elliott smith 25th anniversary

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09/04/2020

elliott smith 25th anniversary

i haven't posted a vintage vinyl friday in a while ~

so i wanted to share my latest vinyl ~

the recently released 25th anniversary edition of elliott smith's self-titled album from krs ~

which comes with jj gonson's full sized photo book ~

remastered material including elliott's first live solo recordings ~

elliott's handwritten lyrics ~

rare photos ~

reminiscences from old friends ~

as an old smith devotee myself i had to have this special edition ~

i still host my own smith lyrics page here called from a poisoned well ~

fellow elliott lovers should also visit my i love portland album & mr smith fan album (click links) ~

see you in heaven, man (cries) xo ~

bren

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