AEROSMITH – Aerosmith (Legendary Expanded Edition) [2026] HQ *0dayrox Exclusive*

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AEROSMITH 1973’s blistering eponymous debut showcases the legendary band’s high-energy riffs, powerful rhythm section and soaring vocals which would become their trademark sound for over 50 years.
Meticulously crafted and overseen by the band, this “Aerosmith (Legendary Expanded Edition)” features timeless classics like “Mama Kin”, “Movin’ Out” and “Make It”, plus the enduring anthem “Dream On” in a deluxe 3CD digipak that features:
• The original album remastered
• A brand new mix of the album from original masters
• Live performance from Paul’s Mall, 1973 plus previously unreleased studio tracks
It’s hard to imagine a world without Aerosmith albums, but when their self-titled debut emerged in 1973 it was even harder to imagine they’d still be around half a century later. It was a full LP of screaming, metallic, creative rock and roll, raw, hungry, and already road-honed by years of gigging.

Written mostly by Steven Tyler, ‘Aerosmith’ was a statement of intent. It’s still dwarfed by the wonderful Dream On – a setlist staple on their most recent dates in 2023 – which provided a template not just for Aerosmith’s power ballads but for everyone’s.

It’s a slender treat at just over 30 minutes, but this Legendary Edition expands it to three CDs or five LPs. One CD is remastered into 21st-century pristineness, another is a Tyler and Joe Perry remix which inflates the flat production.

It’s the third disc that Aerosmith mavens will treasure. It’s partly a hometown show, the second of the two March 1973 nights they played at Paul’s Mall, the Boston venue of choice for Miles Davis, Bob Marley and Bruce Springsteen. Essentially, they were still a blues band, hence the covers of Jimmy Reed’s I Ain’t Got You and Tiny Bradshaw’s Train Kept A-Rollin’.
James Brown’s Mother Popcorn is given a stern talking to, and the remainder is album tracks, including Rufus Thomas’s Walkin’ The Dog, which Aerosmith were still playing occasionally in 2023. Bafflingly there’s no Dream On, though.

There’s more: six extra tracks taken from the debut’s sessions. It’s not perfect: a sloppy Train Kept A’Rollin’ makes you yearn for Dr Beeching, and Harmonica Bass Jam Jelly is very much how you fear a track called Harmonica Bass Jam Jelly might sound, but there are two terrific goes at Make It, one spunky alternative take on Write Me, and six minutes of the mighty Joined At The Hip that includes snippets of what would become Sweet Emotion. They were on their way.
A fantastic release. HIGHLY Recommended

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CD 1:
01 – Make It (2024 Remaster)
02 – Somebody (2024 Remaster)
03 – Dream On (2024 Remaster)
04 – One Way Street (2024 Remaster)
05 – Mama Kin (2024 Remaster)
06 – Write Me a Letter (2024 Remaster)
07 – Movin’ Out (2024 Remaster)
08 – Walkin’ The Dog (2024 Remaster)

CD 2:
01 – Make It (2024 Mix)
02 – Somebody (2024 Mix)
03 – Dream On (2024 Mix)
04 – One Way Street (2024 Mix)
05 – Mama Kin (2024 Mix)
06 – Write Me a Letter (2024 Mix)
07 – Movin’ Out (2024 Mix)
08 – Walkin’ The Dog (2024 Mix)

CD 3:
01 – Intro (Live At Paul’s Mall, 1973)
02 – Make It (Live At Paul’s Mall, 1973)
03 – One Way Street (Live At Paul’s Mall, 1973)
04 – Somebody (Live At Paul’s Mall, 1973)
05 – Write Me a Letter (Live At Paul’s Mall, 1973)
06 – I Ain’t Got You (Live At Paul’s Mall, 1973)
07 – Mother Popcorn (Live At Paul’s Mall, 1973)
08 – Movin’ Out (Live At Paul’s Mall, 1973)
09 – Walkin’ The Dog (Live At Paul’s Mall, 1973)
10 – Train Kept A Rollin’ (Live At Paul’s Mall, 1973)
11 – Mama Kin (Live At Paul’s Mall, 1973)
12 – Train Kept A Rollin’ (Session Take)
13 – Make It (Rehearsal Take)
14 – Make It (Alternate Take)
15 – Write Me a Letter (Alternate Take)
16 – Harmonica Bass Jam Jelly (Session Take)
17 – Joined At The Hip (Aerojam)

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