From the NME.
Green Day have released a new edition of their album ‘Insomniac’ to celebrate its 25th anniversary, including a host of previously unreleased live tracks.
The remastered album was announced last October but coronavirus-enforced production delays meant the vinyl edition of the reissue was not expected to be available to ship until early 2021.
First released on October 10, 1995, the follow-up to the band’s landmark album ‘Dookie’ peaked at Number Two on the Billboard 200 chart and features the singles ‘Stuck With Me’, ‘Walking Contradiction’ and ‘Geek Stink Breath’.
The new reissue features a remastered LP of the original album, alongside an extra disc featuring live tracks from the band’s 1996 Prague show at Sportovni Hala. You can listen to the tracks on Spotify or watch videos from the performance below, with more available on Green Day’s official YouTube page.
On the day that marked 25 years since the album (October 10, 2020), the band shared footage from that Prague gig, which included performance clips as well as behind-the-scenes footage.
“It’s the Insomniac 25th anniversary!!” the band wrote on Twitter when they announced the reissue earlier this week. “So we wanted to do something special, so here is the biggest glimpse ever into the ‘Insomniac’ era tours from 1995 – 96.
“Never before seen footage from Europe ’95 tour and live concert in Prague shot on 16mm film in Europe 1996 with the fateful last shows on tour before returning home to go back into the studio for Nimrod album sessions. Enjoy! Time to celebrate Insomniac 25th and bust out the champagne and caviar.”
Green Day released their latest album ‘Father Of All Motherfuckers’ last February, just before the coronavirus pandemic hit the world. During the resultant lockdown, frontman Billie Joe Armstrong released an album compiling his ‘No Fun Mondays’ cover versions.
The musician launched the weekly series at the beginning of the lockdown back in March, and shared its final instalment – a take on Billy Bragg‘s ‘A New England’ – in July.
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- Green Day - Dookie - UK - vinyl LP - £24.99, $31.74, €29.99 (New Item) (arrived 13-Nov-2024 18:00)on November 21, 2024 at 5:26 pm
GREEN DAY Dookie (2008 UK/EU 'Because Sound Matters' series issue of the classic 1994 14-track LP pressed on Heavyweight Vinyl, including the singles Longview, Welcome To Paradise, When I Come Around, She & the classic hit Basket Case. Complete with the illustrated lyric insert, the picture sleeve is Excellent with a small spot of edge wear & the vinyl looks barely played) #Top 500 Greatest Albums Of All Time
- Green Day - Dookie - UK - vinyl LP - £24.99, $31.74, €29.99 (New Item) (arrived 13-Nov-2024 14:55)on November 21, 2024 at 5:26 pm
GREEN DAY Dookie (2008 UK/EU 'Because Sound Matters' series issue of the classic 1994 14-track LP pressed on Heavyweight Vinyl, including the singles Longview, Welcome To Paradise, When I Come Around, She & the classic hit Basket Case. Complete with the illustrated lyric insert, the picture sleeve is Excellent with a small spot of edge wear & the vinyl looks barely played) #Top 500 Greatest Albums Of All Time
- Green Day - Nimrod - Silver Vinyl Deluxe Edition 5-LP Box Set - Sealed - UK - vinyl box set - £149.99, $190.49, €179.99 (New Item) (arrived 21-Aug-2024 15:33)on November 21, 2024 at 5:26 pm
GREEN DAY Nimrod (25th Anniversary Deluxe Limited Edition 2023 UK/EU 5-LP Box Set pressed on Silver Vinyl, containing the original Nimrod album over 2-LPs, an LP of 14 unreleased demos, and a20-track 1997 unreleased live concert on 2-LPs. Presented inside a hinged lid box set with spot varnish title print, plus a book, cloth patch, poster, slipmat and commemorative backstage pass. Hype sticker & factory sealed)
- Green Day - Father Of All... - UK - vinyl LP - £17.99, $22.85, €21.59 (New Item) (arrived 09-Aug-2024 13:01)on November 21, 2024 at 5:26 pm
GREEN DAY Father Of All... (2020 UK/EU limited edition 10-track vinyl LP, their thirteenth studio album which was produced alongside Butch Walker and includes the singles 'Father of All...', 'Fire, Ready, Aim', 'Oh Yeah!' and 'Meet Me On The Roof'. Although not sealed, the sleeve and vinyl remain Near Mint!)
- Green Day - Saviors: Artist Webstore - Pink and Black Marbled - US - vinyl LP - £29.99, $38.09, €35.99 (New Item) (arrived 09-Aug-2024 11:56)on November 21, 2024 at 5:26 pm
GREEN DAY Saviors (2024 US/Worldwide limited edition 15-track LP pressed on PINK AND BLACK MARBLED VINYL - The fourteenth studio album from the American rock legends including the singles The American Dream Is Killing Me, Look Ma No Brains!, Dilemma, One Eyed Bastard and Bobby Sox. The sleeve and vinyl remain Near Mint. A stunning copy!)
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