Happy Mondays announce remastered reissue of Pills ‘N’ Thrills And Bellyaches

Happy Mondays have announced a remastered reissue of their 1990 album Pills ‘N’ Thrills And Bellyaches. It will be released on August 21 on CD, cassette and multiple vinyl editions, including a 5LP Super Deluxe edition.

All audio has been remastered from the Factory Records master tapes. Some editions include exclusive bonus material.

The 5LP Super Deluxe Edition includes a 66-page hardback book with liner notes by James Brown, the former NME writer. The package also collects the Hallelujah and Madchester – Rave On EPs, the Baby Baby Big Head Bootleg Album recorded live at Elland Road on June 1, 1991, and a selection of classic and newly commissioned remixes.

5LP Super Deluxe vinyl tracklist

Side One – Album Remastered
A1. Kinky Afro
A2. God’s Cop
A3. Donovan
A4. Grandbag’s Funeral
A5. Loose Fit

Side Two – Album Remastered
B1. Dennis And Lois
B2. Bob’s Yer Uncle
B3. Step On
B4. Holiday
B5. Harmony

Side Three – Madchester – Rave On
C1. Hallelujah
C2. Holy Ghost
C3. Clap Your Hands
C4. Rave On

Side Four – Hallelujah
D1. Hallelujah (MacColl Mix)
D2. Hallelujah (Club Mix)
D3. Rave On (Club Mix)
D4. W.F.L. (Think About The Future Mix)

Side Five – Baby Bighead Bootleg
E1. Hallelujah (Live at Elland Road, 1991)
E2. Donovan (Live at Elland Road, 1991)
E3. Kinky Afro (Live at Elland Road, 1991)

Side Six – Baby Bighead Bootleg
F1. Clap Your Hands (Live at Elland Road, 1991)
F2. Loose Fit (Live at Elland Road, 1991)
F3. Holiday (Live at Elland Road, 1991)
F4. Rave On (Live at Elland Road, 1991)

Side Seven – Baby Bighead Bootleg
G1. E (Live at Elland Road, 1991)
G2. Tokoloshe Man (Live at Elland Road, 1991)
G3. Dennis And Lois (Live at Elland Road, 1991)

Side Eight – Baby Bighead Bootleg
H1. God’s Cop (Live at Elland Road, 1991)
H2. Step On (Live at Elland Road, 1991)
H3. Bob’s Yer Uncle (Live at Elland Road, 1991)

Side Nine – Remixes
I1. Step On (Stuff It In Mix)
I2. Kinky Groovy Afro Remix (12″)
I3. Loose Fit (Perfecto 12″ Mix)
I4. Tokoloshe Man

Side Ten – Remixes
J1. Hallelujah (Daniel Avery Edit)
J2. Loose Fit (Shadow Child Edit)
J3. Gods Cop (Anna Prior Edit)
J4. Step On (Paul Oakenfold Edit)
J5. Hallelujah (Ewan Pearson Remix)

Shaun Ryder remains the public face of the band. In recent reporting Ryder said he missed the funeral of former Stone Roses and Primal Scream bassist Mani after falling ill with pneumonia and collapsing.

Pre-orders for the reissue opened with the announcement. The release follows a long commercial run for the album, which originally appeared in 1990 and contains the singles Kinky Afro and Step On.