Franz Ferdinand re-releases album

Franz Ferdinand's self-titled debut will be re-released on November 23 in an expanded edition. The full album will be included on one disc, and a bonus disc will feature a new recording of album cut "This Fire" with producer/engineer Rich Costey (Dave Navarro, Muse) plus four tracks previously unavailable in North America.

"Oh for You, Sophia" and "Words So Leisured" were included as U.K. B-sides on the hit single "Take Me Out," which peaked in August at No. 3 on Billboard's Modern Rock Tracks chart. "Shopping for Blood" and "Van Tango" were previously found as B-sides on the U.K. commercial single of "Darts of Pleasure."

Franz Ferdinand reached No. 32 on The Billboard 200 and has sold 590,000 copies in the United States. The album is among the finalists for the 2004 Shortlist prize, to be announced Nov. 15 in Los Angeles.

 

Mothertrasher. I hate when I buy an album and they re-release it later with more crap on it.

 

I hate that too.

 

Aren't they going to write the music for the new Harry Potter film?

 

And that wouuld be another reason in a very long list about why I hate 'Harry Potter'

 

Yeah, I heard that too.

 

My brother already has the original release, so I just might have to get this.

 

Shopping For Blood kicks. I haven't heard the other bonus tracks though.

 

agreed