Fans of the late Gene Clark have long known that the singer-songwriter was, truly, like No Other - so it's appropriate that his 1974 cult classic of that name is getting the lavish, super deluxe treatment from the folks at 4AD Records. On November 8, the label will reissue No Other in four formats including:

• 3 SACD/1 Blu-ray/1 LP/1 7-inch single Limited Deluxe Box Set;
• CD;
• 2CD; and
• 1LP.

No Other, recorded at West Hollywood's Village Recorder with producer Thomas Jefferson Kaye, came on the heels of The Byrds' brief reunion. Clark was joined in the studio for the Asylum Records release by a "Who's Who" of musicians including Leland Sklar on bass, Butch Trucks and Russ Kunkel on drums, Michael Utley and Craig Doerge on keyboards, Joe Lala on percussion, Danny "Kootch" Kortchmar and Stephen Bruton on guitar, and another ex-Byrd, Chris Hillman, on mandolin. Timothy B. Schmit guested on backgrounds, as did Venetta Fields, Clydie King, Shirley Matthews, and Carlina Williams. The resulting album was epic and adventurous, blending country, rock, psychedelia, country, R&B, and pop. But it might have been too experimental for a mainstream audience, and was not a commercial success. No Other gained its heady reputation in later decades, inspiring a 2003 Rhino reissue with seven previously unissued bonus tracks and even live performances of the album from indie rockers who found inspiration in it, among them Beach House, Fleet Foxes, Grizzly Bear, and The Walkmen.

Fittingly, the album is getting a makeover that also is like no other. The original album has been remastered at Abbey Road and remixed into 5.1 surround by Neil Wilkes and B.J. Cole. All of the session takes have been reviewed and mixed by Long Ryders frontman Sid Griffin and producer John Wood (Nick Drake, Fairport Convention, Sandy Denny). It's noted in 4AD's press release that no track has been edited or composited, allowing listeners to hear the recordings exactly as they were made at Village Recorder before any overdubs took place.

The original eight-song album is being released on both CD and LP with the design kept as close to the 1974 original as possible. Getting slightly larger, a limited-edition 2-CD set will be housed in a hardbound book and features an entire bonus disc of alternate versions of each song plus "Train Leaves Here This Morning," an outtake written by Gene and Eagles' Bernie Leadon. (Gene had previously recorded it on 1969's The Fantastic Expedition of Dillard and Clark, and the Eagles included it on their 1972 debut LP.)

The fourth iteration is the most expansive. The deluxe box set contains the remastered LP pressed on silver vinyl, three SACDs (a multi-layer SACD of the original album housed in an authentic Japanese vinyl replica sleeve printed by the Ichikudo Company plus two further SACDs of session mixes and radio edits), an exclusive 7-inch single, a comprehensive Blu-ray disc which includes HD versions of all tracks, the new 5.1 surround mix of the album, the original 1974 stereo vinyl master, and an exclusive documentary by Paul Kendall (an edit of his acclaimed 2013 film, The Byrd Who Flew Alone: The Triumphs and Tragedy of Gene Clark), plus a hardbound 80-page book boasting essays, liner notes, and previously unpublished photos. In addition, all orders of the box set from the 4AD store will come with two additional 7-inch flexidiscs of "From a Silver Phial (Version 3)" and "Some Misunderstanding (Version 2)."

All of these versions of No Other promise to let the listener explore the album anew. They're due from 4AD on November 8 and can be pre-ordered at the links below!

Gene Clark, No Other (Asylum 7E-1016, 1974- reissued 4AD, 2019)

Limited Deluxe Boxset (4AD 0071MXX): Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada
CD Remaster: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada
2CD Expanded Edition: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada
LP Remaster: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada

Includes remastered original album on LP, SACD, Blu-ray:

1. Life's Greatest Fool
2. Silver Raven
3. No Other
4. Strength of Strings
5. From a Silver Phial
6. Some Misunderstanding
7. The True One
8. Lady of the North

SACD/Blu-ray: No Other (Sessions 1)

1. From A Silver Phial (Version 4)
2. Silver Raven (Version 2)
3. Some Misunderstanding (Version 3)
4. Life's Greatest Fool (Version 2)
5. Train Leaves Here This Morning (Version 2)
6. Lady of The North (Version 2)
7. The True One (Version 2)
8. Strength of Strings (Version 2)
9. No Other (Version 2)

SACD/Blu-ray: No Other (Sessions 2)

1. From A Silver Phial (Version 1)
2. Life's Greatest Fool (Version 1)
3. No Other (Version 1)
4. Lady of The North (Version 1)
5. Some Misunderstanding (Version 1),
6. Silver Raven (Version 1)
7. Train Leaves Here This Morning (Version 1)
8. The True One (Version 1)
9. Strength of Strings (Version 1)
10. Life's Greatest Fool (1974 Single Version)
11. Silver Raven (1974 Single Edit)

7-Inch Single:

1. Life's Greatest Fool (1974 Single Version)
2. Train Leaves Here This Morning (Version 1)

No Other (Alternate Audio Versions)

1. HD Abbey Road Remaster (Multi-layer SACD stereo with CD layer and Blu-ray 24 bit/ 96 khz stereo)
2. HD 5.1 Surround Mix by Neil Wilkes and B.J. Cole (Opus Productions) (Multi-layer SACD and Blu-ray 24 bit/ 96 khz)
3. HD 1974 Vinyl Master (Blu-ray 24 bit / 96 khz)
4. HD 2019 Stereo Remix by Neil Wilkes and B.J. Cole (Opus Productions) (Blu-ray 24 bit / 96 khz)

Film (Blu-ray)

1. The Byrd Who Flew Alone: The Making of No Other by Paul Kendall

Book contains:

1. No Other: The Making of A Masterpiece, Edited by Steve Webbon
2. Essays by Johnny Rogan, John Einarson, Sid Griffin, Martin Aston & Andrew Perry
3. Previously Unpublished Photographs by John Dietrich, From The Collection of Whin Oppice
4. Extensive Liner Notes
5. Lyrics and Credits