My Morning Jacket celebrate two decades of ‘Z’ with the release of ‘Z 20th Anniversary Deluxe Edition,’ newly remastered from the original master tapes by GRAMMY Award-winning engineer Emily Lazar. The expanded edition is available digitally, on CD, and as a three-LP vinyl set pressed on pink, coral, and blue-colored vinyl, featuring 14 bonus tracks drawn from outtakes, demos, film work, and previously unreleased recordings from the era.
The release is accompanied by a new official video for “Wordless Chorus,” directed by Sam Erickson, and a Rolling Stone podcast conversation in which Jim James reflects on the album’s creation. Earlier previews from the deluxe edition include “Where To Begin,” written for Cameron Crowe’s film ‘Elizabethtown,’ and the previously unreleased track “The Devil’s Peanut Butter,” offering additional insight into the band’s creative momentum during that period.
To bring the anniversary to the stage, My Morning Jacket have scheduled five special performances where ‘Z’ will be played in full as part of the second leg of their MY MORNING JACKET “is” ON TOUR. These shows take place at Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Morrison, Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles, Brooklyn Paramount in New York, The Salt Shed in Chicago, and Fox Theatre in Atlanta, with tickets currently on sale.
The celebration continues with the band’s return to Austin City Limits on October 18 for a special hour-long episode honoring their induction into the ACL Hall of Fame, presented by Cameron Crowe, with the performance premiering on YouTube and the PBS App on October 7. Originally released October 4, 2005, ‘Z’ was co-produced by John Leckie and marked the debut of the band’s current lineup, later earning recognition from Rolling Stone as one of ‘The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time.’