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Elliott Smith's XO and Figure 8 re-released as deluxe editions for his 50th birthday

06 August 2019, 14:57 | Written by Cerys Kenneally

Two of Elliott Smith's albums, XO and Figure 8, have been re-released as deluxe editions on what would've been his 50th birthday.

XO and Figure 8 were Smith's last two albums before he died in 2003.

Today (6 August) marks what would've been Smith's 50th birthday, and to celebrate the late singer/songwriter's career, UMe (Universal Music Enterprises) have added a mixture of rarities, B-sides, acoustic versions, remixes, and more for the deluxe editions.

XO includes three new bonus tracks, as well as "Miss Misery", while Figure 8 includes another three new bonus tracks, as well as a cover of The Beatles' "Because".

XO Tracklist:

  1. Sweet Adeline
  2. Tomorrow Tomorrow
  3. Waltz #2 (XO)
  4. Baby Britain
  5. Pitseleh
  6. Independence Day
  7. Bled White
  8. Waltz #1
  9. Amity
  10. Oh Well, OK
  11. Bottle Up And Explode!
  12. A Question Mark
  13. Everybody Cares, Everybody Understands
  14. I Didn't Understand
  15. Our Thing
  16. How To Take A Fall
  17. The Enemy Is You
  18. Some Song (Alternate Version)
  19. Waltz #1 (Demo)
  20. Bottle Up And Explode (Early Version)
  21. Baby Britain (Remix)
  22. Waltz #2 (Radio Edit)
  23. Miss Misery

Figure 8 Tracklist:

  1. Son Of Sam
  2. Somebody That I Used To Know
  3. Junk Bond Trader
  4. Everything Reminds Me Of Her
  5. Everything Means Nothing To Me
  6. L.A.
  7. In The Lost And Found (Honky Bach)/The Roost
  8. Stupidity Tries
  9. Easy Way Out
  10. Wouldn't Mama Be Proud
  11. Colorbars
  12. Happiness/The Gondola Bar
  13. Pretty Mary Kay
  14. Better Be Quiet Bar
  15. Can't Make A Sound
  16. Bye
  17. Figure 8
  18. A Living Will
  19. Son Of Sam (Acoustic)
  20. I Can't Answer You Anymore
  21. Pretty Mary K (Alternate Version)
  22. Happiness (Acoustic)
  23. Because
The 50th birthday deluxe editions of Elliott Smith's XO and Figure 8 albums are both out now.
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