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In 1992, before Suede had even issued a single song, Melody Maker put the London group on its cover, deeming them “The Best New Band in Britain.” With praise like that – and considering everything that followed – it’s no surprise Edsel is reissuing the album as a multi-disc box set for its 25th anniversary in March.

Suede: 25th Anniversary Silver Edition is the ultimate presentation of the group’s chart-topping, Mercury Prize-winning, best-selling 1993 debut. It features the original album, a disc of B-sides, an assortment of demos and outtakes (including material not included on Edsel’s initial deluxe edition of the album from 2011), unreleased BBC sessions, a live show from Sheffield recorded a month before the album’s release and a DVD of rare TV performances (including the band’s first appearances on British airwaves) and an hour of singer/lyricist Brett Anderson and guitarist/pianist/principal songwriter Bernard Butler discussing the album with journalist Pete Paphides.

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Still considered one of the year’s best (as well as one of its fastest-selling), Suede helped kickstart what is now known as the wave of Britpop that gripped England’s music charts in the mid-’90s, including Oasis, Pulp and Radiohead. The album’s third single, “Animal Nitrate,” became their first of eight U.K. Top 10 hits, while preceding single “Metal Mickey” ended up on the Top 10 of Billboard‘s modern rock chart.

The box also contains liner notes by Anderson about his memories of making the album, plus lyrics and images from the band’s archive. It’s due out in England on March 30, 25 years and a day after the album’s initial release date.

Pre-order your copy at the links below, and check out the full scope of each disc.

Suede: 25th Anniversary Silver Edition (Edsel SUEDEBOX008 (U.K.), 2018)

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Disc 1: Original album (released as Nude Records 1, 1993)

1. So Young
2. Animal Nitrate
3. She’s Not Dead
4. Moving
5. Pantomime Horse
6. The Drowners
7. Sleeping Pills
8. Breakdown
9. Metal Mickey
10. Animal Lover
11. The Next Life

Disc 2: The B-Sides

1. My Insatiable One
2. To the Birds
3. He’s Dead
4. Where the Pigs Don’t Fly
5. Painted People
6. The Big Time
7. High Rising
8. Dolly
9. My Insatiable One (Piano Version)
10. Brass In Pocket

Disc 2, Tracks 1-2 from “The Drowners” single – Nude Records NUD 1CD, 1992
Disc 2, Tracks 3-4 from “Metal Mickey” single – Nude Records NUD 3CD, 1992
Disc 2, Tracks 5-6 from “Animal Nitrate” single – Nude Records NUD 4CD, 1993
Disc 2, Tracks 7-8 from “So Young” single – Nude Records NUD 5CD, 1993
Disc 2, Track 9 from “The Drowners” single – Nude Records 659714 2, 1993
Disc 2, Track 10 from Ruby Trax: The NME’s Roaring Forty – New Musical Express NME40CD, 1992

Disc 3: Demos, Monitor Mixes, BBC Sessions (* previously unreleased)

1. The Drowners (Rocking Horse Demo, October 1991)
2. He’s Dead (Rocking Horse Demo, October 1991)
3. Moving (Rocking Horse Demo, October 1991)
4. To the Birds (Rocking Horse Demo, October 1991)
5. Metal Mickey (Island Demo, January 1992)
6. Pantomime Horse (Island Demo, January 1992)
7. High Wire (My Insatiable One) (Island Demo, January 1992) *
8. The Drowners (Island Demo, January 1992) *
9. To the Birds (Island Demo, January 1992) *
10. Sleeping Pills (East West Demo, March 1992)
11. The Drowners (Single Monitor Mix, March 1992) *
12. To the Birds (Single Monitor Mix, March 1992) *
13. My Insatiable One (Single Monitor Mix, March 1992) *
14. Metal Mickey (BBC Radio 1 Session, Mark Goodier Show, April 1992) *
15. The Drowners (BBC Radio 1 Session, Mark Goodier Show, April 1992) *
16. Sleeping Pills (BBC Radio 1 Session, Mark Goodier Show, April 1992) *
17. Moving (BBC Radio 1 Session, Mark Goodier Show, April 1992) *
18. Diesel (Instrumental Studio Outtake)
19. Stars On 45 (Rehearsal Room Recording)
20. Sleeping Pills (Strings)

Disc 3, Tracks 1-6 and 18-20 from deluxe reissue – Edsel EDSG 8001 (U.K.), 2011

Disc 4: Live At The Leadmill, Sheffield – 2/27/1993 (released on DVD of deluxe reissue – Edsel EDSG 8001 (U.K.), 2011)

1. Metal Mickey
2. Moving
3. My Insatiable One
4. Animal Nitrate
5. Pantomime Horse
6. The Drowners
7. Painted People
8. So Young
9. Animal Lover
10. Sleeping Pills
11. To the Birds

DVD: BBC TV Appearances

1. The Drowners (The Late Show – 5/7/1992)
2. Metal Mickey (Top of the Pops – 9/24/1992)
3. So Young (Top of the Pops – 5/27/1993)
4. So Young (Later…with Jools Holland – 6/4/1993)
5. The Next Life/Brett and Jools (Later…with Jools Holland – 6/4/1993)
6. My Insatiable One (Later…with Jools Holland – 6/4/1993)
7. Bonus Feature: Brett Anderson and Bernard Butler discuss Suede, track-by-track, with Pete Paphides