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We may have only fleetingly mentioned these before, but Legacy has prepped expanded reissues of Hollywood Town Hall and Tomorrow the Green Grass, the first two records that alt-country rockers The Jayhawks recorded for the American Recordings label in the early 1990s. Hollywood Town Hall, released in 1992, will feature five bonus tracks (two of which are unreleased) while Tomorrow the Green Grass (1995) will be presented as a double-disc Legacy Edition with a heap of bonus cuts, 20 of them previously unreleased.

The discs have recently been rescheduled for reissue on January 18, 2011 – possibly one of the first notable catalogue reissues of next year – so mark your calendars accordingly. Also, hit the jump to see the track lists, which we hadn’t posted before either.

The Jayhawks, Hollywood Town Hall (American/Legacy 88697 72731 2, 2010 – originally released as Def American 9 26829-2, 1992)

1. Waiting for the Sun – 4:19
2. Crowded in the Wings – 4:55
3. Clouds – 4:51
4. Two Angels – 4:04
5. Take Me with You (When You Go) – 4:50
6. Sister Cry – 4:08
7. Settled Down Like Rain – 3:00
8. Wichita – 5:26
9. Nevada, California – 4:25
10. Martin’s Song – 2:58
11. Leave No Gold  – 5:46 (U.K. bonus track – 5247200 2, 1992)
12. Keith and Quentin (B-side to “Waiting for the Sun” – Polygram 862039-2 (AUS), 1992)
13. Up Above My Head (B-side to “Waiting for the Sun” – Polygram 862039-2 (AUS), 1992)
14. Warm River *
15. Mother Trust You to Walk to the Store *

* denotes previously unreleased track

The Jayhawks, Tomorrow the Green Grass: Legacy Edition (American/Legacy 88697 72732 2, 2010)

Disc 1: Original LPand bonus tracks

1. Blue
2. I’d Run Away
3. Miss Williams’ Guitar
4. Two Hearts
5. Real Light
6. Over My Shoulder
7. Bad Time
8. See Him on the Street
9. Nothing Left to Borrow
10. Ann Jane
11. Pray for Me
12. Red’s Song
13. Ten Little Kids
14. Tomorrow the Green Grass
15. You and I (Ba-Ba-Ba) *
16. Sweet Hobo Self *
17. Last Cigarette (B-side to “Bad Time” – American Recordings 74321 27266-2, 1995)
18. Sleep While You Can *

Tracks 1-13 from original LP – American 9 43006-2, 1995
Track 14 was the U.K. B-side to “Blue” – American Recordings 74321 29613-2, 1995
Tracks 15-16 and 18 previously unreleased
Track 17 was the U.K. B-side to “Bad Time” – American Recordings 74321 27266-2, 1995

Disc 2: The Mystery Demos (all previously unreleased)

1. Pray For Me
2. Won’t Be Coming Home
3. No Place
4. Precious Time
5. Poor Michael’s Boat
6. Ranch House in Phoenix
7. Cotton Dress
8. She Picks the Violets
9. Bloody Hands
10. Up Above the River
11. Over My Shoulder
12. Blue from Now On (take 2)
13. Hold Me Close
14. Turn Your Pretty Name Around
15. You and I (Ba-Ba-Ba)
16. Red’s Song
17. Nothing Left To Borrow
18. White Shell Road