The Delta Sweete is number 1 re-issue in Shindig!

The deluxe edition of The Delta Sweete is number 1 in Shindig! magazines re-issue of the year. We also ranked number 12 in Record Collector and Uncut. 

***** Shindig! : A sympathetic redux… this set represents Bobbie Gentry at her mysterious beguiling best
***** The Times : This beautifully presented re-issue revives one of the great lost treasures of the 60’s
***** RnR : If you need only one Bobbie Gentry album, here it is.
***** Daily Mail: The best testimony to her talent
9/10 Uncut : This remastered version swings and shimmers in all the right places
9/10 Popmatters : More than lives up to its billing as a lost classic.
**** MOJO : A beautiful album. Every bit as engrossing as her breakthrough
**** Record Collector : Peculiar and ambitious…Don’t overlook it this time around
**** Daily Express Scotland : There are moments of pure genius; there’s nothing quite like Gentry
ForFolksSake : Bobbie Gentry is proved to be something of a musical visionary.
GiIGsoup : This reissue offers the definitive vision of perhaps Gentry’s most revered recording.
Penny Black Music : A thoughtful repackaging of Gentry’s ambitious second album.

Bobbie feature in the October issue of Record Collector

The October edition of Record Collector magazine features a 5 page spread on Bobbie and The Delta Sweete by Charles Donovan. Well worth a read- it’s out now!

The Delta Sweete deluxe out now!

At last the wait is over! The Delta Sweete Deluxe Edition is out now on 2 CD and 2-disc vinyl. The expanded CD edition features a new stereo mix of the album alongside the original mono mix making its debut on CD. There are a total of 10 bonus tracks to treasure, including a previously unreleased original demo ‘The Way I Do’ and a special instrumental version of ‘Okolona River Bottom Band’ featuring the great Shorty Rogers on bass trumpet. The deluxe vinyl features the new stereo mix on disc 1 and the 10 bonus tracks on disc 2.You can purchase the set on either format here.

The first reviews are in, here are some reasons why you need this in your life:

***** Shindig! : A sympathetic redux… this set represents Bobbie Gentry at her mysterious beguiling best
9/10 Uncut : This remastered version swings and shimmers in all the right places
9/10 Popmatters : More than lives up to its billing as a lost classic.
**** MOJO : A beautiful album. Every bit as engrossing as her breakthrough
**** Record Collector : Peculiar and ambitious…Don’t overlook it this time around
ForFolksSake : Bobbie Gentry is proved to be something of a musical visionary.
GiIGsoup : This reissue offers the definitive vision of perhaps Gentry‘s most revered recording.
Penny Black Music : A thoughtful repackaging of Gentry’s ambitious second album.

Delta Sweete Deluxe Edition coming this July

It’s the third of June, which means it’s Bobbie Gentry day! to make it extra special this year, on 31st July, UMC will release an expanded edition of The Delta Sweete on 2 CD and deluxe 2-disc vinyl. The expanded CD edition features a new stereo mix of the album (sourced directly from the surviving four-track and eight-track tapes) by Producer/Compiler Andrew Batt and the original mono mix, making it’s first appearance on CD. 

There are a total of 10 bonus tracks to treasure, including a previously unreleased original demo ‘The Way I Do’ (streaming now here) and a special instrumental version of ‘Okolona River Bottom Band’ featuring the great Shorty Rogers on bass trumpet. The deluxe vinyl is the first official repress of the album since 1972 and features the new stereo mix on disc 1 and the 10 bonus tracks on disc 2.

For the full tracklisting visit our album page. The set is available to pre-order here.