10,000 Maniacs slate expanded 'MTV Unplugged,' debuting on LP, in September

10,000 Maniacs spent the 1990s notching four consecutive platinum and multi-platinum albums, including a live album from their appearance on MTV Unplugged. That performance marked the final recording with lead singer Natalie Merchant before she embarked on her solo career.

On September 6, Rhino will reissue 10,000 Maniacs’ live album, MTV Unplugged (Expanded Edition), with newly remastered sound and bonus tracks. The album will be available on CD and for the first time ever on vinyl. Pre-order HERE. On the same day, a special cobalt blue vinyl edition will be offered exclusively at select retailers.

The upcoming reissue includes three tracks from the MTV Unplugged session that were not included on the original release. On those songs, the band is joined by David Byrne of Talking Heads for covers of Iris DeMent’s “Let The Mystery Be,” Dolly Parton’s “Jolene,” and Jimmie Dale Gilmore’s “Dallas.”

Originally released in October 1993, MTV Unplugged became 10,000 Maniacs’ most commercially successful album and has been certified triple platinum. It spent 45 weeks on the Billboard 200 (peaking at No. 13) and included the band’s hit version of Patti Smith and Bruce Springsteen’s “Because The Night.”

The collection showcases acoustic versions of songs from three of the band’s previous albums: In My Tribe (1987), Blind Man’s Zoo (1989), and Our Time in Eden (1992).

Fronted by Mary Ramsey off and on since 1993, the current lineup of 10,000 Maniacs - with original members Dennis Drew, John Lombardo, Steve Gustafson and longtime drummer Jerry Augustyniak - will be playing select shows throughout the Fall, headlining at the Toonerville Music Festival September 21 in Pelham, New York. For more information visit, https://maniacs.com/shows.

Tour Dates: 

August 9 - City of Chamblee City Hall Free Community Concert - Chamblee, GA
August 10 - Town Center - Suwanee, GA
August 19 - Chautauqua Amphitheater - Chautauqua, NY
September 21 - Toonerville Music Festival - Pelham, NY
October 25 - Nashua Center for the Arts - Nashua, NH
October 27 - The Colonial Theatre - Laconia, NH
November 20 - Belly Up! - Solana Beach, CA
November 21 - Golden State Theater - Monterey, CA
November 22 - Mary Stuart Rogers Theater - Modesto, CA
November 23 - Bankhead Theater - Livermore, CA

MTV Unplugged (Expanded Edition)

CD Track Listing

1. “These Are Days”

2. “Eat For Two”
3. “Candy Everybody Wants”
4. “I’m Not The Man”
5. “Don’t Talk”
6. “Hey Jack Kerouac”
7. “What’s The Matter Here?”
8. “Gold Rush Brides”
9. “Like The Weather”
10. “Trouble Me”
11. “Jezebel”
12. “Because The Night”
13. “Stockton Gala Days”
14. “Noah’s Dove”
15. “Let The Mystery Be” – with David Byrne
16. “Dallas” – with David Byrne
17. “Jolene” – with David Byrne