angel Dust – with bonus discs that are packed with a series of rarities and b-sides.

The reissues will be available in stores on June 9th, 2015, as a double album on CD. Additionally, The Real Thing and Angel Dust will be released on a “heavy weight double-vinyl set”, according to Rolling Stone. At this time, the tentative release vinyl month is August, although no official date has been confirmed.

Neither of these reissue releases contain any previously unreleased material, but they do bring together many of Faith No More’s b-sides and other rare songs. The full tracklisting of the material included on The Real Thing and Angel Dust is available, below.

The bonus disc for The Real Thing contains remixes, rarities, and live recordings that have previously appeared as b-sides. There are remixed versions of some of Faith No More’s biggest hits, including: “Epic,” “Falling to Pieces” and “From Out of Nowhere”. Then, there are hard to find studio and live recordings like “The Grade,” “Cowboy Song” and “Sweet Emotion,” as well as their live cover of Black Sabbath’s “War Pigs,” just to name a few.

And, the bonus disc included with Angel Dust continues in that same vein with more remixes and live covers. There are remixes of “Midlife Crisis” and “A Small Victory,” and an album outtake of “The World Is Yours.” Additionally, a version of the group’s early track “As the Worm Turns” featuring Mike Patton on vocals appears on this release, along with covers of the Commodores’ “Easy” and the Dead Kennedys’ “Let’s Lynch the Landlord.” And, Angel Dust’s bonus disc features the German-language Schlager music track “Das Schützenfest.”

Right now, Faith No More is in the middle of a North American tour that will continue through the middle of May. Then, the band will be releasing Sol Invictus – their first new album since 1997’s Album of The Year – on May 19th, 2015.

“I think what we’re doing [now] reflects where we’ve gone since we made our last record as Faith No More,” the band’s bassist and producer Bill Gould told Rolling Stone. “I think this kicks things up a notch. And I think there’s parts that are very powerful and there’s parts that have a lot of ‘space.'” He added with a laugh, “Hopefully it doesn’t sound like a bunch of 50-year-old men – which we are.”

The Real Thing Bonus Disc Tracklisting:

1. “Sweet Emotion”
2. “Epic (Radio Remix Edit)”
3. “Falling to Pieces (Matt Wallace Remix)”
4. “Cowboy Song”
5. “The Grade”
6. “From Out of Nowhere (Extended Remix)”
7. “War Pigs” (Live in Berlin)
8. “Surprise You’re Dead” (Live in Sheffield)
9. “Chinese Arithmetic” (Live in Sheffield)
10. “Underwater Love” (Live at Brixton Academy)
11. As the Worms Turns (Live at Brixton Academy)

The Real Thing Vinyl Deluxe Reissue Tracklist:
[Courtesy of Consequence of Sound]

Side 1:
01. From Out Of Nowhere
02. Epic
03. Falling To Pieces
04. Surprise! You’re Dead!
05. Zombie Eaters

Side Two:
06. The Real Thing
07. Underwater Love
08. The Morning After
09. Woodpecker From Mars

Side Three:
01. War Pigs (studio)
02. Edge of the World
03. Sweet Emotion
04. Falling To Pieces (Matt Wallace Remix)

Side Four:
05. War Pigs (Live in Berlin 1989)
06. Surprise! You’re Dead! (Live in Sheffield 1990)
07. Chinese Arithmetic (Live in Sheffield 1990)
08. Underwater Love (Live at Brixton 1990)
09. As The Worm Turns (Live at Brixton 1990)

Angel Dust Bonus Disc Tracklisting:

[Note: There is not side by side tracklist breakdown for the vinyl of Angel Dust, according to Consequence of Sound.]

1. “Easy (Cooler Version)”
2. “Das Schützenfest (German version)”
3. “As the Worm Turns” (Mike Patton vocal)
4. “Let’s Lynch the Landlord”
5. “Midlife Crisis (The Scream Mix)”
6. “A Small Victory (R-Evolution 23 [Full Moon] Mix)”
7. “Easy” (Live in Munich)
8. “Be Aggressive” (Live in Munich)
9. “Kindergarten” (Live in Munich)
10. “A Small Victory” (Live in Munich)
11. “Mark Bowen” (Live in Munich)
12. “We Care a Lot” (Live in Munich)
13. “Midlife Crisis” (Live in DeKalb)
14. “Land of Sunshine” (Live in DeKalb)
15. “Edge of the World” (Live in St. Louis)
16. “R.V.” (Live in DeKalb)
17. “The World Is Yours”