Hand It Over (Expanded Edition)(2019 Reissue)

Product Description

REMASTERED AND EXPANDED EDITION OF THE 7TH ALBUM AND FINAL MAJOR LABEL RELEASE. INCLUDES THE ‘TAKE A RUN AT THE SUN’ EP, PLUS PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED TV RECORDINGS AND A COMPLETE LIVE SHOW. LINER NOTES BY MOJO MAGAZINES’ KEITH CAMERON, BASED ON EXCLUSIVE NEW INTERVIEWS WITH J MASCIS. PRODUCED IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE ARTIST.

Formed in 1984, Dinosaur Jr carved a singular path through the latter half of the 1980s and first half of the 1990s, issuing a number of highly influential albums in the process. 'Hand It Over', their seventh record, appeared in the spring of 1997 following a lengthy absence, and would prove to be the band’s final album-length offering for a decade. Performed primarily by J Mascis, 'Hand It Over' appeared at a time of declining international interest in American alternative rock, but nevertheless received widespread approval and appreciation amongst critics and reviewers.

The album was accompanied, unusually, by an EP of non-album songs recorded for the Matt Dillon movie Grace Of My Heart and, later, a vinyl only ‘I’m Insane’ 7' single, all of which are collected here alongside a previously unreleased concert recording made in Stockholm and two tracks performed for ABC TV in Australia. Accompanied by in-depth sleevenotes from Mojo’s Keith Cameron (based on recent and exclusive interviews with J Mascis), this edition provides a final view of a band about to disappear from the limelight but still as engaging and powerful as ever.