Pacific Northwest record label Kill Rock Stars has announced that they have acquired the rights to two of the late Elliot Smith's albums,
Roman Candle and
From a Basement on the Hill. With these additions, Kill Rock Stars' catalog now includes all of Smith albums except the two albums--
XO (1998) and
Figure 8 (2000)--Smith recorded during a brief stint on the now-defunct Dreamworks Records.
According to Kill Rock Stars' website,
Roman Candle (originally released on Cavity Search in 1994) has been remastered for the new release. The album will also be released available on vinyl for the first time. Release date for both albums will be April 6th, 2010,
To celebrate, the Smith albums currently available on KRS--Elliott Smith, Either/Or, and New Moon--are on sale on their website and via iTunes. Additionally, they are offering a previously unreleased Smith recording, "Cecilia/Amanda," as a
free download.
