Mick Harvey One Man's Treasure / Two of Diamonds 2LP (Gold & Red Vinyl)

Mute is excited to announce the reissue of Mick Harvey's third and fourth solo albums, One Man's Treasure & Two of Diamonds, together on limited edition double color vinyl (disc one: gold, disc two: red). This release is packaged in a gatefold sleeve and includes a limited-time, high-definition audio download code.

Mick Harvey's acclaimed One Man's Treasure, originally released in 2005, is a collection of original tracks alongside covers of tracks chosen for Mick's personal connection with each track. These covers include "First St. Blues" by country-pop singer Lee Hazelwood, Tim Buckley's "The River," and "Mother of Earth" by Jeffrey Lee Pierce of The Gun Club.

The second album included is Harvey's Two of Diamonds, released in 2007. Following the positive reaction to One Man's Treasure, Harvey was reinvigorated to record a new album. This time his band accompanied Harvey: Rosie Westbrook (double bass) and fellow Bad Seeds James Johnston (organ and guitar) and Thomas Wydler (drums), along with guest musicians Rob Ellis from P.J. Harvey's band (piano/drums) and Julitha Ryan (piano) of Melbourne's Silver Ray. In true Mick Harvey fashion, Two of Diamonds is an eclectic collection of songs: obscure classics combined with original Harvey compositions, including "Out of Time Man," which featured prominently in various TV series including Breaking Bad, Orphan Black and The Tourist.

Ultimately, One Man's Treasure is a collection of redemption songs, whether that redemption is wrought through love (found or lost), grief, disaster, or personal discovery. All of it is brought to bear by a completely unsentimental vision articulated by a songwriter who understands how a story is to be told. There is just enough air in this mix for the listener to breathe; it offsets the tight, precise, and wondrously limitless creativity Harvey exhibits here.

The originals here are gorgeous, among the finest songs Harvey's ever written....Two of Diamonds' moody, brooding sweetness is the next step Harvey takes out from under Nick Cave's long shadow and into his own musical identity, keeping the listener in reverie for the album's entire run. Sadly beautiful, it's one of those sleepers that deserves to be heard, whispered about, and imprinted in the heart.