Sarah Cracknell’s Lipslide, which has been out of print for 6 years, will be released as an expanded, re-mastered 2-disc edition. The 1st disc features the original album, while the 2nd disc includes demos and un-released material, including an amazing unreleased collaboration with Liverpool group Shack on Miles Apart.

Lipslide, originally released by Gut Records in 1997, was co-produced by Sarah Cracknell and a variety of renowned U.K. producers, including Ian Catt, Stephen Lioroni and Stephen Hague and co-written with Johnny Male, Guy Batson and Mark Waterfield. It was released during Saint Etienne’s ‘4 year hiatus’ between the albums Tiger Bay (1994) and Good Humor (1998).

This is what Sarah Cracknell has to say about this long awaited reissue:

"In 1996, I started to write and record the solo album I'd always dreamed of - Coastal Town was written way back in 1987! - and with the band on a '4 year hiatus' between Tiger Bay and Good Humor it was an ideal time.

It meant a lot to me making Lipslide. It gave me more confidence as a writer. I still get letters and emails from Saint Etienne fans who love the record - that means a lot. I changed the running order and cover on the US release of the album in 2000 which I guess signalled that I hadn't been completely happy with the original album that came out. Revisiting it now, I feel I can put the baby to bed.

I've dug through tons of old demo's and unreleased material to put together a bonus disc that I'm really pleased with. It includes an unreleased recording that I love, a collaboration with Shack on a song called Miles Apart. I hope you'll enjoy it!"??

Lipslide Deluxe Edition - click here??