Alternative rockers Big Wreck have a 25th anniversary edition of their sophomore album “The Pleasure And The Greed” lined up for a November 06th release. This edition will see the album’s first-ever pressing on vinyl and will also be issued digitally. The band’s own Ian Thornley oversaw the new mix and master featured here alongside Eric Ratz.
This expanded version of the record also features some new bonus tracks in a revamped version of “Mistake” featuring Nickelback‘s Chad Kroeger), a new version of “Breakthrough” featuring Myles Kennedy of Alter Bridge, Slash, etc. fame, and a 2026 demo of “Mistake“.
Thornley commented on revisiting this record now:
“This album has long been a polarizing subject in and around the Big Wreck camp.
From my own perspective, I choose to remember the time just before recording it, when we were all bubbling with excitement—excitement for the possibilities and that ‘wait till they hear this!’ enthusiasm.
When we were done recording, those feelings faded fast. I remember feeling a bit lost, like, ‘This isn’t what we wanted.’ We went into another studio to try and capture some of ‘what we wanted,’ but perhaps we were just a bit too beat up by that point to get it.
Having said all that, I’ve always believed in the music. I’ve always wondered what would happen if we got another crack at it. What if those songs got the treatment we thought they deserved?
When the opportunity arose and we found out that the recordings still existed, I couldn’t wait to hear what was actually there. To my surprise, the initial raw recordings were okay, without the weird balances and sizzle the album always had. Apparently, that happened in the mix.
So, 25 years after the album was released, Eric Ratz and I went about painstakingly putting these recordings back together in a way that makes sense to us now. Many years of experience later, it was almost as if we were hearing this album for the first time.
We got very excited. That excitement carried on through to the last track. And it reminds me of the excitement those four kids had right before they went into the studio to record their second album.”
Pre-orders are are set to be available through idol-io.ffm.to/thepleasureandthegreed.
