(PREORDER - SHIPS OR PICKUP ON OR AROUND 11-27-26)

THEIR ACOUSTIC MASTERPIECE REISSUED

BLACK 180g VINYL

Produced by R.E.M.'s Peter Buck, March 16-20, 1992 represents Uncle Tupelo's full evolution into a true country unit; with the exception of the eerie squalls of guitar feedback which haunt Jeff Tweedy's mesmerizing "Wait Up," there's virtually no evidence of the trio's punk heritage. Instead, the all-acoustic album -- a combination of Tupelo originals and well-chosen traditional songs -- taps into the very essence of backwoods culture, its music rooted in the darkest corners of Appalachian life. An inescapable sense of dread grips this collection, from the large-scale threat depicted in the stunning rendition of the Louvin Brothers' "The Great Atomic Power" to the fatalism of the worker anthems "Grindstone" and "Coalminers"; even the character studies, including a revelatory "Moonshiner," are relentlessly grim. A vivid glimpse at the harsh realities of rural existence, March 16-20, 1992 is a brilliant resurrection of a bygone era of American folk artistry.

A1        Grindstone
A2        Coalminers
A3        Wait Up
A4        Criminals
A5        Shaky Ground
A6        Satan, Your Kingdom Must Come Down
A7        Black Eye
A8        Moonshiner
B1        I Wish My Baby Was Born
B2        Atomic Power
B3        Lilli Schull
B4        Warfare
B5        Fatal Wound
B6        Sandusky
B7        Wipe The Clock