Babyshambles detail 20th Anniversary reissue of debut album, Down In Albion

The band’s first full length record will be available expanded to include a number of sessions tracks, rarities and b-sides from the time in a double vinyl edition. Paying tribute to Babyshambles’ late guitarist Patrick Walden, who passed away earlier this year, his portrait photographed by Hedi Slimane has been embedded within the sleeve using a special UV gloss.

“A beloved and beautiful man, and a rare and remarkable musical talent, ‘Down in Albion’ is perhaps Patrick Walden‘s finest hour as a guitarist and composer,” says Peter Doherty, dedicating this new edition to his late bandmate, “Let it ring out!”

Accompanying the album’s original 16 tracks, the anniversary edition includes are five carefully chosen songs from the band’s archives, with several – despite bootleg fame amongst the band’s fanbase – getting their first official release.

"Gang Of Gin" and "352 Days’"were both recorded around the album and were considered as possible b-sides but never officially released, while "Why Did You Break My Heart/Piracy" did feature on the flip side of the single release of "Albion". "Do You Know Me" and "My Darling Clementine" are both taken from a session for Zane Lowe’s BBC Radio 1 show, which was recorded in October 2004 and helped to lay the creative foundations for Down In Albion.