Maximo Park mark the 20th anniversary of their beloved debut ‘A Certain Trigger’ with a special deluxe reissue that celebrates the album’s enduring impact. Available as a single LP, double gatefold LP, and triple LP collection, the release revisits a record that helped define a generation of indie music while still sounding sharp, restless, and alive today.
The expanded editions dig deep into the band’s archive. The double and triple vinyl include Missing Songs featuring tracks like “A19”, “Isolation”, and “My Life in Reverse”, while the triple LP adds a full disc of Rarities and B-Sides with cuts such as “Wasteland”, “Limassol (First Avenue demo)”, “The Coast Is Always Changing (Dilston Road demo)”, and “Kiss You Better (BBC Radio 2 Janice Long session)”. These rarities also appear on a dedicated CD, rounding out a thoughtfully curated release.
Reflecting on the reissue, singer Paul Smith says, “We’ve worked hard to make this reissue worth the listener’s while, and to celebrate both the album itself and the context in which we made it. Delving into the archive has stirred so many memories – mostly good ones! The album documents a time and place in our lives, but we had no idea that it would eventually serve the same purpose for so many other people.” Produced by Paul Epworth and released on Warp, the Mercury Prize-nominated album arrived with enduring singles like “Apply Some Pressure”, “Graffiti”, and “Going Missing”, securing its place as a scene staple that still carries urgency and joy two decades on.