"R.O.C.K. in the U.S.A."、"Small Town"、"Lonely Ol' Night"の3曲を全米シングルTOP10にチャートインさせたアルバム『Scarecrow』(1985)のリイシュー企画。Super Deluxe Edition
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CD1: アルバム新ステレオ・ミックス+ボーナストラック
CD2: 今では入手困難曲や未公開音源を収録したボーナス・ディスク
Blu-ray:2022 Atomos Mix、Stereo Mix
LP:180g重量盤ハーフスピード・ダイレクト・メタル・マスタリング
7inch:"Small Town"オリジナル・ピクチャー・スリーヴ
新インタビュー等書き下ろし内容満載のブックレット、リトグラフ、ポスターが付属したSuper Deluxe仕様
発売・販売元 提供資料(2022/09/29)
Uh-Huh found John Mellencamp coming into his own, but he perfected his heartland rock with Scarecrow. A loose concept album about lost innocence and the crumbling of small-town America, Scarecrow says as much with its tough rock and gentle folk-rock as it does with its lyrics, which remain a weak point for Mellencamp. Nevertheless, his writing has never been more powerful: "Rain on the Scarecrow" and "Small Town" capture the hopes and fears of Middle America, while "Lonely Ol' Night" and "Rumbleseat" effortlessly convey the desperate loneliness of being stuck in a dead-end life. Those four songs form the core of the album, and while the rest of the album isn't quite as strong, that's only a relative term, since it's filled with lean hooks and powerful, economical playing that make Scarecrow one of the definitive blue-collar rock albums of the mid-'80s. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine
Rovi