Smith wrote and recorded a song entitled "Either/Or" during the sessions for this album, but it was not included on the final release however, the song was later included on New Moon, a posthumous compilation of previously unreleased material by Smith. The album was produced by Smith, Tom Rothrock and Rob Schnapf. Laundry Rules Recording and the Heatmiser House – all in Portland, Oregon – as well as The Shop in Arcata, California. In 2020, the album was ranked at 216 on Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time list.Įither/Or was recorded at several locations: Joanna Bolme's house Smith's own house Undercover, Inc. "Miss Misery" was nominated for Best Original Song at the 1998 Academy Awards, and was performed at the televised ceremony in an abridged version by Smith, backed by the house orchestra, briefly propelling him into the international spotlight. Book-ended by its two singles, "Speed Trials" and "Ballad of Big Nothing", Either/Or did not chart in the US, but was acclaimed by critics.ĭirector Gus Van Sant was highly impressed with the album, incorporating three of its songs " Between the Bars", "Angeles" and " Say Yes" along with a new song, " Miss Misery", into the Good Will Hunting soundtrack. Either/Or was released on February 25, 1997, on the Kill Rock Stars record label, following Heatmiser's dissolution. Either/Or was recorded in several locations, mostly in Portland, Oregon – while Smith was still a member of Heatmiser – and was produced by Smith, Tom Rothrock and Rob Schnapf. “Elliott was that good.Either/Or is the third studio album by American singer-songwriter Elliott Smith. “You want to keep going deeper: What are they trying to tell me? What are they saying to the world?” Mr. Smith, the touched-up album and its revealing surrounding artifacts would reward the kind of close listening associated with canonical songwriters like Leonard Cohen, Nick Drake and John Lennon. The new collection also includes a previously unheard studio rendition of the song “I Figured You Out” a new version of “I Don’t Think I’m Ever Gonna Figure It Out,” the B side to the 1996 “Either/Or” single “Speed Trials” a short and playful keyboard take on “New Monkey,” from “New Moon” and an alternate recording of “Bottle Up and Explode!,” from the 1998 album “XO,” with completely different lyrics. “They really demonstrate how adept he was live as a guitarist - the fingerpicking, slap-picking and different techniques,” he said. Crane said - he selected five live tracks from the Yo Yo a Go Go festival in Olympia, Wash., in 1997. Crane said.įor the bonus material - “dessert after dinner,” Mr.
“It started to feel like we were lifting the veil off,” Mr. Crane and the mastering engineer Adam Gonsalves had more leeway to experiment with the sound of the reissue, which they beefed up, using new technology, while removing excess noise for additional sonic clarity. “Elliott has some pretty hard-core fans.”īut with the original remaining in print, Mr. “The regular version of the album will stay completely available and unchanged,” he said. Smith’s help in 1997, hoped to preserve the sanctity of the original music, while also not superseding it. Crane, who founded Jackpot! studio in Portland with Mr. In returning recently to the “Either/Or” expansion, Mr. “But Elliott would have said, ‘Oh, just throw that away - let me recut that, let me rerecord that, let me write new words.’”
Crane recalled of his audio responsibilities. “I wished I could just call him and say, ‘Come in and listen to this,’” Mr. He put the time in, writing and recording so many songs that didn’t make the cut.” The estate instead put out the posthumous collection “New Moon” in 2007. “The bonus tracks would have swamped the album,” he said. Crane discovered almost too much good material. But in digging through tapes from the “Either/Or” era, Mr. The commemorative project was originally conceived more than a decade ago, around the time of the album’s 10th anniversary. The two-disc (or two vinyl LP) set, due out March 10, will feature a remastered, cleaner-sounding version of the original album, in addition to a bonus collection of remixed and remastered live tracks and rarities. Smith’s best work, in addition to his commercial turning point. Smith’s estate, has joined with the singer’s family and the label Kill Rock Stars to offer that still-hungry fan base an expanded reissue of what many consider Mr. Now, as “Either/Or” approaches its 20th anniversary, Mr.
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