John Coltrane’s Giant Steps gets remastered deluxe 60th anniversary 2LP & 2CD edition
Thursday, August 6, 2020
The epoch-defining album gets a special release to mark its 60th birthday this year
The archival jazz treasures keep coming with the news that there will be 2LP and 2CD version of tenor titan John Coltrane’s game-changing album Giant Steps to mark its 60th anniversary, which is set for release on 18 September, a few days before his birthday on 23 September.
Each edition will come with the original album plus a bonus disc of alternate takes, including rehearsal and incomplete tracks, as well as false starts – only previously included in The Heavyweight Champion: The Complete Atlantic Recordings of John Coltrane box set. The music is remastered, and issued on a deluxe 180g 2LP and 2CD sets. Also included with LP is a 12” x 12” 12pp booklet, packaged in a replica of the original 1969 stereo pressing, with a 12” x 12” album cover insert included.
The 2CD configuration is a 6-panel, 2-pocket digi that features a 24-page booklet, while the super deluxe digital and streaming configuration will contain an additional 20 remastered bonus tracks and, just to cover all the bases, the newly remastered seven-track original album will be made available as its own product for digital and streaming.
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