Ween - Chocolate And Cheese (30th Anniversary 3LP)

Rhino Records - 0349782556

Limited 3 x 140g 12" Black vinyl album.

Since its debut 30 years ago, Ween's Chocolate and Cheese has become an alternative rock classic and a highwater mark for Gene and Dean Ween's polished songwriting and irreverent humor.

To celebrate the anniversary, Rhino will release Chocolate And Cheese (Deluxe Edition) on August 2. This 3-LP set features a newly remastered version of the original album, plus 15 previously unreleased demos and outtakes. Available at Rhino.com and Ween.com. Pre-order HERE. The music will be available from digital and streaming platforms on the same day.

A previously unreleased version of "Junkie Boy" is available today digitally. Listen HERE.

Anticipation for Chocolate and Cheese was fueled by the success of "Push Th' Little Daisies" from Ween's previous album, 1992's Pure Guava. When it arrived in September 1994, Chocolate and Cheese marked a new chapter for Dean and Gene (Mickey Melchiondo and Aaron Freeman) as they transitioned from four-track home recordings to a professional studio. Despite the equipment upgrade, the band remained gloriously weird on songs like "I Can't Put My Finger On It," "Voodoo Lady," and the tribute to Parliament-Funkadelic guitarist Eddie Hazel, "A Tear For Eddie."

Melchiondo sifted through hundreds of hours of tapes before he and Freeman chose their favorites to assemble the bonus tracks. Melchiondo jokes, "…keeping with Ween tradition, Aaron and I probably picked all the wrong songs, mixed them, and now here they are." All of the bonus tracks are previously unreleased, including non-album gems like "Warm Socks," "Smooth Mover," and "Dirty Money," as well as demos for the album tracks "Candi," "Take Me Away," "Voodoo Lady," and "Roses Are Free."

Renowned audio engineer Bernie Grundman-best known for his esteemed work on classic albums such as Michael Jackson's Thriller and Steely Dan's Aja-remastered the album for the Deluxe Edition using the original flat master tapes to optimize audio fidelity. Grundman also mastered the set's 15 bonus tracks, sourced from cassettes and DAT tapes from the band's extensive archive.

In the Deluxe Edition's liner notes, Melchiondo says listening to the collection takes him back to the album's creation. "When I hear it, I feel like I'm listening to an autobiography of our lives in the early to mid-'90s…If it sounds like we had fun making it, we did. That's kind of what Ween is all about, though."

Side A:
Take Me Away
Spinal Meningitis (Got Me Down)
Freedom Of '76
I Can't Put My Finger On It

Side B:
A Tear For Eddie
Roses Are Free
Baby Bitch
Mister, Would You Please Help My Pony?

Side C:
Drifter In the Dark
Voodoo Lady
Joppa Road
Candi

Side D:
Buenas Tardes Amigo
The HIV Song
What Deaner Was Talkin' About
Don't Shit Where You Eat

(Bonus Tracks)
Side E:
Crappy Anniversary Jimmy
Warm Socks
Stop, Look, Listen (And Learn)
Dirty Money
I Got It
Belgian Stew
Voodoo Lady - Demo

Side F:
Junkie Boy
Smooth Mover
Church Fire
Take Me Away - Demo
Sasha
Roses Are Free - Demo
Candi - Demo
I Really Miss You (And I'm All Alone)

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