Wolfmother Celebrates 10th Anniversary Of Band's Debut Album With Deluxe Two-CD and Two-LP Vinyl Versions

By Tony Sokol Sep 14, 2015

Grammy-winning Australian band Wolfmother will celebrate the 10 th anniversary of their 2005 debut album with deluxe two-CD and two-LP vinyl versions that will be released on September 25

The Wolfmother albums will include bonus B-sides, unreleased demos, live tracks and remixes.

"We just banged out that whole record in one day," said lead vocalist/guitarist Andrew Stockdale about the the demos.

"And you can hear it's pretty close to where the record actually ended up. I can't believe we were that good and we hadn't toured, we hadn't made any records before, we had no experience. It's like, 'What the hell was going on?'"

Stockdale, a former fashion photographer, formed the band in Sydney with bassist Chris Ross and drummer Myles Heskett.

The first album was recorded at Sound City (the drums), Pass Studios in Burbank (bass, guitars and some vocals) and Sound Factory.

The album peaked at #3 on the ARIA Albums Chart in Australia. In the U.S., it peaked at #22, and was certified gold by the RIAA. Rolling Stone named it the 16th best album of the year for 2006.

Wolfmother's debut album re-release will feature classic songs like the Top 10 U.S. alternative and #7 Mainstream Rock smash, "Woman," which earned the band a Best Hard Rock Performance Grammy in 2007, and the Rock radio mainstays "Joker & the Thief" and "White Unicorn," along with international hits, "Mind's Eye," "Dimension" and "Love Train."

Wolfmother: 10th Anniversary will have original cover artwork by Frank Frazetta.

Wolfmother went on to win Best Breakthrough Album and Best Rock Album, while the band took home Best Group at the 2006 Australian ARIA Music Awards, with "Woman" taking home Best Hard Rock performance at the 2007 GRAMMYs.

The band followed up Wolfmother with 2009's Cosmic Egg and last year's New Crown.

"After we had some success, it felt like labels were more open minded to guitar driven bands, phaser pedals and general psychedelic lyrical content, so to speak," Stockdale said in a statement.

"Looking back now, I do see our first record as a catalyst for a bit of a change in the musical landscape. Whatever Wolfmother's roll or impact was on this change is questionable. I'm just happy that we got in when we did and everything I've seen since seems pretty righteous."

Wolfmother just finished recording their fourth studio album with producer Brendan O'Brien which will be released in early 2016.

WOLFMOTHER - WOLFMOTHER: 10TH ANNIVERSARY - DELUXE EDITION 2CD & DIGITAL TRACK LISTING:

CD1 - Original Album

1. Dimension

2. White Unicorn

3. Woman

4. Where Eagles Have Been

5. Apple Tree

6. Joker & The Thief

7. Colossal

8. Mind's Eye

9. Pyramid