12 Golden Country Greats (Deluxe Edition) [3CD]

Of all the adventurous things the rock band known as Ween has done over their career, recording a straight-up country album with legendary Nashville session musicians was probably the most surprising.
There was that great moment in the '60s when everybody went to Nashville to record, whether it was Bob Dylan, or Leonard Cohen, etc. 12 Golden Country Greats is one of those records. Nobody did that in 1996; an alternative rock act going to Nashville to record an album at the legendary Bradley’s Barn. Ween did, though…

To celebrate the 30th anniversary of the release of 12 Golden Country Greats, Rhino is remastering the 1996 album (the non-sample version) alongside two bonus discs inclusive of previously unreleased and rare demos and studio outtakes. 36 tracks total across three discs!

Release Date: 31st July 2026

Tracklist:

CD1: Original Album Remastered
1. I’M HOLDING YOU (2026 REMASTER) [4:02]
2. JAPANESE COWBOY (2026 REMASTER) [3:01]
3. PISS UP A ROPE (2026 REMASTER) [3:33]
4. I DON’T WANNA LEAVE YOU ON THE FARM (2026 REMASTER) [2:44]
5. PRETTY GIRL (2026 REMASTER) [2:35]
6. POWDER BLUE (2026 REMASTER) [3:14]
7. MISTER RICHARD SMOKER (2026 REMASTER) [2:42]
8. HELP ME SCRAPE THE MUCUS OFF MY BRAIN (2026 REMASTER) [2:45]
9. YOU WERE THE FOOL (2026 REMASTER) [4:26]
10. FLUFFY (2026 REMASTER) [3:31]

CD2: 12 Golden Demos
1. I DON’T WANNA LEAVE YOU ON THE FARM (DEMO)* [2:37]
2. PISS UP A ROPE (DEMO)* [3:28]
3. MISTER RICHARD SMOKER (DEMO)* [2:06]
4. HELP ME SCRAPE THE MUCUS OFF MY BRAIN (DEMO)* [2:38]
5. PRETTY GIRL (DEMO)* [2:33]
6. FLUFFY (DEMO)* [2:39]
7. YOU WERE THE FOOL (DEMO)* [2:49]
8. POWDER BLUE (DEMO)* [2:31]
9. I’VE GOT NO DARKSIDE (DEMO)* [5:03]
10. MAYBELLE (DEMO)* [4:27]
11. I’M HOLDING YOU (DEMO)* [3:59]
12. SO LONG JERRY (DEMO)* [4:55]

CD3: 14 Golden Outtakes and Demos
1. I’VE GOT NO DARKSIDE* [5:16]
2. BOSTON CHICKEN* [2:38]
3. BAD DAY IN BROWNSVILLE* [1:10]
4. GOOD TIMING RHYMING SONG* [1:29]
5. SWEET TEXAS FIRE [2:31]
6. TWINKLE* [2:18]
7. IF YOU CAN’T LOOK ME IN THE EYE* [1:51]
8. I’M GONNA FIX YOUR ASS* [4:54]
9. FOOL TO CRY* [4:13]
10. SPAGHETTI* [3:16]
11. I’LL MISS YOU [2:55]
12. MAYBELLE (WASTE VERSION)* [4:28]
13. SCUM OF THIS TOWN* [1:54]
14. SO LONG JERRY [5:35]

*Previously Unreleased