Five John Mellencamp albums have been scheduled for reissue on 180-gram vinyl LPs on June 10.
New lacquers for American Fool, Uh-Huh, Scarecrow, The Lonesome Jubilee, and Big Daddy were cut from their original analog master tapes by Chris Bellman at Bernie Grundman Mastering, with the vinyl LPs manufactured by Record Industry.
The albums are available now for preorder, individually and gathered in a limited edition 5-LP vinyl box set, The Vinyl Collection 1982-1989.
Released in 1982, John Mellencamp’s fifth album, American Fool, hit number 1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart. Fueled by the Billboard Hot 100 chart-topper Jack & Diane, the GRAMMY®-winning number 2 single Hurts So Good, and the Top 20 Hand To Hold On To, American Fool was the year’s bestselling album in the U.S. and is certified five-times platinum.
Released in 1983, Uh-Huh reached number 9 on the Billboard 200 and spawned two Top 10 Billboard Hot 100 hits: Crumbling Down (#2) and Pink Houses (#8), and the Top 20 Authority Song. Uh-Huh is certified triple-platinum in the U.S.
Scarecrow followed in 1985. The five-times platinum album peaked at number 2 on the Billboard 200 and boasts three Billboard Hot 100 Top 10s: R.O.C.K. In The U.S.A. (#2), Small Town (#6), and Lonely Ol’ Night (#6).
Released in 1987, The Lonesome Jubilee reached number 6 on the Billboard 200 and features the Billboard Hot 100 Top 10s Cherry Bomb and Paper In Fire. The album is certified triple-platinum in the U.S.
Released in 1989, Big Daddy peaked at number 7 on the Billboard 200 and features two Mainstream Rock Top 10s: Pop Singer and Martha Say. Big Daddy is certified platinum in the U.S.
The track lists:
American Fool
SIDE A
Hurts So Good
Jack & Diane
Hand To Hold On To
Danger List
Can You Take It
SIDE B
Thundering Hearts
China Girl
Close Enough
Weakest Moments
Uh-Huh
SIDE A
Crumblin’ Down
Pink Houses
Authority Song
Warmer Place To Sleep
SIDE B
Jackie O
Play Guitar
Serious Business
Lovin’ Mother Fo Ya
Golden Gates
Scarecrow
SIDE A
Rain On The Scarecrow
Grandma’s Theme
Small Town
Minutes To Memories
Lonely Ol’ Night
The Face Of The Nation
SIDE B
Justice And Independence ’85
Between A Laugh And A Tear
Rumbleseat
You’ve Got To Stand For Something
R.O.C.K. In The U.S.A. (A Salute To 60’s Rock)
The Lonesome Jubilee
SIDE A
Paper In Fire
Down And Out In Paradise
Check It Out
The Real Life
Cherry Bomb
SIDE B
We Are The People
Empty Hands
Hard Times For An Honest Man
Hotdogs And Hamburgers
Rooty Toot Toot
Big Daddy
SIDE A
Big Daddy Of Them All
To Live
Martha Say
Theo And Weird Henry
Jackie Brown
SIDE B
Pop Singer
Void In My Heart
Mansions In Heaven
Sometimes A Great Notion
Country Gentleman
J.M.’s Question
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