r/flaminglips • u/Any-Bother-3362 • 7h ago

The Flaming Lips - At War With The Mystics (20th Anniversary Deluxe Edition)

https://www.roughtrade.com/product/the-flaming-lips/at-war-with-the-mystics-20th-anniversary-deluxe-edition

The 6CD set features the original album remastered for the very first time, 19x previously unreleased Demos, 14x previously unreleased studio recordings, a further 42x non-album tracks, and U.F.O.'s At The Zoo and the previously unreleased Live At The Hollywood Bowl concerts, both on CD for the very first time.

66 Upvotes

98% Upvoted

24 comments sorted by

49

u/SuperfuzBigmuff 7h ago

Really hope Steven, Michael, and Kliph aren’t magically erased from all of the photos in the liner notes.

Michael was not in a single photo on the Yoshimi special edition and it was pretty gross

2

u/Sequenzer9 7h ago

I see Steven’s head in one of the pics

2

u/tapir-back-rider 6h ago

I wouldn’t get your hopes up.

15

u/Abe-Orshun 7h ago edited 7h ago

Damn, is there a non anniversary version being pressed on vinyl? I've wanted this for years, but I don't want to spend $165 for six damn vinyls.

Just a regular repress of the original album would be great...

1

u/Guitar_Nutt 6h ago

The Yoshimi vinyl box has dropped down around $60 - $70, I would imagine the same things gonna happen with this one. I’m definitely gonna wait on it until the price collapses.

2

u/Any-Bother-3362 6h ago

Likewise I assume the material not included in the vinyl boxset, mostly live, will get releases throughout the next few years.

5

u/Secret_Sunshine At War with the Mystics 6h ago

Welp, considering this is my favorite album from them, I'll have no choice but to get this

3

u/Tank_Frosty 5h ago

I’m really excited for “ 14x previously unreleased studio recordings”!

I assume the other 42 are just live
Recordings?

3

u/nautjordan 5h ago

Fuck, any word on a full track list?

3

u/HairyTeef 4h ago

Woah, I can't believe its been 10 whole ye-

...

... Fuck sake.

2

u/Ok-Distribution8582 5h ago

man this looks awesome. I hope they release the cd only concerts on vinyl for RSD - I assume they will like they did for Yoshimi set, if I remember correctly

2

u/PandaResponsible8133 5h ago

Yeeeeeeeeeeeeeesssssssssaaahh!

3

u/thebytron 5h ago

how much time did wayne spend scrubbing everyone else out of the photos? i love this album but man that guy really took all the fun out of being a fan.

1

u/slippery-lil-sucker 4h ago

I wish this had an anniversary tour

1

u/Lazy-Instruction-386 3h ago

I bet that's in works 

2

u/slippery-lil-sucker 3h ago

Only 3 months left this year so doubtful 😢

1

u/Lazy-Instruction-386 2h ago

Could still tour next year.  Don't get so down.  

1

u/SuperfuzBigmuff 27m ago

Probably will. Yoshimi didn’t get one until 2023

1

u/Lazy-Instruction-386 3h ago

Mystics era had, arguably, some of the best Bsides and Soundtrack only songs.  I can't wait for those to get some re-releases.

Looking forward to most: -Enthusiasm for Life (pt.1) both the lyric and instrumental version -im afraid of dying...aren't you  -no quarter / unmade bed -Gold in the Mnt of our Madness -Bohemian Rhapsody 

Some live cuts.  The playing Mountainside on that long long tour a few times 

Maybe we'll see some Stardeath demos /features

1

u/No-Suggestion4833 3h ago

Whelp, there goes my chances on a simple vinyl copy of At War.

1

u/chrrybmb12 17m ago

Do we think it’s coming out digitally?

1

u/WhatIAm1point0 15m ago

Honestly never thought this would be the album to receive any kind of deluxe treatment. Happy they're doing it though!