The Jayhawks Assemble Reissues For Fall Tour

THE JAYHAWKS RE-ISSUE LP EDITIONS OF SOUND OF LIES, SMILE, RAINY DAY MUSIC, HOLLYWOOD TOWN HALL AND TOMORROW THE GREEN GRASS ON SEPTEMBER 30TH

FALL TOUR ANNOUNCED IN SUPPORT OF REISSUES

Alt-country/Americana band, The Jayhawks first emerged from the Minneapolis music scene in the mid-’80s with a powerful combination of strong roots/country-rock influence and power-pop melodies. Throughout the band’s history, the Jayhawks have been regarded as a major influence, as well as that of being one of the best bands of its generation.

Following a successful run of deluxe cd reissues this summer, The Jayhawks will be reissuing their first five major label recordings on vinyl through American/UMe. For the first time, 1992’S HOLLYWOOD TOWN HALL, 1995’s TOMORROW THE GREEN GRASS, 1997’s SOUND OF LIES, 2000’s SMILE and 2003’s RAINY DAY MUSIC will all be available at the same time. All five titles were pressed at QRP and have been remastered on 180 gram heavyweight vinyl.

Two of the band’s most well-known titles, HOLLYWOOD TOWN HALL, and TOMORROW THE GREEN GRASS are being reissued after being out of print for several years. 1992’s HOLLYWOOD TOWN HALL, the Jayhawks first major label release was originally a hit, powered by the single “Waiting for the Sun”, and it introduced the Jayhawks to a much wider fanbase. 1995’s TOMORROW THE GREEN GRASS received positive reviews and birthed the single “Blue.” Entertainment Weekly gave the album an A- rating and wrote “This is everything a country- rock album should be.”

SOUND OF LIES, SMILE (released on vinyl for the first time in the U.S.) and RAINY DAY MUSIC will be released as deluxe, 2 LP vinyl editions to ensure maximum fidelity. The deluxe vinyl reissues will include the bonus tracks featured on the recent CD reissues, new liner notes and expanded booklets. The three albums also chronicle the band’s evolution into crunchier rock, purer pop and a sort of twangy, psychedelic vibe before coming full-circle with a spare country-rock sound.

The Jayhawks will be hitting the road in support of the reissues this October. It will be the lineup from the band’s 1997 shows — Louris, Perlman, O’Reagan, Grotberg and Kraig Johnson on the tour. Confirmed dates follow; for a current list of shows go to www.jayhawksofficial.com.
SOUND OF LIES Track List:
Side 1
1 The Man Who Loved Life 5:00
2 Think About It 5:37
3 Trouble 4:50
4 It’s Up To You 3:38
Side 2
5 Stick In The Mud 3:34
6 Big Star 4:25
7 Poor Little Fish 3:56
8 Sixteen Down 5:23
Side 3
9 Haywire 5:21
10 Dying On The Vine 5:52
11 Bottomless Cup 4:14
12 Sound Of Lies 3:56
Side 4 (Bonus Tracks)
13. I Hear You Cry 3:48*
14. Sleepyhead 3:29*
15. Kirby’s Tune (studio outtake) 5:34**
16. It’s Up To You (alternate version) 3:46**
17. Sound of Lies (rough mix) 4:34**
* previously commercially unavailable in the U.S.
** previously unreleased

SMILE Track list:
Side 1
1. Smile 3:50
2. I’m Gonna Make You Love Me 3:40
3. What Led Me To This Town 4:10
4. Somewhere In Ohio 3:39
Side 2
5. A Break In The Clouds 4:00
6. Queen Of The World 2:35
7. Life Floats By 4:43
8. Broken Harpoon 3:31
9. Pretty Thing 4:19
Side 3
10. Mr. Wilson 4:27
11. (In My) Wildest Dreams 4:31
12. Better Days 4:36
13. Baby, Baby, Baby 5:24
Side 4 (Bonus Tracks)
14. Who Made You King (studio outtake) 5:43*
15. Gypsy In The Mood (studio outtake) 1:18
16. A Part Of You (demo) 3:12**
17. Life’s Little Ups And Downs (live) 4:55**
18. Greta Garbo (demo) *3:49*
19. Five Cornered Blues (demo) 4:01**
* previously commercially unavailable
** previously unreleased
RAINY DAY MUSIC Track list:
Side 1
1 Stumbling Through The Dark 2:21
2 Tailspin 3:13
3 All The Right Reasons 3:21
4 Save It For A Rainy Day 3:03
5 Eyes Of Sarahjane 3:44
Side 2
6 One Man’s Problem 4:02
7 Don’t Let The World Get In Your Way 4:16
8 Come To The River 4:25
9 Angelyne 3:40
Side 3
10 Madman 4:00
11 You Look So Young 3:58
12 Tampa To Tulsa 3:57
13 Will I See You In Heaven 3:37
14 Stumbling Through The Dark (Reprise) 2:09
Side 4 (Bonus Tracks)
15. Tailspin (“Inbred” version) (demo) 4:12*
16. Waiting For Salvation (demo) 4:02*
17. The Book You Wrote (demo) 3:10*
18. False Eyelashes (Blue-Eyed Soul) (demo) 3:00*
19. Won’t Last Long (demo) 3:17*
20. In the Canyon (live) 3:57*
* previously unreleased

HOLLYWOOD TOWN HALL Track list:
Side 1
1. Waiting For The Sun
2. Crowded In The Wings
3. Clouds
4. Two Angels
5. Take Me With You (When You Go)
Side 2
6. Sister Cry
7. Settled Down Like Rain
8. Wichita
9. Nevada, California
10. Martin’s Song

TOMORROW THE GREEN GRASS Track list:
Side 1
1. Blue
2. I’d Run Away
3. Miss Williams’ Guitar
4. Two Hearts
5. Real Light
6. Over My Shoulder
7. Bad Time
Side 2
8. See Him On The Street
9. Nothing Left To Borrow
10. Ann Jane
11. Pray For Me
12. Red’s Song
13. Ten Little Kids
THE JAYHAWKS CONFIRMED U.S. TOUR DATES (More to be announced!)

Oct. 11 House of Blues Chicago, IL
Oct. 13 Stubb’s BBQ (outside) Austin, TX
Oct. 14 Granada Theater Dallas, TX
Oct. 16 Harvest Music Festival Ozark, AR
Oct. 17 Ready Room St. Louis, MO
Oct. 18 The Vogue Indianapolis, IN
Oct. 19 The Orange Peel Asheville, NC
Oct. 20 Variety Playhouse Atlanta, GA
Oct. 21 Neighborhood Theatre Charlotte, NC
Oct. 22 Cat’s Cradle Carrboro, NC
Oct. 24 9:30 Club Washington, D.C.
Oct. 25 Scottish Rite Auditorium Collingswood, NJ
Oct. 27 Somerville Theatre Somerville, MA
Oct. 28 Town Hall New York, NY
Oct. 29 Tarrytown Music Hall Tarrytown, NY
Oct. 30 The Egg Albany, NY
Jan. 15 Todos Santos Music Festival Todos Santos, MX
Jan. 16 Todos Santos Music Festival Todos Santos, MX
Jan. 17 Todos Santos Music Festival Todos Santos, MX