Deluxe 9LP & 4CD Box Set Featuring 65 Previously Unreleased Tracks!
Mastered by Bob Ludwig! Pressed at Optimal!
Includes a 48-Page Hardcover Book!
2005 Grammy® Award Winner:
• Best Alternative Music Album: A Ghost Is Born
A Ghost is Born (Deluxe Edition) is a 9LP (black vinyl) + 4CD set that features Wilco's 2004 Grammy®-winning album alongside alternates, outtakes, and demos, charting the making of the album, plus the complete 2004 concert recording from Boston's Wang Center and the band's "fundamentals" workshop sessions. The deluxe box includes 65 previously unreleased music tracks as well as a 48-page hardcover book with previously unpublished photos and new liner notes by Grammy®-winning writer Bob Mehr. A Ghost is Born (Deluxe Edition) is mastered by Bob Ludwig and pressed in Germany by Optimal Media.
Features
- Deluxe Edition
- Mastered by Bob Ludwig
- 9LP & 4CD Box Set
- Alternates, Outtakes & Demos
- Complete October 2004 Concert from Boston's Wang Center
- The Complete "Fundamentals" Workshop Sessions on 4CDs
- 65 Previously Unreleased Tracks
- Deluxe 48-Page Hardcover Book with Previously Unpublished Photos & New Liner Notes by Bob Mehr
- Pressed by Optimal Media in Germany
Selections
A Ghost Is Born (Original Album)
Side A:
- At Least That's What You Said
- Hell Is Chrome
- Spiders (Kidsmoke)
Side B:
- Muzzle Of Bees
- Hummingbird
- Handshake Drugs
Side C:
- Wishful Thinking
- Company In My Back
- I'm A Wheel
- Theologians
Side D:
- Less Than You Think
- The Late Greats
dBpm: Outtakes / Alternates 1
Side A:
- At Least That's What You Said (8/13/02 SOMA-Chicago)
- Hell Is Chrome (10/5/03 SOMA-Chicago)
- Spiders (Kidsmoke) (9/28/03 SOMA-Chicago)
- Muzzle Of Bees (7/15/03 SOMA-Chicago)
Side B:
- Hummingbird (2/8/02 SOMA-Chicago)
- Handshake Drugs (11/13/03 Sear Sound-NYC)
- Wishful Thinking (11/1/03 Sear Sound-NYC)
- Company In My Back (2/8/03 Hothouse-St. Kilda, Melbourne, Australia)
Side C:
- I'm A Wheel (August, 2002 SOMA-Chicago)
- Theologians (3/19/03 SOMA-Chicago)
- Less Than You Think (11/11/03 Sear Sound-NYC)
- The Late Greats (7/19/03 SOMA-Chicago)
- Kicking Television (3/18/03 SOMA-Chicago)
- The High Heat (2/5/02 SOMA-Chicago)
Side D:
- Panthers (March 2003 SOMA-Chicago)
- Diamond Claw (3/21/03 SOMA-Chicago)
- Bob Dylan's 49th Beard (June 2002 SOMA-Chicago)
- More Like The Moon (2/8/02 SOMA-Chicago)
- Improbable Germany (10/7/03 SOMA-Chicago)
Unstitched: Outtakes / Alternates 2
Side A:
- Handshake Drugs (First Version) (6/26/02 SOMA-Chicago)
- Hummingbird (February 2002 SOMA-Chicago)
- The High Heat (2/4/02 SOMA-Chicago)
- Spiders (Kidsmoke) (February 2002 SOMA-Chicago)
Side B:
- Diamond Claw (March 2003 SOMA-Chicago)
- Muzzle Of Bees (October 2003 Sear-NYC)
- Like A Stone (11/10/03 Sear Sound-NYC)
- Leave Me (Like You Found Me) (6/26/02 SOMA-Chicago)
- Losing Interest (11/11/03 Sear Sound-NYC)
Side C:
- Old Maid (6/26/02 SOMA-Chicago)
- Spiders (Kidsmoke) (August 2002 SOMA-Chicago)
- Panthers (October 2003 Sear Sound-NYC)
- Muzzle Of Bees (7/16/03 SOMA-Chicago)
- Diamond Claw (10/9/03 SOMA-Chicago)
Side D:
- Losing Interest (7/20/03 SOMA-Chicago)
- Spiders (Kidsmoke) (October 2003 SOMA-Chicago)
- The Thanks I Get (6/26/02 SOMA-Chicago)
- Two Hat Blues (March 2003 SOMA-Chicago)
- Improbable Germany (January 2002 Pre-Production Loft session Chicago)
The Hook At The Wang (10/1/04 Wang Center-Boston, MA)
Side A:
- Muzzle Of Bees
- Company In My Back
- I Am Trying To Break Your Heart
- A Shot In The Arm
Side B:
- Hell Is Chrome
- Handshake Drugs
- Jesus, Etc.
- Hummingbird
Side C:
- I'm Always In Love
- At Least That's What You Said
- Ashes Of American Flags
- Theologians
Side D:
- I'm The Man Who Loves You
- Poor Places
- Spiders (Kidsmoke)
Side E:
- She's A Jar
- A Magazine Called Sunset
- Kingpin
- The Late Greats
Side F:
- I'm A Wheel
- Via Chicago
- California Stars
- Christ For President
CD 1: Fundamentals 1 & 2
- Fundamental 1
- Fundamental 2
CD 2: Fundamentals 3 & 4
- Fundamental 3
- Fundamental 4
CD 3: Fundamentals 5 & 6
- Fundamental 5
- Fundamental 6
CD 4: Fundamental 7
- Fundamental 7