Almost Famous 21st Anniversary Celebrated With Release Of Deleted Scenes, Expanded Vinyl Box Set
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Almost Famous is celebrating its 21st anniversary in September with the release of a new limited edition Uber Box set of the soundtrack. The expanded collection — five CDs, seven vinyl LPs, and a 7-inch — includes songs from the Beach Boys, Joni Mitchell, Led Zeppelin, and the Who, all six of the songs created for the film’s fictional rock band Stillwater, and Nancy Wilson’s score, plus clips of dialogue from the movie.
The Uber Box set also comes with a bunch of bonus items: a 40-page photo book with writings from Cameron Crowe, Nancy Wilson, and cast and crew members in a replica of protagonist William Miller’s notebook; William Miller’s Rolling Stone cover story on Stillwater; Stillwater ticket stubs; a Stillwater posters; film prop replica backstage passes and business cards; and photo prints of cast members.
“We are extremely proud to revisit Almost Famous with a very special bounty of goodness,” says director Cameron Crowe. “For the first time, we’ve created a Deluxe Soundtrack that features nearly every song from the film, along with Nancy Wilson’s wonderfully evocative score. We’re also thrilled to finally preserve both versions of the film, along with a collection of rare new bonus features, on these beautiful new 4K and Blu-ray releases as part of Paramount Presents. Long live physical media!”
With the anniversary looming, we’ve also gotten to see deleted scenes from the movie and Kate Hudson’s audition and heard star Patrick Fugit discuss the alternate ending.
TRACKLIST:
CD 1
01 The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don’t Be Late) – Alvin & The Chipmunks
02 The Oogum Boogum Song – Brenton Wood
03 America – Simon & Garfunkel
04 “One Day You’ll Be Cool”
05 Amazing Journey / Sparks (Almost Famous Version) – The Who*
06 Search And Destroy – Iggy & The Stooges
07 “Rock N’ Roll It’s Over”
08 It Wouldn’t Have Made Any Difference – Todd Rundgren
09 “Don’t Take Drugs”
10 Teacher (U.S. Version) – Jethro Tull
11 “We Are Band Aids”
12 Roundabout – Yes
13 “Incendiary”
14 I’ve Seen All Good People: a. Your Move, b. All Good People – Yes
15 Feel Flows – The Beach Boys
16 “This Is Penny Lane”
17 River – Joni Mitchell
18 “Piggyback Ride (San Diego)”
19 Fever Dog – Stillwater
CD 2
01 Every Picture Tells A Story – Rod Stewart
02 Small Time Blues (Acoustic) – The Hyatt Singers
03 Something In The Air – Stillwater*
04 Easy To Slip – Little Feat
05 “Rolling Stone Magazine”
06 Go All The Way – The Raspberries
07 Farmer – The Seeds
08 One Way Out (Live) – The Allman Brothers Band
09 “Don’t Forget The Rules”
10 Albert Flasher (Live) – The Guess Who
11 Simple Man – Lynyrd Skynyrd
12 “Just Make Us Look Cool”
13 Love Thing – Stillwater
14 That’s The Way – Led Zeppelin
15 Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere – Neil Young & Crazy Horse
16 Future Games – Fleetwood Mac
17 Burn – Deep Purple
18 You Had To Be There – Stillwater
19 “I Am A Golden God”
20 Dear Jill – Blodwyn Pig
21 Tiny Dancer (Almost Famous Version) – Elton John, Stillwater & Cast*
CD 3
01 Looking At You – MC5
02 Reeling In The Years (Live) – Steely Dan*
03 Lucky Trumble – Nancy Wilson
04 Untitled – Jeff Bebe*
05 I’m Waiting For The Man (Live) – David Bowie
06 “Your Mom Kind Of Freaked Me Out”
07 “Please Welcome Stillwater!”
08 Love Comes And Goes – Stillwater
09 “You Gotta Take What You Can, When You Can”
10 The Wind – Cat Stevens
11 Voodoo Child (Slight Return) – The Jimi Hendrix Experience
12 Slip Away – Clarence Carter
13 Misty Mountain Hop – Led Zeppelin
14 Wishing Well – Free
15 “Cover Of The Rolling Stone”
16 Mona Lisas And Mad Hatters – Elton John
17 Colour My World – Jefferson High School Band
18 My Cherie Amour – Stevie Wonder
19 Cortez The Killer (Live) – Neil Young*
20 “You Made Friends With Them”
21 The Rain Song – Led Zeppelin
22 “We All Know What You Did To Him”
23 Bron-Yr-Aur – Led Zeppelin
24 “What Do You Love About Music?”
25 Tangerine – Led Zeppelin
CD4
STILLWATER
01 Fever Dog
02 Love Thing
03 You Had To Be There
04 Hour Of Need
05 Chance Upon You
06 Love Comes And Goes
STILLWATER DEMOS
01 Love Comes And Goes (Early Version)*
02 Fever Dog*
03 Love Thing*
04 Chance Upon You*
05 Love Comes And Goes*
06 Hour Of Need*
07 You Had To Be There*
STILLWATER BACKSTAGE JAMS
01 That’s The Way (Acoustic) – Larry Fellows & Ed Valencourt*
02 Down By The River (Acoustic) – Larry Fellows & Ed Valencourt*
03 Fever Dog (Acoustic) – Stillwater*
CD5
ORIGINAL MOTION PICTURE SCORE
01 Prefunction*
02 Cabin By The River*
03 Lucky Trumble
04 Dapple Tree*
05 Cabin In The Air*
06 Dear Peggy*
07 Bye Bye Now*
ORIGINAL MOTION PICTURE SCORE OUTTAKES*
01 Cabin (Outtake 1)
02 Moody
03 Morocco
04 Aurora
05 Mood Swing
06 The Teenager
07 Borealis
08 Strummy
09 Tiny Dancer Intro
10 Mando Swagger
11 Cabin (Outtake 2)
12 Love Stomp
13 Function
14 Aaron’s Real Room
LP 1 – SIDE A
01 The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don’t Be Late) – Alvin & The Chipmunks
02 The Oogum Boogum Song – Brenton Wood
03 America – Simon & Garfunkel
04 “One Day You’ll Be Cool”
05 Amazing Journey / Sparks (Almost Famous Version) – The Who*
06 Search And Destroy – Iggy & The Stooges
LP 1 – SIDE B
01 “Rock N’ Roll It’s Over”
02 It Wouldn’t Have Made Any Difference – Todd Rundgren
03 “Don’t Take Drugs”
04 Teacher (U.S. Version) – Jethro Tull
05 “We Are Band Aids”
06 Roundabout – Yes
LP 2 – SIDE C
01 “Incendiary”
02 I’ve Seen All Good People: a. Your Move, b. All Good People – Yes
03 Feel Flows – The Beach Boys
04 “This Is Penny Lane”
05 River – Joni Mitchell
LP 2 – SIDE D
01 “Piggyback Ride (San Diego)”
02 Fever Dog – Stillwater
03 Every Picture Tells A Story – Rod Stewart
04 Small Time Blues (Acoustic) – The Hyatt Singers
05 Something In The Air – Stillwater*
LP 3 – SIDE E
01 Easy To Slip – Little Feat
02 “Rolling Stone Magazine”
03 Go All The Way – The Raspberries
04 Farmer – The Seeds
05 One Way Out (Live) – The Allman Brothers Band
06 “Don’t Forget The Rules”
07 Albert Flasher (Live) – The Guess Who
LP 3 – SIDE F
01 Simple Man – Lynyrd Skynyrd
02 “Just Make Us Look Cool”
03 Love Thing – Stillwater
04 That’s The Way – Led Zeppelin
LP 4 – SIDE G
01 Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere – Neil Young & Crazy Horse
02 Future Games – Fleetwood Mac
03 Burn – Deep Purple
04 You Had To Be There – Stillwater
LP 4 – SIDE H
01 “I Am A Golden God”
02 Dear Jill – Blodwyn Pig
03 Tiny Dancer (Almost Famous Version) – Elton John, Stillwater & Cast*
04 Looking At You – MC5
05 Reeling In The Years (Live) – Steely Dan*
LP 5 – SIDE I
01 Lucky Trumble – Nancy Wilson
02 Untitled – Jeff Bebe*
03 I’m Waiting For The Man (Live) – David Bowie
04 “Your Mom Kind Of Freaked Me Out”
05 “Please Welcome Stillwater!”
06 Love Comes And Goes – Stillwater
LP 5 – SIDE J
01 “You Gotta Take What You Can, When You Can”
02 The Wind – Cat Stevens
03 Voodoo Child (Slight Return) – The Jimi Hendrix Experience
04 Slip Away – Clarence Carter
05 Misty Mountain Hop – Led Zeppelin
06 Wishing Well – Free
07 “Cover Of The Rolling Stone”
LP 6 – SIDE K
01 Mona Lisas And Mad Hatters – Elton John
02 Colour My World – Jefferson High School Band
03 My Cherie Amour – Stevie Wonder
04 Cortez The Killer (Live) – Neil Young*
LP 6 – SIDE L
01 “You Made Friends With Them”
02 The Rain Song – Led Zeppelin
03 “We All Know What You Did To Him”
04 Bron-Yr-Aur – Led Zeppelin
05 “What Do You Love About Music?”
06 Tangerine – Led Zeppelin
LP 7 – STILLWATER EP*
Side A
01 Fever Dog
02 Love Thing
03 You Had To Be There
Side B
01 Hour Of Need
02 Chance Upon You
03 Love Comes And Goes
FEVER DOG 7-INCH
Side A
01 Fever Dog
Side B
01 “Piggyback Ride (Cleveland)”*
02 Fever Dog (Acoustic)*
* Previously unreleased