The Moshville Times - Stone Temple Pilots announce “Tiny Music…Songs From the Vatican Gift Shop” 25th anniversary edition

Stone Temple Pilots embraced experimentation and open-mindedness to record the band’s third album, 1996’s Tiny Music… Songs From the Vatican Gift Shop. Released on March 26, 1996, the album is a pitch-perfect amalgamation of the band ’ musical personalities, yielding three #1 hits – “Big Bang Baby,” “Lady Picture Show,” and “Trippin’ On A Hole In A Paper Heart.” Today, on the eve of the album’s 25th anniversary, Rhino announces the release of a newly remastered version of Tiny Music… expanded with unreleased studio and live recordings.

Tiny Music… Songs From the Vatican Gift Shop: Super Deluxe Edition will be available on 23rd July. The 3-CD/1-LP set includes a newly remastered version of the original studio album on both CD and vinyl, plus unreleased versions of early versions, instrumentals, and alternate takes along with a complete concert recording from 1997. On the same day, the music will be made available both digitally and as a 2-CD Deluxe Edition. The previously unreleased alternate version of “Big Bang Baby” is available today on all digital and streaming services.

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A limited edition Tiny Music… bundle is now available to pre-order at their website which includes copy of the Super Deluxe Edition along with a bonus 7-inch vinyl single of “Big Bang Baby” that replicates the artwork of the original CD promo single from 1997 with side B’s “Daisy”. This exclusive bundle is limited to 1,000 copies.

Scott Weiland, Dean DeLeo, Robert DeLeo, and Eric Kretz recorded Tiny Music… at a home studio tucked away in California’s Santa Ynez Valley with Brendan O’Brien, who also produced the band’s two previous albums, Core and Purple. The 25,000-square-foot house became a muse for STP, who recorded in different rooms – from the attic to the garden – and used the expansive space to experiment with new sounds.

Along with a newly remastered version of the original album, both Deluxe Editions feature 15 unreleased tracks that pull back the curtain on the creative process. Those include early versions of nearly every song on the album with nacent incarnations of “Tumble In The Rough,” “Pop’s Love Suicide” and “Seven Caged Tigers.” The selections also feature an alternate take for “Big Bang Baby” and a percussion mix of “Trippin’ On A Hole In A Paper Heart”. There’s also instrumentals for “Ride The Cliché” and “Adhesive,” plus the unreleased “Kretz’s Acoustic Song.”

An exclusive feature of the Super Deluxe Edition is a previously unreleased live recording of the band’s March 14, 1997 concert in Panama City Beach, Florida featuring songs from Tiny Music… (“Tumble In The Rough” and “Big Bang Baby”), as well as hits from their earlier records (“Vasoline,” “Plush” and “Interstate Love Song.”)

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Tiny Music… Songs From the Vatican Gift Shop tracklist:

Disc One – Original Album 2021 Remaster: