Amy Winehouse‘s blockbuster album, Back to Black, which introduced her recipe for combining pop, hip-hop, and girl group aesthetics into a sound that pop stars are still copying two decades later, is getting a lavish reissue. The set, due Oct. 23, includes the original album, a disc’s worth of B sides, demos, and bonus tracks, and a recording of a Winehouse concert from 2007. The reissue will be available as triple-CD and clear, triple-LP sets.
The original album will also be reissued as a “zoetrope” LP, which gives the illusion of motion when it spins, and an Amazon-exclusive CD. The set comes with new liner notes including commentary from producers and friends Mark Ronson and Salaam Remi, and previously unseen photos by Mischa Richter and Alex Lake, whose art was featured in the original packaging. Ronson also contributed images of Winehouse’s handwritten lyrics from his archives.
Experiencing that level of talent, passion, humour, honesty, and love for what she created was a gift.” Back to Black was an immediate hit when it came out in he U.K. in October 2006, debuting at Number Three and eventually claiming the top spot and becoming certified 15-times platinum. The album made it to Number Two in the U.S., where it’s now certified double platinum. Back to Black 20th anniversary edition Track List 1.
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